Hi all,
I am doing a MAJOR weeding of my collection this summer.
I have the set Library of the Universe by Issaac Asimov, a set about
astronomy. It is quite extensive, however, it is also 22 years old. Some things
stay the same in astronomy, but others change - namely Pluto's status, and the
This is sort of a general refrain that comes to my inbox from time to time.
The collections in discussion are usually the basics, maybe an old, worn
copy of the Jewish Encyclopedia, some Talmuds, a few siddurim or mahzorim,
and then some of the coffee table books. Often there are some important
I cite our collection development policy and gifts policy as a reason to
decline such books. But I always offer them a list I've developed of
local libraries and Judaica book dealers they can consult about
donating/selling such materials. Will be happy to send that list to
anyone who emails me.
We have an ongoing used book sale on a cart, everything is a dollar.I tell
people I'll take their books if it's okay for me to put on the sale cart
anything that we can't use for the collection. I explain that the proceeds go
for prizes for kids in our reading programs. Virtually everyone is
Zachary Baker's reply to the inquiry about old books once again prompts
me to ask about special collections. Had I not read his email I wouldn't
know that Stanford University is collecting the kinds of materials he
alludes to. Is there a listing of special Judaica collections anywhere?
It's not
To second Zachary’s approach:
I spent a 3 months sabbatical last spring going over 18,000 items offered by an
executor of a secular Jewish scholar’s library, who’s main interest was
political science. Turns out that his father (New York, Portland, Toronto and
Santa Monica) and grandfather
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