Photograph of the CSLA Board members during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. They are seated at a row of tables and have papers in front of each member. Marcia Trauernicht is standing at the head of the row.

Photograph of attendees during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference,which was held in Portland, Oregon. They are seated at a dining table and have plates from breakfast in front of them. Orange juice and coffee are on the middle of the table. Mary Lou Henneman (dark blue) is one of the women at the table. A packet of papers is on the table beside one of the plates.

Photograph of the six decorated Torah scrolls inside of the aron kodesh at the Neveh Shalom synagogue. The doors of the Aron Kodesh is made of stained glass panes and both are wide open. Attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, took a group trip and tour of the location.

Photograph of the Neveh Shalom synagogue in Portland, Oregon. The buildings are the Stampfer Chapel and the Neveh Shalom Sanctuary. Attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, took a group tour of the synagogue.

Photograph of attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, standing in the library of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. With them is Mary Lou Henneman (black shirt). Along the wall are some shelves with study materials, two signs above read "Study Kits Various Topics" and "Bible Study Kits". The group was on a tour of the church.

Photograph of attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference held in Portland, Oregon. They are touring the Rare Book Room at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. There are books on shelves and one is open on a low table in the middle of the room. The attendees are wearing nametags.

Photograph of Rabbi David Zaslow from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. He is sitting down at a table. Zaslow was a guest speaker at the event.

Photograph of Monica Tenney during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is standing in front of a table filled with jewelry and other small items. Tenney is speaking into a microphone in her hand and is holding onto a notepad with the other. Attendees are standing behind the tables and to the sides listening to her announcement.

Photograph of Ralph Hartsock during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at Crowne Plaza in Portland, Oregon. He is standing behind a podium and is speaking into a microphone.

Photograph of two attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, holding stuffed animals. The one that is standing is holding a camel and the one that is sitting down on the window seat is holding a giraffe, more toys are behind her. A third attendee is taking a picture of the one sitting down. They are touring the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and are currently in the Stearns Library. Books are on the shelves behind them and pictures are hung on the yellow wall. They also visited the bookstore on their trip.

Photograph of Marcia Trauernicht during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference held in Portland, Oregon. She is standing at a podium and has a microphone in front of her. She is wearing a blue, floral patterned jacket over a white shirt and a pair of glasses.

Photograph of attendees during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. They are standing at a table that has small items, toys, coffee, books, and other things for sale. The owner is on the other side.

Photograph of Suzanne Woods Fisher from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is standing behind a podium with a microphone. Next to her the image of a buggy on the road in Amish country is being projected onto a screen. Her presentation is focused around the Amish people and their denomination.

Photograph of the entrance to the Stearns Library at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. Attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, toured the cathedral, the library, and the bookstore. Through the doorway the tour guide can be seen speaking to the attendees. Drawings are hung on the wall on either side of the entrance.

Photograph of Suzanne Woods Fisher from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is standing at a podium with a microphone for her presentation on the Amish.

Photograph of attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, gathered in one of the hallways of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. They took a group trip and tour of the location. The guide is wearing the floral dress and is standing under the opening that leads to the sanctuary library. A sign further behind them reads "Kitchen Calvin Hall".

Photograph of attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference held in Portland, Oregon. They are touring the Rare Book Room at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. There are books on shelves and some are open on stands around the room. The attendees are wearing nametags and the tour guide is speaking to them from the front of the room.

Photograph of attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, standing in the entrance to the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church library. They are standing in an open space just inside the door where Bible Study Kits are kept. One of the attendees is Betty Charnholm (far left), she and the others took a group tour of the location.

Photograph of a speaker who is wearing a clerical collar during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. He is holding a microphone and is speaking to some of the conference attendees. Behind him are mirrors that reflect what is in the room, including hanging scarves, attendees and the photographer.

Photograph of a cart filled with different types of materials, including VHS tapes and books and is labeled "Free Items! Cart not included", sitting outside of the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church library. A sign on the wall next to the cart reads "Free Items Presbytery of the Cascades". Attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, are standing just inside of the doorway. They took a tour of the location and are looking at the library now.

Photograph of Ruth White at the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is standing beside a podium during the awards luncheon and is accepting the award for CSLA Outstanding Congregational Librarian. White is using a microphone and beside her is Glenda, standing behind the podium with papers.

Photograph of books on some of the shelves at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church library. An attendee from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, is looking at one of the books. She and other members of the group, including Mary Lou Henneman (black shirt), went on a tour of the location. They are gathered at the other end of the room. A plate of cookies was left on a table in the library and windows frame a doorway out into the hall.

Photograph of members of the CSLA seated against a low wall with tables at either end. On one table children's books and bags are spread out and a propped up paper reads "Roundtable". They are at the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. Two of the women are Mary Lou Henneman (black shirt) and Betty Charnholm (light blue shirt).

Photograph of Ruth White winning an award during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is holding the plaque for the CSLA Outstanding Congregational Librarian Award and Glenda is holding a microphone. They are standing beside a podium in the conference room that is being used for the awards luncheon.