[ha-Safran] the librarian's dilemma

2019-09-10 Thread Amy Turim via Hasafran
Dear colleagues. My problem is not unique, but I’m stumped and am reaching out for your assistance for any who can help. My library has good coverage of Sholom Aleichem: a few different “Best ofs” , a Treasury, and many story collections. MOST have never been borrowed, and I see that the mos

[ha-Safran] Need Help with Elazar

2019-09-10 Thread Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran
*Shalom,* *Nancy has contacted AJL with questions as to how to catalog in Elazar. Please see her question below and respond to her directly. I will of course let her know that by joining AJL she will have access to numerous resources to help with her task.* We have a library at our JCC in Boulder

[ha-Safran] New Book Announcement

2019-09-10 Thread Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran
Shalom, Below is a post from a new HaSafran sponsor: Dear readers, The new book, “The Girl in the Haystack,” tells the true-life story of an Atlantic City woman who, as a young Jewish girl in western Ukraine during World War II, survived a pogrom, the Tuchin ghetto, and nearly two years in hiding

[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Manuscript Competition

2019-09-10 Thread Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran
Because of how Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fall this year, the deadline for submissions to the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Competition has been extended to October 6.  Details, requirements and forms are available on the AJL website. Please spread the word to unpublished writers of literary fiction