Re: [ha-Safran] Synagogue library in an orthodox shul?

I belong to two Orthodox shuls. Both have large collections of books. One has a room that is called "Library." I would not call these collections "libraries" because they have no catalogs, no person in charge, no collection development policies, etc. They never asked for librarian expertise fr

Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

I, too, am interested in this. We might be using a lettering machine but I'm not sure how large the letters can go or all the different things it can do yet. We are also thinking of just laminating broad subject area signs made on a computer. I have been looking at pinterest also. I would love h

Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

I did general ones, as you mentioned: Fiction, Biography, Picture Books, Juvenile Fiction. For the Non-Fiction some I used were: Philosophy, Bible, Holidays, Haggadot, Parenting, Crafts, Hebrew Language, Bible Stories, Holocaust, Israel. From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Sally Stieglitz via Hasaf

[ha-Safran] request for help from a (native) Hebrew speaking librarian

Dear Safranim, We received a call from a library patron who, though we were able to help her with her research somewhat, she specifically asked to talk to a native Hebrew speaking librarian. Is there someone among you who would be willing to converse with her as one native Hebrew speaker to another

Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

Hi Rob, I did this some years ago when I was a synagogue librarian. It depends largely on your collections. For example, the shul library I was at had substantial poetry collections. Your institution may not. If you do a shelf read/count, you will get some ideas. Best regards Sally On Tue, Dec

[ha-Safran] Soviet Embassy

I would like to find out if it is possible to obtain records (c. 1965) from what was the Soviet Embassy? Would anyone have advice about how I could research this? Thanks very much. Anna Olswanger Anna Olswanger | Literary Agent | Olswanger Literary LLC 16-60 Chandler Drive | Fair Lawn, NJ | 07

[ha-Safran] Synagogue library in an orthodox shul?

Dear Colleagues, Someone asked me if I knew of any orthodox synagogues with a library that could use some support. I know that many synagogues have bate midrash in various capacities, but I don't know of any with a librarian (I know some yeshivot and day schools have, but this particular question

[ha-Safran] Judaica Librarian/Archivist position (Merion Station, PA)

Job Description Position title: Librarian/Archivist Position summary Experienced Librarian/Archivist needed to assist private individual in organizing, maintaining and processing a collection of documents, records, photographs, correspondence & books. Responsible for the daily operations of th

[ha-Safran] AJL Classroom - Up coming course - Introduction to Elazar for Synagogue Libraries

Dear Safranim/Safraniyot, AJL Classroom is proud to announce the new up coming course - Introduction to Elazar for Synagogue Libraries. Organizing a synagogue’s collection is crucial to maintaining a library rather than a “room full of books.” This three-session course will provide synagogue lib