[ha-Safran] what to do with VHS??

Hi everyone, I am finally going through my ancient VHS collection in my library. Two questions: 1. If I'm not mistaken, according to copyright regulations, I am not allowed to make a DVD copy of a film on VHS if a DVD copy is available to purchase. And if one isn't available, and I do

[ha-Safran] aleph-bet stories

Hi, I think this question went around once before, but I'm trying to remember the title of and find a book of short stories in English about the Aleph-bet from many years ago. Maybe had a brown cover? The letters of the aleph-bet were personified, each story was about one or some of the

Re: [ha-Safran] future of libraries in general

I am the head librarian at a Jewish elementary school K-6 in Montreal. We have a large library program, classes visit the library for each language Hebrew, English and French on a separate visit every two weeks. Books are still essential to our program. Teachers require students to take books

[ha-Safran] new YA grapic novel in Hebrew!

Hi everyone, I’d like to highly recommend an incredible new YA graphic novel series - in Hebrew! It’s called the Peacemaker עושה שלום by Moshik Gulst. It’s something that we haven’t seen on the Hebrew market yet and would be extremely popular, especially with boys ages 10 and up. It’s about a

Re: [ha-Safran] Hebrew language newspapers for upper elementary

Yanshuf and its lower level counterpart Bereshit are the best I have found. Check them out at www.hebrewtoday.com From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Kathe Pinchuck Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 11:43 AM To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu; Stephanie Entin

[ha-Safran] FW: Wonderful conference

HERE HERE!! Kol hakavod! From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Haim A Gottschalk Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 9:38 AM To: Hasafran Listserv Subject: [ha-Safran] Wonderful conference The 2015 AJL Conference was awesome. The presentations were of high caliber and

Re: [ha-Safran] Book recommendation

A fantastic new book I’ve read recently is Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy: “After she's hit by lightning at a wedding, twelve-year-old Lilah Bloom develops a new talent: she hears dead people. Among them, there's her over-opinionated bubby Dora; a comically prissy fashion designer; and an

[ha-Safran] ebooks

Anyone else in a K-6 school library using ebooks? I'm currently doing some research on what might be the best for my school. So far Sebco and Capstone are top contenders. Any particular recommendations for these or other options? Arguments for or against? Thanks in advance Talya Reading is

[ha-Safran] questions about ebooks

I have been investigating the options out there for ebooks for my elementary school library. My question is - once you have ebooks - do you add the link to your school website? How do we make them generally available to our students? Thanks Talya Reading is life...the rest is just footnotes

[ha-Safran] ereaders for a school library

Hello all, My new principal has expressed eager interest in having us begin an ereader program and/or ebooks for our elementary school (hooray!) Has anyone begun using them with students? Any recommendations or warnings?? Thank you so much in advance for your advice Talya Reading is life...the

[ha-Safran] weeding question

Hi all, I am doing a MAJOR weeding of my collection this summer. I have the set Library of the Universe by Issaac Asimov, a set about astronomy. It is quite extensive, however, it is also 22 years old. Some things stay the same in astronomy, but others change - namely Pluto's status, and the

Re: [ha-Safran] bible story dvds

I use both of those series for my conservative elementary school students and they are quite successful. If you can manage to find the series In the beginning animated by Osamu Tezuka, produced by the Nippon Television network, I would HIGHLY recommend it. It is a 25 volume set from 1995 and it

[ha-Safran] date due cards

Hello everyone, I would like to know some input regarding date due cards: We are an elementary school library. We have always used date due cards. We have volunteers who spend endless hours stamping dates onto hundreds of cards. Our circulation period is for two weeks, yet we do not have the

[ha-Safran] Religion in the Renaissance by Crabtree

Hello all, I just purchased and received Religion in the Renaissance by Crabtree, part of their Renaissance World series, and was profoundly disturbed to read how they covered the Spanish Inquisition and the situation of the Jews at the time. I understand these texts are limited in word