Re: [ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

2020-03-12 Thread Robbin Katzin via Hasafran
Better World Books does not take non-western script books  https://www.betterworldbooks.com/go/library-donation-guidelines. I recommend that someone who can identify the books decide which ones should be buried.  Even the dictionary is an issue, since it has all the (Hebrew) names of G-d, but as

Re: [ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

2020-03-12 Thread Israel Mizrahi via Hasafran
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Re: [ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

2020-03-12 Thread rhaus_com--- via Hasafran
I take everything Jewish and in good condition because I run a yearly book sale. I box it up and place it in our synagogue's storage until the sale. Whatever doesn't sell over 2-3 years I leave out for anyone to take and whatever is left from that goes to our public library for their book sale.

Re: [ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

2020-03-12 Thread Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran
kesville Branch 1301 Reisterstown Road Baltimore, MD 21208 410.887.1234 www.bcpl.info<http://www.bcpl.info/> From: Hasafran on behalf of Maxine Wolfson via Hasafran Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 12:20 PM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Unwante

Re: [ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

2020-03-12 Thread Daniel Stuhlman via Hasafran
Donations are a mixed blessing. You have already done what I would do. However, sometimes I am able to sell some books and sometimes I know of people who would like the donated books and I let them know. Two weeks ago someone donated some medical scrubs. I put them on the giveaway shelves and t

Re: [ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

2020-03-12 Thread books2gogh via Hasafran
You should have a formal, published donations policy. Put it in the shul bulletin a couple of times a year. Keep a copy in the library handbook. Suggested language may include: all print donations are accepted at the discretion of the librarian. Any items that are not addrd to the library collecti

[ha-Safran] Unwanted donations

2020-03-11 Thread Maxine Wolfson via Hasafran
What do people do with unwanted donations? I have a box of all-Hebrew (to the point where I can't even tell you what they are) books someone dropped outside the library door. No name. there is an 11 volume Hebrew dictionary (we have one on the shelf) but many of the others are a mystery. Books tha