As Madeleine said, we have to pay lip service to that People of the Book
thing... even if the powers-that-be really don't care about the books or
making them accessible to the people.
Kathy Bloch
Associate Director
Asher Library
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
618 South Michigan Avenue
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
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
Just to expand on Suzi's comments:
While I think it is important for librarians to have a presence at CAJE
to help educate teachers and educators about Jewish literature, AJL
resources available to them, etc., I do not believe that it will help
solve the problem of library closures. We do not
At 04:54 PM 8/20/2007, you wrote:
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Perhaps we as an organization need to redirect our focus
at conventions from cultural pursuits to addressing these problems
that threaten our profession and our ability to teach people about
their religion and heritage. A good first step would be to
CAJE is similar to AJL in terms of presentations. They issue a call
for papers and people respond with a proposal. Occasionally, people
are asked to present on a topic if someone recommends them. I have
presented at CAJE several times and found it a lovely experience. As
with Rachel, I was one
Re: CAJE, how are sessions selected? Perhaps presenters have to offer
themselves to do presentations, and perhaps Rachel was the only one
who offered to do a program.
Andrea
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Not the same at all!!! (which I know is what you meant). I know I'm
repeating myself, but it's _librarians_ whose importance we need to
somehow convey, not just libraries.
Madeleine Cohen Oakley
incoming librarian,
Adas Israel Congregation,
Washington, D.C.
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When one
Several thoughts on this, as I am continually saddened by the
evidence of tech's acceptanced and the rejection of print. They
should not be mutually exclusive.
As some of you know, as our synagogue has expanded its preschool over
the past 4 years, I have had to box the library. It has now
When the Los Angeles Bureau of Jewish Education failed to recognize
the importance of having a library in their standards of
accreditation several years ago, AJLSC wrote letters to all the Board
members citing the research on the importance of libraries vis-a-vis
school achievement. We were
I too, worked in a Bureau library -- operation was temporarily
suspended last June 30th.
I'm wondering if we have a list of all the libraries that have been closed.
Judy Greenblatt
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--- Linda Silver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| There is virtually no
| recognition of libraries in
| the initiatives and publications of JESNA, PEJE,
| CAJE, or any of the
| organizations that support Jewish education.
{snip}
| The handwriting has been on the wall for
| quite a while so
| perhaps
Dear Hasafran,
I agree with Linda. My position in a large reform congregation with
a library collection of over 18,000 items was downsized due to
funding issues. My principal went from making the library a
priority to we can no longer support a professional librarian in two
years. The
I agree that AJL needs to be more visible and actively promoting
Jewish libraries. We should have a visible presence at many Jewish
organization conferences and have written materials to provide to any
Jewish org involved in education and/or youth as well as weblinks
from Jewish org websites.
Shalom,
I am so pleased, but unhappy to read Linda's remarks. I thought that
mine is an isolated case.
Thank you Linda, for giving AJL food for thought and action.
Amalia
Amalia Warshenbrot, Director
LEVINE-SKLUT JUDAIC LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTER
5007 Providence Rd. Suite 107
Charlotte NC
This summer we were fortunate to have the national CAJE conference
here in St. Louis. Of the 4 or 5 book related sessions offered, 3
were overlapping. We were lucky to have Rachel Kamin attend and
present but the focus of most of the sessions was toward teachers
using books and not geared
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