[ha-Safran] proposals for the 51st AJL annual conference

Dear colleagues: Thank You to all the proposals we have received - variety and excellence. For those who have suggested a title but haven't yet sent the summary and description, please hurry up! We need to have those to finalize our program. Thank you and looking forward to receiving everythi

[ha-Safran] New Judaica List "Shalom Aleiechem"

Dear Friends and Colleagues: We have just issued two lists of recent acquisitions and some older materials. Please send us an email to receive a copy. We look forward to greeting you at the Association of Jewish Studies Conference at the Sheraton Boston December 13-15th where we will be exh

[ha-Safran] Reasons to apply for or renew AJL library accreditation

Are you planning to apply for or renew your AJL library accreditation? Many AJL members have found that library accreditation: ***Encourages the librarian to review the library resources, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the collection, resources and programs and plan for library enhanceme

[ha-Safran] Replacing Athena Software

Dear Friends: We are a small synagogue library, with a collection of approximately 3,500 books. We have managed the collection for the past 13 years with Athena software, which has worked well for us.However, since Follett will no longer be supporting Athena as of June 2016,

[ha-Safran] From ALA's New Members Roundtable

APPLY FOR THE 2016 NMRT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT Deadline: Sunday, December 20, 2015 by 5 pm (EST). We are excited to announce that members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply for a grant to help offset expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 23 – June 28, 2016

[ha-Safran] grandparents

Does anyone have any ideas for folktales or stories for upper elementary (4th & 5th graders) that feature grandparents or elders? I have some ideas but don't feel quite satisfied yet! Thanks! Toby Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai 206-693-3379 Seattle 425-559-2579 Bellevue http://

Re: [ha-Safran] Replacing Athena Software

Hi marsha We are investigationg having a vendor forum at the upcoming AJLconference Please join us to learn more about that important topic Shoshanah Sent from my iPad > On Nov 18, 2015, at 10:50 AM, "Marsha Massey" wrote: > > Dear Friends: > > We are a small synagogue library, with a co