Dear Friends, When we advertised for a part time Librarian, few professionally trained librarians would consider working with us, because budgetary considerations meant few hours and other perks. When we did hire two, sequentially, they each left very quickly when offered jobs with more hours and a larger venue. Each of them was lovely and helpful in training volunteers.
We now have a wonderful lay librarian, who has been with us 5 years, has learned so much and is a whiz at the daily needs of computer stuff, works beautifully with volunteers, and Is amazingly creative in both Library exhibits and sharing resources with the congregation. Plus, she reads widely and is so helpful in our committee process of selecting books. She loves being part of the Library family and glad to work fewer hours as she has school age children. We rely on loyal volunteers to keep the Library going. We are grateful to Ha Safran for much invaluable advice. We also have hired professional consultants and used university scholars as we both culled and acquired books. Our Temple Library is excellent and valued by congregants. Janis Colton Co-Chair Library Committee Temple Sinai DC > On Oct 28, 2015, at 11:18 AM, Joyce Levine <joyce.lev...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > Dear Colleagues, > Although in the best possible world a professional librarian should be hired > for every synagogue that wishes to have a library, this is not always > feasible for a variety of reasons that may not be known to us. > A library consultant would also be a helpful way to go, especially in setting > up the library. > However, when someone turns to AJL for help I feel they should be encouraged. > Our mission is to promote Jewish literacy. By fostering ties with lay > community members, we also do our job. > Joyce > > > > > Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:31:21 -0400 > To: braunsteinb...@gmail.com > From: st...@heschel.org > CC: hasafran@lists.osu.edu > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish books > > Add my approval to that statement as well! > Best > Stephanie > > Stephanie Entin Wald > Librarian > AJ Heschel School > New York > (212) 595-7087 ext. 2232 > st...@heschel.org <mailto:st...@heschel.org> > Beth Braunstein <braunsteinb...@gmail.com <mailto:braunsteinb...@gmail.com>> > writes: > Well said! Thanks > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 27, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Daniel Stuhlman <ddstuhl...@earthlink.net > <mailto:ddstuhl...@earthlink.net>> wrote: > > > > > > You need to hire an expert librarian. Collection development is one of > expertises of a librarian. Having is list of books is a great starting > point, but the process of purchasing the best books for your collection and > making sure they are cataloged and available is a job for an expert. Anyone > can go into a book store and purchase books, but it takes a librarian to buy > the correct books and build a collection. > > See my article "Librarians and their expertise" > http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc92.htm > <http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc92.htm> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: myrna goldenberg > Sent: Oct 27, 2015 8:52 AM > To: Hasafran > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish books > > I am in the same position, so I would greatly appreciate your sharing the > list. Todah rabbah. myrna goldenberg, > > > > On Oct 27, 2015, at 1:14 AM, Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu > <mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu>> wrote: > > > From: Charna Cohn > Date: Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 2:28 PM > Subject: Jewish books > > > Dear Mr. Galron: I am on the library committee for my synagogue > (conservative) and am charged with creating a children and youth collection. > Your site was recommended to me and I hope that you can offer me some > guidance. > > Are there any Jewish children or teen classics we should have? Are there any > particular authors we should look at? What are modern families interested in? > > > Thank you for any time and effort you can offer to get me started, Charna > > > > > > Daniel D. Stuhlman > ddstuhlman at earthlink.net <http://earthlink.net/> > Chicago, IL > > Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ <http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > Daniel D. 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