[ha-Safran] studies about Jewish use of libraries

Hi Safranim, I am seeking materials that I can use to revise the AJL Advocacy Kit, which is about a decade old. In particular, I'd love to know about recent studies showing how important libraries are to people in general and to Jews in particular. Studies showing that Jews value education (which

[ha-Safran] free program on genealogy and local history reference and instruction

Genealogy and Local History Research, Reference, and Instruction at the New York Public Library March 26, 2PM - 3PM Eastern Suffolk County Library

[ha-Safran] book club revamp

Hi! My Jewish young professionals book club is looking into ways to diversify our readings. I have heard of book clubs that assign monthly themes ahead of time so not all books are about the Holocaust or not all books are 'chicklit.' (These are the two biggest recurring themes in our club and it

Re: [ha-Safran] cataloging

I would be interested in the cataloging course on Tuesday March 16. The announcement did not display on my gmail till recently. I apologize for not writing by March 11 but I only found out about the course very recently. Thank you very much for letting me know if I can attend tomorrow's

[ha-Safran] March Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for March. Our host this month is Yael Shahar at the Memory & Redemption blog. You can see the Carnival at