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 an image featuring a building with the name "The B--get" is being projected onto a screen. There is a sign in front of it as well but it is unreadable. Her presentation is focused around the Amish people and their denomination.

Photograph of a speaker and Cheryl Cutchin during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza in Portland, Oregon. The woman speaking is standing behind a podium with a microphone over it and Cutchin is standing to the side looking towards her. They are at a morning event.

Photograph of one of the banquets during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. Attendees are seated around round tables with small plates in front of them. A woman is standing among them and speaking. She is holding a folder with papers in her hand.

Photograph of Gordon Grose from 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 speaking to the attendees with it. His nametag says that he is a local author.

Photograph of the Episcopal table during the Roundtable Discussion at the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. Attendees are seated around it and another table is visible past them. They are in a sunken level of the hotel they are staying at the stairs are visible along the edge of the area.

Photograph of Christina Tarabochia and Sherrie Ashcraft from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. The two are co-authors of the book On the Threshold, which Ashcraft is holding. They are guest speakers at the event and behind them is a long table that is full of other books by local authors.

Photograph of a speaker during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. There is a microphone on a stand in front of her and she is using it. She is wearing a green and blue striped shirt and glasses.

Photograph of an attendee from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, standing on the deck of the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler. She took a group trip with other attendees to the boat in Cascade Locks on the Columbia River. The river is a part of the border between Washington and Oregon. Other people are standing on deck and the river and banks can be seen in the distance.

Photograph of attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, standing in the Stearns Library at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. The group toured the location and visited the bookstore as well. The room is painted yellow and there are children's books on shelves along the wall on the left; statues of characters from children's stories are on the top shelves.

Photograph of Maxine Marsolini from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is using a microphone to speak to the attendees of the event. She is holding up her book "Blended Families: creating harmony as you build a new home life". Marsolini was one of the guest local authors that were invited to the conference.

Photograph of Marcia Trauernicht during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. She is standing behind a podium with the hotel logo "Crowne Plaza Hotels · Resorts" on the front. To her right is a small round table with eight candles on top of it.

Photograph of the Methodist table during the Roundtable Discussion at from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. Attendees are seated around it and other tables, including another groups, is visible past them. They are in a sunken level of the hotel they are staying at and a couch is visible against one of the walls.

Photograph of Kathi Macias during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. She is a guest speaker at the event and is the author of several books. She is standing behind the podium and is holding a microphone in her hand.

Photograph of the shelves at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church library. There are plants resting on top of them and a vine of ivy is trailing down the side of one. Attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, are standing around the room. The group took a tour of the location and are looking at the materials they have.

Photograph of a wall of tools that would have been used by those on the Oregon Trail. They are in a replica shop at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive and Visitor Information Center in Oregon City. It is a part of an interactive exhibit that is open to the public. Attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference held in Portland, Oregon visited the location.

Photograph of two attendees from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, walking between the stacks at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. They are touring the location with a group of attendees. The shelves are full of books and tapes that can be used by members of the congregation.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference held in Portland, Oregon at the Crowne Plaza.

Photograph of two attendees during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. They are sitting at a dining table and have breakfast in front of them. A third plate is set in front of an empty chair between them. The one on the right has a nametag that shows her first name is "Anna".

Photograph of an exhibit about basket weaving at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive and Visitor Information Center. The center was located in Oregon City. The exhibit is a little shelf that has several small woven baskets and pictures of weavers and other examples. A note on the shelf reads "Basketry; Each of the Tribes that belong to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde have their own style of basketry. When the Tribes were relocated to the Grande Ronde Reservation, new styles were made and many were sold to the non-native people at community markets in local towns.; Common materials used in basketry include hazel, juncus, cattail, tule, and cedar bark and root." next to it another note reads "Baskets of Western --------". The attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, took a group trip and tour of the center.

Photograph of Rabbi David and Debra Zaslow from the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Portland, Oregon. They are seated at a table with David's book "Jesus First Century Rabbi", Debra's book "Bringing Bubbe Home", and a CD put together by Debra called "Return Again" full of audio stories. Attendees across from them are purchasing items and having them signed.

Photograph of attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon, making candles at an interactive exhibit. They took a group trip and tour of the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive and Visitor Information Center in Oregon City. The guide is standing on the left and instructing them in how to make the candles using string and tubs of hot wax like the pioneers on the Oregon Trail.

Photograph of Evelyn Pockrass, the recipient of the Indiana Chapter certificate, speaking during the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held at the Crowne Plaza in Portland, Oregon. She is standing at a podium and is using a microphone during the event.

Photograph of a tour guide speaking to attendees of the 47th Church and Synagogue Library Association conference, which was held in Portland, Oregon. They are standing in the library of the Neveh Shalom synagogue. There are several shelves full of books for young children and older readers. The attendees were on a group tour of the location.

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 standing at a podium with the locations logo on the front and is speaking to the attendees of the conference. He was a guest speaker at the event.