[ha-Safran] Jewish Tales of the Singing Librarian

[Joyce Levine via Hasafran]

Dear Safranim,
I'm excited to announce my new album, which I hope those with young children 
(both parents and educators) will enjoy.
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Jewish Tales of the Singing 
Librarian
A unique album designed for young Jewish children, based on Joyce's work with 
preschool audiences. Also check out her other music on Tales of the Singing 
Librarian and More Tales of the Singing Librarian.
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Best wishes,
Joyce Levine
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[ha-Safran] weeding the Holocaust/Jewish history books in a school library

[Karen Ulric via Hasafran]

I am in the process of overhauling our library to introduce genrefied fiction, 
dynamic shelving and possibly ditching Dewey.  Big changes - but I'm finding it 
is definitely time to rethink and reinvigorate the space and how it is used.

The first step is a pretty massive weed to free up shelf space to allow for the 
dynamic shelving. I'm starting from a report that gives me books over 5 years 
old that have not circulated in at least 15 years. I'm turning books on their 
sides so I have a visual before I make the actual weeding decisions.

I'm running into a hiccup in the Holocaust and Jewish history sections.  We are 
a grades 6-12 library. Shoah has traditionally been studied in 8th or 9th 
grade, but it has not been the topic for a research project for the last 4 
years or so - I was working with LA and Social Studies on an inter-disciplinary 
approach but COVID interupted the planning and we have not gotten there yet.

I would say about 80% of the books on the Holocaust have not circulated in over 
15 years.  Many are memoirs which never fit into the research project. However, 
with the chance of interviewing survivors rapidly disappearing I feel memoirs 
may become more important.  But the same holds true for the holocausrt history 
books - many have not circulated in years.  And the books on jewish history - 
what life was like pre-World War II in various European countries have not 
circulated in years and don't fit into the curriculum.

I am a strong believer that a school library collection is intended to support 
its curriculum.  i am in a small (30'x60') space and need shelf space.  I will 
be talking with my faculty for their opinions, but would love to get feedback 
from other middle/high school librarians on what you have done and what you 
have kept.  How important is it , do you think, to keep these books on the 
shelf if no one is actually using them?

Thanks for any advice!


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[ha-Safran] #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth article on new picture-book bios in MOMENT magazine

[Erika Dreifus via Hasafran]

Good morning, Safranim:

For those who may not yet have seen it:

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All best,
Erika

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[ha-Safran] #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth kidlit pick of the day Wednesday 5/4/22

[Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran]

My #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth

kidlit pick for today takes place in Baltimore, MD: The Length of a String
by Elissa Brent Weissman is a contemporary middle grade novel about Black
Jewish Imani, who finds a new way to connect with her adoptive family
through her great grandmother's diary recording her flight from
Nazi-occupied Europe. #JewishbooksAreDiverseBooks

#ReadJewishAmerica

#OurSharedHeritage

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Heidi Rabinowitz
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Re: [ha-Safran] thoughts on "Let the celebration begin"

[Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran]

When Let the Celebration Begin first came out there was a huge discussion about 
its appropriateness. Most Judaic children’s librarians had major problems with 
the book and the dissonance between the story and the illustrations. However, 
secular librarians and press seemed very positive about the book. I did not buy 
the book although I like Wild’s artwork and other books. The age range is also 
a problem.

At the time of the book’s publication, I was a school librarian. I did not buy 
the book for my school.

I haven’t seen the reprint but I am glad to hear that there is back matter 
explaining the rationale.

Aileen Grossberg
Lampert Library
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
Montclair, NJ

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We have that book and I have always found it weird and disturbing. Though I 
hear that it's done regularly in Israel, I'm generally uncomfortable with 
introducing Holocaust to very young children; how can you relate something so 
horrible without
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We have that book and I have always found it weird and disturbing. Though I 
hear that it's done regularly in Israel, I'm generally uncomfortable with 
introducing Holocaust to very young children; how can you relate something so 
horrible without either watering it down or terrifying them? The parents in our 
synagogue agree with me, so I keep those books (acquired before my time) in a 
spot away from the kids. They are listed in our online catalog, so if the 
parents want them, that's their business, but so far none have.

If you look through this Amazon listing, Publisher's Weekly found it 
distasteful (and identified it's audience as age 3-6), but School Library 
Journal liked it (suggesting an audience of grade 4 and up!)

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Rachel Haus
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Congregation of Moses Fisher Library
Kalamazoo MI


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Our school library has just received a donation of a book called "A time for 
toys" by Margaret Wild - It has been more recently been published under the 
title "Let the Celebration begin". Though the front covers are different,
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Our school library has just received a donation of a book called "A time for 
toys" by Margaret Wild - It has been more recently been published under the 
title "Let the Celebration begin". Though the front covers are different, the 
rest of the book is the same.  In view of lots of discussion about who should 
write Holocaust books, the softening of the horrors of the camps, and where the 
focusof such stories sit, I am curious to know how people feel about this book. 
 The illustrations (and narrative honestly) make me feel uncomfortable though I 
cannot explain why, and the more recent edition has a rationale and background 
in the back by the author and illustrator.  They talk about the sensitivity of 
the illustrations and storyline, but I am somewhat uncomfortable with the whole 
book.  I would appreciate others' thoughts and insights, and whether you have 
put it in your library.
Thank you
Karen Hering, MLIS
retired academic librarian
volunteer for a Jewish dayschool,
synagogue and archival libraries
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