Photo of a speaker during lunch on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. She is standing at a podium in the banquet room and has a microphone in front of her.

Photo of an unidentified person speaking in the library at the Temple Israel synagogue. She is resting her arms on and leaning against one of the shorter shelves in the library. The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Rachel Armin Williams and others in the library at the Temple Israel synagogue. They are resting their arms on and leaning against some of the shorter shelves in the library. The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Susan Snyder (purple) and another attendee of the 49th CSLA conference during a tour of the Stow Presbyterian Church in Stow, Ohio. There are shelves against the wall that have model bridges on top of them and another row of much shorter shelves in front of them.

Photo of Susan Spoonas (pink) sitting at the registration desk while an unidentified attendee walks up to her. There is a laptop in front of Spoonas and flowers to the side. It is the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference, which was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Susan Spoonas speaking to attendees from a podium during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. There is a microphone in front of her.

Photo of the exterior of Temple Israel in Akron, Ohio. On the side of the building is a layered-metal piece with Hebrew writing on top, possibly reading "Shaddai", which was a name for God in the Torah. The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of the interior of the Temple Israel synagogue. There are rows of seats facing the front of the room where the rabbi would stand at the podium. There is a piano to the side and stained glass windows along the exterior wall. The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of a decorative display of the twelve tribes of Israel at the Temple Israel in Akron, Ohio. Each one is a metallic square with carved images that correspond to the symbols of each individual tribe. The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of three conference committee members sitting at a table in a large event room at KSU. There is a projector screen visible on the wall behind them. It is the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference, which was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of several 'Torah Pointers' in a display case at the Temple Israel synagogue. A note next to them reads "Torah Pointers; The pointer, or yad (meaning "hand"), serves to follow the reading of the Torah text without touching it with bare hands. Pointers are commonly made out of wood, ivory, and metals like silver." The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of the tour attendees gathered at one end of a walled off area inside of the Temple Israel synagogue. There are four chairs arranged in the area against the wall and stained glass windows are above the area. The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of the tour leader for the First Christian Church in Kent, Ohio. She is standing in front of a small entrance table display with candies on it. A sign on the table reads "Spice Up Your Summer with a Good Book". The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of the tour leader for the First Christian Church in Kent, Ohio. She is standing at the entrance to the library and attendees are scattered around inside listening to her. One attendees is Susan Spoonas (pattern shirt). The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Marcia Trauernicht, an unidentified person, and Evelyn Pockrass during the tour of the Stow Presbyterian Church library. They are gathered in front of the entrance and a bookcase. The tour was led by Joyce Knight as a part of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. Tours were held the day before the official conference began.

Photo of two replica bridges on display on top of two shelves in the Stow Presbyterian Church library. There are small descriptions in front of each but the photo is not clear enough to read them. The tour was led by Joyce Knight as a part of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. Tours were held the day before the official conference began.

Photo of two lithographic souvenir plates on display in the reading room of Kent State University Special Collections. They are part of the Crime-related Artifacts collection. The one on the left depicts a prisoner in front of a judge saying "Mr. Le Judge me cite deux temoins qui m'ont vu moi je lui en citreai plus de mille qui ne m'ont pas vu.", meaning "His Honor cites me two witnesses who saw me; but I will cite more that a thousand of them who didn't see me." The one on the right shows a man standing in front of an empty safe with hands on his head. The legend reads "Ou est le cassier?", meaning "Where is the cashier?" A group of attendees visited the archives on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Meghan Harper and another tour leader in the United Methodist Church gymnasium in Kent, Ohio. She is standing with someone else and both have their eyes closed and hands together. The location was a part of the tours taken the day before the official conference began. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Scott Dutkiewicz directing a workshop about modern cataloging practices in a library during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. He is standing in front of a computer with bookcases and a projector screen behind him and the attendees are seated at the rows of long tables set up in the space.

Photo of Ralph Hartsock and other committee members sitting in a conference room at KSU. They are gathered together for a meeting on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference, which was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of three CSLA members, including Ralph Hartsock, standing in the foyer of the conference center at Kent State University. They are attending the 49th annual Church and Synagogue Library Association conference in Kent, Oregon.