[ha-Safran]: Position eliminated

2009-03-08 Thread FromaJCC
The librarian position at the Boulder JCC, which was full time until last July, has now been eliminated, effective immediately. No one exactly knows what will happen to the library which is supposed to function with no staff. Froma Froma Fallik Director of Library Services HaSifria at the Boul

Re: [ha-Safran]: DVD collection

2007-09-04 Thread FromaJCC
Check out http://www.israel-catalog.com/ Israel Catalog, for Israeli movies (most PAL but some NTSC). They have excellent sales. Froma Fallik Director of Library Services HaSifria at the Boulder JCC 3800 Kalmia Ave. Boulder, CO 80301 303-998-1900 ext. 5 [EMAIL P

Re: [ha-Safran]: Library closings

2007-08-22 Thread FromaJCC
I should add that the CAJE library in Denver no longer has a librarian associated with it. The position was eliminated when Bernice Tarlie retired and the library has a library technician who reports to the person who directs the Center for Teaching and Learning. Froma Froma Fallik Director of

Re: [ha-Safran]: Library Closings

2007-08-21 Thread FromaJCC
There is a mixed message here. On the one hand, my job has recently been down-sized and the library is now open only 20 hours a week. On the other hand, the plans for the new JCC building call for a very large library in a very prominent position. Seems a shame to build it and not staff it

Re: [ha-Safran]: Poetry Books

2007-08-04 Thread FromaJCC
Dead Men's Praise by Jacqueline Osherow In a message dated 7/31/2007 8:36:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear Safranim v'Safranot, We are planning to start a Poetry Reading Group with Judaic Content in our synagogue library. Please respond online (maybe others are as in

[ha-Safran]: Library consortium

2007-06-28 Thread FromaJCC
We are four mid-sized (10-20,000 cataloged items) libraries at four different institutions in the Denver-Boulder area currently using Sagebrush and Follett cataloging / circulation systems. We are in the very earliest stages of discussing unifying (i.e. replacing) our systems and creating a lib

[ha-Safran]: 2007 AJL Tour - clarifications

2007-04-25 Thread FromaJCC
I was in Phoenix last Oct and visited the Botanic Gardens and the Heard Museum. I urge you all to take the tour. Both institutions are worth any effort you have to make to visit them. They are amazing! Froma Froma Fallik Director of Library Services HaSifria at the Boulder JCC 3800 Kalmia Av

Re: [ha-Safran]: Looking for a copy of Kazablan

2006-12-27 Thread FromaJCC
A PAL version of Kazablan is available from Israel Catalog http://www.israel-catalog.com PAL movies will play on newer DVD players (bought within the last 18 months or so). Froma Froma Fallik Director of Library Services HaSifria at the Boulder JCC 3800 Kalmia Ave.

[ha-Safran]: When the World Closed It's Doors

2006-11-13 Thread FromaJCC
A member of the Boulder community wrote this book based on her experiences during the Holocaust. A book has come out recently that might be of interest to your adult and young adult audiences. It is called "When the World Closed Its Doors: Struggling to Escape Nazi-Occupied Europe," by Ida

Re: [ha-Safran]: Looking for Encyclopedia Judaica Volume

2006-09-20 Thread FromaJCC
And we are looking for Volume 9. Froma Fallik Director of Library Services HaSifria at the Boulder JCC 3800 Kalmia Ave. Boulder, CO 80301 303-998-1900 ext. 5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by