[ha-Safran] Book repair supplies

Hello colleagues, I've been asked to help with the repair of siddurim and chumshim (the Etz Chaim chumashim are taking a beating) at my synagogue. The only supplies I currently have in stock are 3 inch clear book tape and some repair corners. Fortunately, there's another volunteer who has be

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL's Spring 2022 Author Showcase (5/15)

Is this happening today? If so, how do I join the Zoom? Thanks, Diane Diane Wolf bennet...@comcast.net mailto:bennet...@comcast.net Congregation Beth Shalom Library Wilmington DE > On 03/16/2022 12:56 PM Michelle Chesner via Hasafran > wrote: > > > Dear colleagues and fellow AJL me

[ha-Safran] Little Free Library (was Tiny Library)

My synagogue's Little Free Library is an initiative of our Tikkun Olam Committee. We are located near an elementary school that serves an underprivileged population. The committee chose to exclude Jewish books and stocks the library with (mostly) children's books. In the seventy years since o

[ha-Safran] Magazines for synagogue libraries

Dear colleagues, I stopped all serials when our building was closed and would like to restart some print subscriptions for 2022. Unless I missed it, I could not find a list of magazines recommended for synagogue libraries on the AJL website (or elsewhere). I would welcome your suggestions. Th

[ha-Safran] Online journal subscriptions

I'm seeking your experiences with online subscriptions to magazines such as the Forward and Moment for your synagogues. I have a personal subscription to The Forward but I'm not willing to share that with the institution. Thanks, Diane Diane Wolf Congregation Beth Shalom Library Wilmington

[ha-Safran] Fwd: Attribution of Heschel reading

I'm not sure if this went through the first time I tried. - Diane > -- Original Message -- > > Dear Colleagues, > > I’m seeking help with an attribution. At the back of Siddur Sim Shalom > for Shabbat and festivals (Conservative) there are additional prayers a

[ha-Safran] Seeking help in writing presentation on born digital archives

Hello and happy Hanukkah, I've been so focused on my synagogue's print archives, that I have not been paying attention to the born digital records. Apparently, born digital records are being deleted, etc. I would like to present a very brief defense of archiving born digital materials to the s

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Covid19 - on surfaces? information for reopening libraries

As a retired medical librarian, I'm a bit wary of getting medical information from news sources. If you go to the bottom link for Arutz Sheva, you will see the following sentences: "Partial results received until now show that the virus did not succeed in growing or infecting in lab conditions

[ha-Safran] Please put locations in subject line when announcing events

It’s wonderful to read about so many interesting programs, etc., on our listserv. Sometimes I have to read the entire announcement before learning that the event is too far away for me to consider. It would be helpful if we all indicated the location in the subject line. For those who are job

[ha-Safran] Book on Delaware's Jewish Judges

* https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/# Actions https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/# Hello * , Hello, I'm an AJL member who has just joined the board of the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware (JHSD). JHSD is a not for profit organization that just published a book on Delaware's Jewish j

[ha-Safran] Fwd: Summer issue feature on books - message to editor of Moment

Original Message -- From: Diane Wolf To: "edi...@momentmag.com" Cc: Dina Herbert Date: July 2, 2019 at 2:18 PM Subject: Summer issue feature on books I am a librarian who is new to Jewish libraries and looked forward to the Moment feature on books to see what I might add to m