Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[Fred Isaac via Hasafran]

Circulation numbers are quite fungible, as we all know. A significant
amount of current circ in public libraries is now online. So the numbers
there are up, but the physical objects aren't there.

This leads to the broader topic of digitization. We've been dealing with it
for the past 40 years (first with periodicals), but haven't faced it quite
so directly till now. We now have to ask a somewhat different set of
questions, at all levels.

Fred Isaac

On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 2:19 PM Sukenic, Harvey via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Dan Cohen, Vice Provost for Information Collaboration, Dean of the
> Libraries, at Northeastern University, who was the keynote speaker at the
> AJL Conference in Boston in 2018, wrote an article in the Atlantic in 2019
> that got a lot of attention,
> Dan Cohen, Vice Provost for Information Collaboration, Dean of the
> *Libraries*, at Northeastern University, who was the keynote speaker at
> the AJL Conference in Boston in 2018, wrote an article in the Atlantic in
> 2019 that got a lot of attention, "The Books of College Libraries Are
> Turning Into Wallpaper". He argued that print circulation in academic
> libraries throughout the country was crashing.
> I don't know if that is the same for synagogue and temple libraries.
> I know that is the case for the Hebrew College Library. We went from
> circulating about 15,000 books a year in Brookline in the 1980's down to
> about 600 print books circulated this past fiscal year.
> It was hard justifying keeping the print collection that we had when it
> was not being used.
>
> Harvey
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> *Subject:* Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster
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> The demand for books is diminished. "everything is online. " On 07/12/2023
> 10: 40 AM EDT Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran 
> wrote: AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members,
> but, it is extremely
> The demand for books is diminished. "everything is online."
>
> On 07/12/2023 10:40 AM EDT Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran <
> hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
>
> AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it
> is extremely difficult. Amalia W. Sent from my iPad On Jul 12, 2023, at 8:
> 01 AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  wrote: Any
> theories on why
>
> AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it
> is extremely difficult.
> Amalia W.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 12, 2023, at 8:01 AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran <
> hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
> Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for
> synagogue libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no?
> I see it also. Andrea On Jul 11, 2023, at 10: 07 PM, Carol Janoff via
> Hasafran 
>
>
> Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for
> synagogue libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no?
> I see it also.
>   Andrea
>
> On Jul 11, 2023, at 10:07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran <
> hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
> This is happening to 

Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[toby Harris via Hasafran]

I have worked at two Reform synagogue libraries in Seattle. The first cut
back librarian hours to the point of ridiculousness back in 2017 and still
has no librarian. The other had me remove 1/3 of their collection to change
the library to a multi-use room. All both needed, in my opinion, was more
promotion from the clergy and staff plus displays in the foyer. The
pandemic certainly made the situation even worse as people were not in the
building for 2 years and even now, things are still hybrid.

My take on the demise of time and/or money investment in synagogues
libraries is 1) Many do not think of checking the synagogue library
collection for specific titles or browsing like they do the public
libraries. 2)  Many people nowadays do not value serendipity or the library
experience. They buy books online or visit independent bookstores. 3)
synagogues themselves are changing and having to make tough financial
choices. 4) Clergy and staff do not promote library usage - I cannot
explain that one at all!

This is all especially sad because our Jewish youth are not getting exposed
to good quality Judaic literature from a curated collection. Books with
Jewish themes or characters are buried in school and public libraries.

Thanks to AJL, at least we have access to great recommendations to award
winning Jewish books. We just have to do our best to promote them. Even
sadder than the loss of these synagogue libraries is the loss of so many
regional JCC or Jewish public libraries!

keep up the good work, AJL!

Toby





On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 12:01 PM Michelle Sandler via Hasafran <
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> Dear Judaica Librarians: My library at Beth David in Westminster,
> California is being cut in half.   They need the classroom for the Youth
> Lounge.   The Youth Lounge is being turned into a preschool classroom to
> make more money for the synagogue
> Dear Judaica Librarians:
>
> My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is being cut in half.
> They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.  The Youth Lounge is being
> turned into a preschool classroom to make more money for the synagogue as
> the Preschool has a waiting list.
> The 1,100 childrens and teen books are going into the Religious School
> Directors office. The 100 reference books are going into the Rabbi's
> office. 400 of the 1800 adult fiction and non-fiction books are staying in
> the new Youth Lounge.  The remaining 1,400 or 1,500 books are going away.
> This is a nightmare to eliminate the books that are going away from my
> ResourceMate catalog.  Has anyone else had to deal with this?  I have been
> the Volunteer Librarian there for 10 years.
>
> Michelle Sandler MLS
> Librarian
> Beth David
> Westminster, California
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Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish LearningWorks ends ties with Jewish Community Library of San Francisco

[RONALD SCHWARTZ via Hasafran]

Grants are what Federations seek, free books. PJs. A new purpose. The old model 
they closed down when they jettisoned the Baltimore Hebrew 
College/"University." 
 
One cannot fairly compare Federation initiatives to synagogue libraries which 
also service adult populations. Temple Emanu El in NY, I am proud to say, 
actually delivers. 
 
If you believe in a green future, recycling is highest and best use for books. 
Digital alternatives, read or ignored, are the future. 

Rabbi Ronald Z. Schwartz

> On 07/12/2023 3:02 PM EDT Michelle Margolis via Hasafran 
>  wrote:
>  
>  
> A similar thing happened with the Jewish Community Library of Baltimore, 
> which had been part of the Center for Jewish Education. https: //associated. 
> org/jewishlibrary/ and https: //jmoreliving. 
> com/2022/05/05/the-associated-to-launch-three-initiatives-for-jewish-education-and-engagement/MichelleOn
>  
> A similar thing happened with the Jewish Community Library of Baltimore, 
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> Michelle
> 
> On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 2:54 PM Zachary M Baker via Hasafran 
> mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Here is an informative report by Dan Pine of the J - Jewish News of 
> > Northern California, on the recently announced separation of the Jewish 
> > Community Library of San Francisco from its long-time parent agency, Jewish 
> > Learning Works (formerly
> >  
> > Here is an informative report by Dan Pine of the J - Jewish News of 
> > Northern California, on the recently announced separation of the Jewish 
> > Community Library of San Francisco from its long-time parent agency, Jewish 
> > Learning Works (formerly the Bureau of Jewish Education). From the article:
> >  
> > 
> > > On July 1 the library 
> > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlearning.works/2023/06/the-next-chapter-of-the-jewish-community-library/__;!!KGKeukY!2qI41QaJ3QYfpZG0ALS1u2aCNhtKM48sBf8OXEG4FGObwmZasuTDFuveZsaWnfFNX3oGheiEQC-mFkfboieT5M6K5QW9STRo3ws$,
> > >  which houses more than 40,000 Jewish-themed titles, became independent 
> > > when Jewish LearningWorks officially ended its long-standing ties with 
> > > the 62-year-old institution.
> > >  
> > > The change came after Jewish LearningWorks 
> > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/jewishweekly?a=d=JW20140516.1.8=1=---en--20--1--txt-txIN-*22jewish*learningworks*guide*helps*young*families*22---__;JSsrKysrJQ!!KGKeukY!2qI41QaJ3QYfpZG0ALS1u2aCNhtKM48sBf8OXEG4FGObwmZasuTDFuveZsaWnfFNX3oGheiEQC-mFkfboieT5M6K5QW9_J5ESpw$
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> > > decided to narrow its focus 
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> > >  to a core mission: professional development of educators.
> > >  
> > > That meant a parting of the ways with the library.
> > > 
> >  
> > During a three-year transitional period, Jewish Learning Works will 
> > continue to provide partial funding to the Jewish Community Library.
> >  
> > As the library’s head, Howard Freedman, observes, the JCL is “one of a 
> > handful of community Jewish libraries in the country. We very purposefully 
> > want to reflect the entire spectrum of the Jewish experience, from 
> > literature to music and art to history and religion. Our goal is to 
> > reflect, because I respect the diversity of our community.” Even those who 
> > are not able to have direct access to the JCL’s collections have benefited 
> > from the excellent online public programs that it sponsors. Among the JCL’s 
> > “alumni” (and longtime AJL members) are Nanette Stahl, who served as Yale 
> > University’s Judaica librarian, and Paul Hamburg, who was the UC-Berkeley 
> > Libraries’ Judaica specialist.
> >  
> >  
> > [13-Jewish-Community-Library.jpeg]
> > San Francisco's Jewish Community Library breaks from parent org 
> > 

Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[Sukenic, Harvey via Hasafran]

Dan Cohen, Vice Provost for Information Collaboration, Dean of the Libraries, 
at Northeastern University, who was the keynote speaker at the AJL Conference 
in Boston in 2018, wrote an article in the Atlantic in 2019 that got a lot of 
attention, "The Books of College Libraries Are Turning Into Wallpaper". He 
argued that print circulation in academic libraries throughout the country was 
crashing.
I don't know if that is the same for synagogue and temple libraries.
I know that is the case for the Hebrew College Library. We went from 
circulating about 15,000 books a year in Brookline in the 1980's down to about 
600 print books circulated this past fiscal year.
It was hard justifying keeping the print collection that we had when it was not 
being used.

Harvey




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via Hasafran 
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 2:53 PM
To: Amalia Warshenbrot ; Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran 
; Andrea Rapp 
Cc: Michelle Sandler 
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California 
is Being cut in half.


CAUTION: This email originated from outside the organization.

The demand for books is diminished. "everything is online. " On 07/12/2023 10: 
40 AM EDT Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran  wrote: 
AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
extremely
The demand for books is diminished. "everything is online."
On 07/12/2023 10:40 AM EDT Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran 
 wrote:


AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
extremely difficult. Amalia W. Sent from my iPad On Jul 12, 2023, at 8: 01 AM, 
Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  wrote: Any theories on why

AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
extremely difficult.
Amalia W.

Sent from my iPad

On Jul 12, 2023, at 8:01 AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  
wrote:

Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also. 
Andrea On Jul 11, 2023, at 10: 07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 


Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also.
  Andrea

On Jul 11, 2023, at 10:07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 
 wrote:

This is happening to my temple library too. We have sold our current building 
and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library 
filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the 
time of


This is happening to my temple library too.  We have sold our current building 
and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library 
filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the 
time of the sale.  The books are all packed in boxes and stored in the attic of 
the sanctuary.  The new building will almost certainly not have a room (or 
rooms) dedicated solely to the library but will most likely have a conference 
room or some such with shelves around the perimeter.  Obviously most of the 
books will not fit and I just don’t even know what we can do with so many 
discarded books.  It breaks my heart because I started this library and have 
added to it and run it for over 25 years and I think it is a fine collection.  
I am a 

Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[Henry Hollander via Hasafran]

Except wisdom.
 


The demand for books is diminished. "everything is online. " On 07/12/2023 10: 
40 AM EDT Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran  wrote: 
AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
extremely

The demand for books is diminished. "everything is online."
On 07/12/2023 10:40 AM EDT Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran 
 wrote:
 
 
AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
extremely difficult. Amalia W. Sent from my iPad On Jul 12, 2023, at 8: 01 AM, 
Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  wrote: Any theories on why
 AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
extremely difficult.
Amalia W. 



Sent from my iPad

On Jul 12, 2023, at 8:01 AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  
wrote: 



Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also. 
Andrea On Jul 11, 2023, at 10: 07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 
 

 
Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also. 
  Andrea

On Jul 11, 2023, at 10:07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 
 wrote: 



This is happening to my temple library too. We have sold our current building 
and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library 
filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the 
time of
 

This is happening to my temple library too.  We have sold our current building 
and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library 
filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the 
time of the sale.  The books are all packed in boxes and stored in the attic of 
the sanctuary.  The new building will almost certainly not have a room (or 
rooms) dedicated solely to the library but will most likely have a conference 
room or some such with shelves around the perimeter.  Obviously most of the 
books will not fit and I just don’t even know what we can do with so many 
discarded books.  It breaks my heart because I started this library and have 
added to it and run it for over 25 years and I think it is a fine collection.  
I am a volunteer (with a library science degree from 1973) and I don’t really 
want to even deal with this situation. I am dreading the day when the 
administrator asks me to do it.  But if I say NO as this point I have no idea 
who would do it.
 
Carol Janoff
Temple Chai
Phoenix, AZ
 
 

From: Hasafran  On Behalf 
Of Michelle Sandler via Hasafran
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:27 AM
To: Hasafran 
Subject: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is 
Being cut in half.
 

Dear Judaica Librarians: My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is 
being cut in half.   They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.   The Youth 
Lounge is being turned into a preschool classroom to make more money for the 
synagogue 

Dear Judaica Librarians:

 

My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is being cut in half.  They 
need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.  The Youth Lounge is being turned into 
a preschool classroom to make more money for the synagogue as the Preschool has 
a waiting list.

The 1,100 childrens and teen books are going into the Religious School 
Directors office. The 100 reference books are going into the Rabbi's office. 
400 of the 1800 adult fiction and non-fiction books are staying in the new 
Youth Lounge.  The remaining 1,400 or 1,500 books are going away.  This is a 
nightmare to eliminate the books that are going away from my ResourceMate 
catalog.  Has anyone else had to deal with this?  I have been the Volunteer 
Librarian there for 10 years.

 

Michelle Sandler MLS

Librarian

Beth David

Westminster, California__ 
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Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish LearningWorks ends ties with Jewish Community Library of San Francisco

[Michelle Margolis via Hasafran]

A similar thing happened with the Jewish Community Library of Baltimore,
which had been part of the Center for Jewish Education.
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hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Here is an informative report by Dan Pine of the J - Jewish News of
> Northern California, on the recently announced separation of the Jewish
> Community Library of San Francisco from its long-time parent agency, Jewish
> Learning Works (formerly
> Here is an informative report by Dan Pine of the *J - Jewish News of
> Northern California*, on the recently announced separation of the Jewish
> Community Library of San Francisco from its long-time parent agency, Jewish
> Learning Works (formerly the Bureau of Jewish Education). From the
> article:
>
> On July 1 the library
> ,
> which houses more than 40,000 Jewish-themed titles, became independent when
> Jewish LearningWorks officially ended its long-standing ties with the
> 62-year-old institution.
>
> The change came after Jewish LearningWorks
> 
>  finished
> a strategic planning process in 2022. The S.F.-based agency decided to
> narrow its focus
> 
>  to
> a core mission: professional development of educators.
>
> That meant a parting of the ways with the library.
>
>
> During a three-year transitional period, Jewish Learning Works will
> continue to provide partial funding to the Jewish Community Library.
>
> As the library’s head, Howard Freedman, observes, the JCL is “one of a
> handful of community Jewish libraries in the country. We very purposefully
> want to reflect the entire spectrum of the Jewish experience, from
> literature to music and art to history and religion. Our goal is to
> reflect, because I respect the diversity of our community.” Even those
> who are not able to have direct access to the JCL’s collections have
> benefited from the excellent online public programs that it sponsors. Among
> the JCL’s “alumni” (and longtime AJL members) are Nanette Stahl, who served
> as Yale University’s Judaica librarian, and Paul Hamburg, who was the
> UC-Berkeley Libraries’ Judaica specialist.
>
>
> [image: 13-Jewish-Community-Library.jpeg]
>
> San Francisco's Jewish Community Library breaks from parent org
> 
> jweekly.com
> 
>
> 
>
>
>
> Zachary
>
> Zachary M.  Baker
> zba...@stanford.edu
> zekhar...@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
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Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[RONALD SCHWARTZ via Hasafran]

The demand for books is diminished. "everything is online."

> On 07/12/2023 10:40 AM EDT Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran 
>  wrote:
>  
>  
> AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
> extremely difficult. Amalia W. Sent from my iPad On Jul 12, 2023, at 8: 01 
> AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  wrote: Any theories 
> on why
>  
> AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is 
> extremely difficult.
> Amalia W.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> 
> > On Jul 12, 2023, at 8:01 AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran 
> >  wrote:
> > 
> > 
> 
> > Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
> > libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it 
> > also. Andrea On Jul 11, 2023, at 10: 07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 
> > 
> >  
> >  
> > Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
> > libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it 
> > also. 
> >   Andrea
> > 
> > 
> > > On Jul 11, 2023, at 10:07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 
> > >  wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > This is happening to my temple library too. We have sold our current 
> > > building and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building 
> > > where the library filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been 
> > > unavailable to us from the time of
> > >  
> > > 
> > > This is happening to my temple library too.  We have sold our current 
> > > building and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building 
> > > where the library filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been 
> > > unavailable to us from the time of the sale.  The books are all packed in 
> > > boxes and stored in the attic of the sanctuary.  The new building will 
> > > almost certainly not have a room (or rooms) dedicated solely to the 
> > > library but will most likely have a conference room or some such with 
> > > shelves around the perimeter.  Obviously most of the books will not fit 
> > > and I just don’t even know what we can do with so many discarded books.  
> > > It breaks my heart because I started this library and have added to it 
> > > and run it for over 25 years and I think it is a fine collection.  I am a 
> > > volunteer (with a library science degree from 1973) and I don’t really 
> > > want to even deal with this situation. I am dreading the day when the 
> > > administrator asks me to do it.  But if I say NO as this point I have no 
> > > idea who would do it.
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Carol Janoff
> > > 
> > > Temple Chai
> > > 
> > > Phoenix, AZ
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > From: Hasafran  On 
> > > Behalf Of Michelle Sandler via Hasafran
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:27 AM
> > > To: Hasafran 
> > > Subject: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster 
> > > California is Being cut in half.
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Dear Judaica Librarians: My library at Beth David in Westminster, 
> > > California is being cut in half.   They need the classroom for the Youth 
> > > Lounge.   The Youth Lounge is being turned into a preschool classroom to 
> > > make more money for the synagogue
> > > 
> > > Dear Judaica Librarians:
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is being cut in half. 
> > >  They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.  The Youth Lounge is being 
> > > turned into a preschool classroom to make more money for the synagogue as 
> > > the Preschool has a waiting list.
> > > 
> > > The 1,100 childrens and teen books are going into the Religious School 
> > > Directors office. The 100 reference books are going into the Rabbi's 
> > > office. 400 of the 1800 adult fiction and non-fiction books are staying 
> > > in the new Youth Lounge.  The remaining 1,400 or 1,500 books are going 
> > > away.  This is a nightmare to eliminate the books that are going away 
> > > from my ResourceMate catalog.  Has anyone else had to deal with this?  I 
> > > have been the Volunteer Librarian there for 10 years.
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Michelle Sandler MLS
> > > 
> > > Librarian
> > > 
> > > Beth David
> > > 
> > > Westminster, California
> > > 
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> > >   

[ha-Safran] Openings on the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Committee

[Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran]

Sydney Taylor Manuscript AwardCommittee Openings

The Sydney Taylor ManuscriptAward Committee has two openings  
beginningSeptember 2023. Terms are limited to five years.

Individuals interested in serving onthe Committee should have some background 
in book reviewing or similarexperience and a familiarity with the goals and 
constructs of children'sliterature. They must be able to meet deadlines and 
commit to writingthoughtful, detailed evaluations.
 Applicants should be members ingood standing of AJL.
The committee’s duties consist ofreading unpublished manuscripts, completing an 
evaluative rubric and writingevaluations of those manuscripts. The committee, 
guided by a chairperson,  then communicates via email and Zoom to choosea 
successful candidate and winner of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award.

Manuscripts for consideration areaccepted until September 30; a decision is 
reached by mid-January.   

Further information about the award isavailable at 
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To apply for membership on the STMACplease send a resume and 3 writing samples, 
preferably reviews to stmac...@aol.com as soon as possible.
Aileen GrossbergChair

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Re: [ha-Safran] lack of use of our libraries

[Andrea Rapp via Hasafran]

The question is why, why the decline? Our branch public library says their 
circulation is high as ever.
  Andrea

> On Jul 12, 2023, at 10:47 AM, Maxine Wolfson  wrote:
> 
> 
> If our library is any indication, lack of use would be the main reason. 
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 8:03 AM Andrea Rapp via Hasafran 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
>> libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it 
>> also. 
>>   Andrea
>> 
>>> 
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Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[Sukenic, Harvey via Hasafran]

Michelle,

I don't know the ReSourceMate catalog program. Is there a way you can remove 
the catalog records of the books you are not keeping in a batch process, and 
not have to do so one by one? Are there barcodes on the books that you can scan 
into a file and then upload them to the library system to delete those records?

Hebrew College moved to a new campus in January, a smaller campus. We went from 
what had been a few years ago a 90,000-volume library down to about 14,000 
volumes. Preparing for the move we had selected the books we are keeping by 
putting colored stickers on the books.
I hired some teenagers scan the barcodes for those books we had selected to 
keep into a number of files, and I changed the holding records for the books we 
are keeping to a new collection in the library system using a batch program. I 
was then going to delete all of the remaining records in the old collection 
with another batch program.
During the move we were told by the movers that we had packed more books than 
we had room for. I knew that beforehand but was told we could bring them over 
to the new building and deal with weeding more out later. We had no space in 
the new building to store the books so the last two days of the move we were 
told we had to pull out an additional 4-5000 books. Those included books that 
had the holding records already changed to the new collection.
I am now in the processing of scanning again all of the barcodes of the books 
that we kept for the library and again changing the holding records to our new 
collection. I will then use a batch process to remove the 50-60,000 records 
from catalog that are in the old collection that are no longer here. By the end 
of the summer, I should be finished.

Harvey

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[ha-Safran] Jewish LearningWorks ends ties with Jewish Community Library of San Francisco

[Zachary M Baker via Hasafran]

Here is an informative report by Dan Pine of the J - Jewish News of Northern 
California, on the recently announced separation of the Jewish Community 
Library of San Francisco from its long-time parent agency, Jewish Learning 
Works (formerly the Bureau of Jewish Education). From the article:

On July 1 the 
library, which houses more than 40,000 Jewish-themed titles, became independent when 
Jewish LearningWorks officially ended its long-standing ties with the 
62-year-old institution.

The change came after Jewish 
LearningWorks finished a strategic planning process in 2022. The S.F.-based agency decided 
to narrow its 
focus to a core mission: professional development of educators.

That meant a parting of the ways with the library.

During a three-year transitional period, Jewish Learning Works will continue to 
provide partial funding to the Jewish Community Library.

As the library’s head, Howard Freedman, observes, the JCL is “one of a handful 
of community Jewish libraries in the country. We very purposefully want to 
reflect the entire spectrum of the Jewish experience, from literature to music 
and art to history and religion. Our goal is to reflect, because I respect the 
diversity of our community.” Even those who are not able to have direct access 
to the JCL’s collections have benefited from the excellent online public 
programs that it sponsors. Among the JCL’s “alumni” (and longtime AJL members) 
are Nanette Stahl, who served as Yale University’s Judaica librarian, and Paul 
Hamburg, who was the UC-Berkeley Libraries’ Judaica specialist.



[13-Jewish-Community-Library.jpeg]
San Francisco's Jewish Community Library breaks from parent 
org
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Zachary

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Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[Maxine Wolfson via Hasafran]

If our library is any indication, lack of use would be the main reason.

On Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 8:03 AM Andrea Rapp via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

>  Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for
> synagogue libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no?
> I see it also. Andrea On Jul 11, 2023, at 10: 07 PM, Carol Janoff via
> Hasafran 
> 
> Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for
> synagogue libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no?
> I see it also.
>   Andrea
>
>
>
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[ha-Safran] Paid internship (Columbia) Ask a Librarian + Jewish broadsides

[Michelle Margolis via Hasafran]

Feel free to be in touch with me directly with any questions!


My best,

Michelle


Michelle Margolis, Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies,
Columbia University



Columbia University Libraries Ask A Librarian Internship - Seeking New York
City-area Candidates for On-Site Project


In addition to candidates for the remote projects described at the Ask A
Librarian Internship page
,
Columbia University Libraries are seeking one intern for an on-site project
to be conducted in Fall 2023. This intern would travel to Columbia
University’s Morningside Campus in Manhattan to inventory and process
historical materials relating to Jewish communities in Italy, and the
schedule would be arranged with their librarian supervisor.


Please see the full announcement below for more information and application
instructions. Thank you for your consideration, and for forwarding this
opportunity to anyone who may be eligible and interested.
Columbia University Libraries Ask A Librarian Internship


Columbia University Libraries seeks applicants for the part-time Ask A
Librarian Internship. The Ask A Librarian Internship provides
currently-enrolled Library & Information Science students with hands-on
experience in academic librarianship. Interns will receive training and
support from a librarian supervisor in order to assist users through the
Ask A Librarian chat reference service. Additionally, interns will work in
collaboration with their supervisor to conduct a project, such as designing
and delivering a workshop session, creating topical research guides, or
processing special collections. Interns will be assigned to a project based
on their interests, experience, and project availability.


The Ask A Librarian Internship Program seeks to provide meaningful working
experiences that relate to the goals and interests of the intern. BIPOC
(Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Library & Information Science
students are highly encouraged to apply.

Availability

Applications will be accepted from July 12th to July 30th, 2023.
Applications received before or after this time will not be considered.


Three positions will be available for Fall 2023. Interns are anticipated to
start August 28th, 2023, with an expected end date of on or before December
22nd, 2023, for a period of approximately four months total.


Additionally, we are recruiting for three positions for Spring 2024 at this
time. Interns for this semester are anticipated to start January 8th, 2024,
with an expected end date of on or before May 10th, 2024.

Compensation


$20-25/hour

Schedule

The schedule is an average time commitment of 10-12 hours per week, but
varies week to week. It includes nine hours of chat reference staffing
during evenings and/or weekends, and up to 3 hours of working on a project.
Anticipated evening and weekend chat reference hours include Monday-Friday
5pm to 8pm, and Saturday or Sunday 12pm to 6pm (Eastern Time). Please note
that there is some flexibility in scheduling, and interns are encouraged to
swap chat reference shifts with one another as needed.

Duties

   -

   Provide research assistance to users via chat reference



   -

   Refer users to appropriate Libraries departments or staff members



   -

   Successfully complete a project as directed by a librarian supervisor



   -

   Meet with supervisor once per week


Projects


For all potential projects, including remote projects, see the announcement
on the Ask A Librarian Internship page
.
For candidates who are able to travel to Columbia University at least once
per week, we are also offering the following project below. In your
application, please note which project(s) you are most interested in.



   1.

   Italian Jewish Communal Broadsides. Availability: Fall 2023. The intern
   will inventory and process a significant addition to an existing collection
   of broadsides and pamphlets in Italian (majority) and Hebrew relating to
   various Jewish communities in Italy from the 16th-19th centuries. This
   project will provide the intern with hands-on experience processing
   historical materials, and must be conducted on site at Columbia
   University's Morningside Heights campus. Knowledge of Italian is required;
   knowledge of Hebrew is preferred but not required.


Required Qualifications

   -

   Must be currently enrolled in a Master of Library Science (MLS) or
   equivalent program in the United States and be a U.S. resident

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   Demonstrated effective 

Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[rhaus_com--- via Hasafran]

I've been lucky; though my budget is miniscule compared to some, I've worked to 
get the library integrated into the religious school curriculum and it gets 
great traffic during the school year. And because we are a small shul in a 
small community, the library is considered a major asset, an attraction for 
members and Jewish professionals. 
But I have weathered my share of short-sighted brutal budget cuts and board 
members greedily eyeing the space for other purposes. It could happen to any of 
us.
Rachel HausLibrary DirectorCongregation of Moses Fisher LibraryKalamazoo MI 

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 08:00:57 AM EDT, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran 
 wrote:  
 
   Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also. 
Andrea On Jul 11, 2023, at 10: 07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support 
for synagogue libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? 
I see it also.   Andrea

On Jul 11, 2023, at 10:07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 
 wrote:



 This is happening to my temple library too. We have sold our current building 
and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library 
filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the 
time of 
This is happening to my temple library too.  We have sold our current building 
and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library 
filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the 
time of the sale.  The books are all packed in boxes and stored in the attic of 
the sanctuary.  The new building will almost certainly not have a room (or 
rooms) dedicated solely to the library but will most likely have a conference 
room or some such with shelves around the perimeter.  Obviously most of the 
books will not fit and I just don’t even know what we can do with so many 
discarded books.  It breaks my heart because I started this library and have 
added to it and run it for over 25 years and I think it is a fine collection.  
I am a volunteer (with a library science degree from 1973) and I don’t really 
want to even deal with this situation. I am dreading the day when the 
administrator asks me to do it.  But if I say NO as this point I have no idea 
who would do it.
 
  
 
Carol Janoff
 
Temple Chai
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
  
 
  
 
From: Hasafran On Behalf Of 
Michelle Sandler via Hasafran
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:27 AM
To: Hasafran 
Subject: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is 
Being cut in half.
 
  
 
Dear Judaica Librarians: My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is 
being cut in half.   They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.   The Youth 
Lounge is being turned into a preschool classroom to make more money for the 
synagogue 
 
Dear Judaica Librarians:
 
  
 
My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is being cut in half.  They 
need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.  The Youth Lounge is being turned into 
a preschool classroom to make more money for the synagogue as the Preschool has 
a waiting list.
 
The 1,100 childrens and teen books are going into the Religious School 
Directors office. The 100 reference books are going into the Rabbi's office. 
400 of the 1800 adult fiction and non-fiction books are staying in the new 
Youth Lounge.  The remaining 1,400 or 1,500 books are going away.  This is a 
nightmare to eliminate the books that are going away from my ResourceMate 
catalog.  Has anyone else had to deal with this?  I have been the Volunteer 
Librarian there for 10 years.
 
  
 
Michelle Sandler MLS
 
Librarian
 
Beth David
 
Westminster, California
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Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran]

 AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is extremely difficult. Amalia W. Sent from my iPad On Jul 12, 2023, at 8: 01 AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  wrote:   Any theories on why








AJL was planning advocacy for our library members and non-members, but, it is extremely difficult.Amalia W.Sent from my iPadOn Jul 12, 2023, at 8:01 AM, Andrea Rapp via Hasafran  wrote:


  Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also. Andrea On Jul 11, 2023, at 10: 07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 












Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also.   AndreaOn Jul 11, 2023, at 10:07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran  wrote:


 This is happening to my temple library too. We have sold our current building and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the time of




















This is happening to my temple library too.  We have sold our current building and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where the library filled two rooms with
 over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to us from the time of the sale.  The books are all packed in boxes and stored in the attic of the sanctuary.  The new building will almost certainly not have a room (or rooms) dedicated solely to the library but will
 most likely have a conference room or some such with shelves around the perimeter.  Obviously most of the books will not fit and I just don’t even know what we can do with so many discarded books.  It breaks my heart because I started this library and have
 added to it and run it for over 25 years and I think it is a fine collection.  I am a volunteer (with a library science degree from 1973) and I don’t really want to even deal with this situation. I am dreading the day when the administrator asks me to do it. 
 But if I say NO as this point I have no idea who would do it.
 
Carol Janoff
Temple Chai
Phoenix, AZ
 
 

From: Hasafran 
On Behalf Of Michelle Sandler via Hasafran
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:27 AM
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Subject: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

 

Dear Judaica Librarians: My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is being cut in half.   They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.   The Youth Lounge
 is being turned into a preschool classroom to make more money for the synagogue 



Dear Judaica Librarians:

 


My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is being cut in half.  They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.  The Youth Lounge is being turned into a preschool classroom to make more money for the synagogue as the Preschool
 has a waiting list.


The 1,100 childrens and teen books are going into the Religious School Directors office. The 100 reference books are going into the Rabbi's office. 400 of the 1800 adult fiction and non-fiction books are staying in the new Youth Lounge. 
 The remaining 1,400 or 1,500 books are going away.  This is a nightmare to eliminate the books that are going away from my ResourceMate catalog.  Has anyone else had to deal with this?  I have been the Volunteer Librarian there for 10 years.


 


Michelle Sandler MLS


Librarian


Beth David


Westminster, California





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Re: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is Being cut in half.

[Andrea Rapp via Hasafran]


Any theories on why this is happening, I,e. dwindling support for synagogue 
libraries? Circulation must have been dropping off by a lot, no? I see it also. 
  Andrea

> On Jul 11, 2023, at 10:07 PM, Carol Janoff via Hasafran 
>  wrote:
> 
> This is happening to my temple library too.  We have sold our current 
> building and are renting it back for 3 years, but the outer building where 
> the library filled two rooms with over 7,000 volumes has been unavailable to 
> us from the time of the sale.  The books are all packed in boxes and stored 
> in the attic of the sanctuary.  The new building will almost certainly not 
> have a room (or rooms) dedicated solely to the library but will most likely 
> have a conference room or some such with shelves around the perimeter.  
> Obviously most of the books will not fit and I just don’t even know what we 
> can do with so many discarded books.  It breaks my heart because I started 
> this library and have added to it and run it for over 25 years and I think it 
> is a fine collection.  I am a volunteer (with a library science degree from 
> 1973) and I don’t really want to even deal with this situation. I am dreading 
> the day when the administrator asks me to do it.  But if I say NO as this 
> point I have no idea who would do it.
>  
> Carol Janoff
> Temple Chai
> Phoenix, AZ
>  
>  
> From: Hasafran  On Behalf 
> Of Michelle Sandler via Hasafran
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:27 AM
> To: Hasafran 
> Subject: [ha-Safran] Beth David Library (Reform) in Westminster California is 
> Being cut in half.
>  
> Dear Judaica Librarians: My library at Beth David in Westminster, California 
> is being cut in half.   They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.   The 
> Youth Lounge is being turned into a preschool classroom to make more money 
> for the synagogue
> Dear Judaica Librarians:
>  
> My library at Beth David in Westminster, California is being cut in half.  
> They need the classroom for the Youth Lounge.  The Youth Lounge is being 
> turned into a preschool classroom to make more money for the synagogue as the 
> Preschool has a waiting list.
> The 1,100 childrens and teen books are going into the Religious School 
> Directors office. The 100 reference books are going into the Rabbi's office. 
> 400 of the 1800 adult fiction and non-fiction books are staying in the new 
> Youth Lounge.  The remaining 1,400 or 1,500 books are going away.  This is a 
> nightmare to eliminate the books that are going away from my ResourceMate 
> catalog.  Has anyone else had to deal with this?  I have been the Volunteer 
> Librarian there for 10 years.
>  
> Michelle Sandler MLS
> Librarian
> Beth David
> Westminster, California
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[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[Paula Breger via Hasafran]

Books About Books: The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf with Dr. Marat Grinberg
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Israel Time

The study of Soviet Jewish culture and collective psyche presents a fascinating 
yet still little-known subject of inquiry. Frequently subject to quotas and 
varying degrees of discrimination, Soviet Jews still participated fully within 
the larger society. Most were secular, with Russian as their native or primary 
tongue, and with no or very little knowledge of Judaic practice, which the 
state firmly opposed. Without spaces to gather or material culture to hold on 
to, cultural memory, practices, and thought were formed and disseminated on the 
page, often “between the lines.” In this environment, where Judaism had been 
all but destroyed and a public Jewish presence routinely delegitimized, reading 
provided many Soviet Jews with an entry to communal memory and identity. Marat 
Grinberg’s talk, based on his recent book, The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Jewish 
Culture and Identity Between the Lines, will explore the texts that Soviet Jews 
kept in their home libraries, from historical fiction to translations from 
German, Yiddish, and Hebrew to Russian novels with subterranean context to 
science fiction, and help to uncover the originality and central dimensions of 
Soviet Jewishness.

This session is sponsored by AJL’s RAS Division and is open to members only. 
All members are welcome.

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