[ha-Safran] Another goodbye

2017-05-18 Thread Toby Harris
Dear Friends and Colleagues: The synagogue where I am employed has decided to severely cut the librarian position down to 8 hours a month. Needless to say, I will be leaving by June 15 (maybe June 8). I was informed that they will be planning for a library commons or educational commons, but a

Re: [ha-Safran] Another goodbye

2017-05-18 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot
Toby was a valued AJL member. She chaired an excellent conference in Seattle and continued as the National Conference Chair for several years. The decision of her synagogue's leadership is not an isolated case. Every time when I hear of such decisions, I feel a personal pain. I thank Toby in beha

Re: [ha-Safran] Another goodbye

2017-05-19 Thread Barbara Karp
I share your mixed emotions. It was almost two years ago (where has the time gone?) that the school where I worked for 24 years moved to a location that had no space for a library--and no need for a librarian. After packing thousands of books, hoping these treasures would someday be again used a

Re: [ha-Safran] Another goodbye

2017-05-19 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz
Harris Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 6:26 PM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Another goodbye Dear Friends and Colleagues: The synagogue where I am employed has decided to severely cut the librarian position down to 8 hours a month. Needless to say, I will be leaving by June 15