Re: [ha-Safran] Ann Brenner & Pirke Avot at the White House

2021-06-05 Thread Robin Zeitz via Hasafran 
Eric Lander is a member of my synagogue and his written words were also
reflected in comments he made at his swearing-in ceremony with VP Kamala
Harris, with his wife and three children in attendance.  See

*CSpan Video of Swearing In Ceremony – Wed June 2*

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://youtu.be/jnRgz1C5RyQ__;!!KGKeukY!kVYnfCrRvWen6vUxtf1kmrnFDQ25LFk8oV_0sWdYIpbogdD6O6HvxGGqt_YC5w2_iJ8$
 


*Robin*

Robin I. Zeitz
Beth El Temple Center
Belmont, MA
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On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 11:59 AM Cohen, Julie via Hasafran <
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> A colleague sent me this wonderful article last night. Kol ha-kavod to Ann
> and the great librarians at the Library of Congress!
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> Julie
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> *From:* exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu <
> exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu> *On Behalf Of *Rodger Friedman
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 3, 2021 1:05 PM
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> *Subject:* ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Eric Lander's swearing-in ceremony
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> Eric Lander, a prominent geneticist, was appointed as President Biden's
> Science Advisor, now a cabinet-level post, and Director of the Office of
> Science and Technology Policy.
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> For his swearing-in ceremony, he chose a Talmudic tract on ethics, rather
> than a bible.  This short essay is his explanation of why he chose that,
> and how Ann Brenner, a librarian at LOC, helped him choose a particular
> copy of the text, published in Naples in 1492.
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> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/06/02/repairing-the-world-the-book-i-chose-for-my-swearing-in-ceremony/__;!!KGKeukY!kVYnfCrRvWen6vUxtf1kmrnFDQ25LFk8oV_0sWdYIpbogdD6O6HvxGGqt_YCUH33KBQ$
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Re: [ha-Safran] For synagogue librarians--amount of donations confidential?

2021-04-16 Thread Robin Zeitz via Hasafran 
Judy,

At our small library, we have a small annual budget -- used to purchase
library-specific supplies, software and tech support. We present an annual
request to our Finance Committee during our budgeting cycle. More major
expenses, e.g. computers, come from a different fund, but we need to
request it during the budgeting cycle. Any funds not expended return to the
synagogue's coffers.

We also have a Library Books Fund -- used to purchase books and library
resources. Funds for the Library Books Fund come  from donations and we
know who the donors are and the amount, unless they ask to be anonymous. We
can use these funds whenever we choose to, and when there are funds
available. We periodically remind people to donate to the Library Books
Fund, but don't do a major appeal.

*Robin*

Robin I. Zeitz
Beth El Temple Center
Belmont, MA
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On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 2:06 AM Judy Petersen via Hasafran <
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> Hi,
>  My synagogue has a new Executive Director.  She is very supportive of
> the Library and wants to professionalize the synagogue's systems, which is
> great, but we're butting heads on one particular issue.
>  Currently, when I receive a donation to the library, I'm told the
> name of the person and the amount.  Since I don't have a budget, I use
> these donations to purchase books, usually for the children's library, and
> I book plate the books that I purchase with the name of the donor.  If I
> don't know the amount, I don't know how many books to purchase.
>  My executive director proposes to give me a budget (YAY!) that would
> include book purchases (YAY again!).  However, she feels the amount of any
> donations to the Library going forward should be confidential and should be
> used to offset my allotted budget. My feeling is that I should continue to
> have the authority to spend any donations over and above my budget how I
> wish, that donations directed to the Library shouldn't be used to offset
> the budget, and that the amount (usually in the neighborhood of $18-$60)
> does not need to be confidential.
>  I have my monthly meeting with her next Tuesday.  It would be great
> if some synagogue librarians could weigh and let me know how the question
> of confidentiality of donations is handled at your synagogue.
>  Many thanks,
>
> Judy Petersen
> Library Director
> Congregation Har Shalom
> Fort Collins, CO
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Re: [ha-Safran] Shelf Spacer Blocks?

2017-02-15 Thread Robin Zeitz 
Perhaps try foam board or styrofoam sheets, cut with an exacto blade, and
then wrapped?
Craft stores have such and they're not very expensive.

*Robin*

Robin I. Zeitz
​Library Committee
Beth El Temple Center, Belmont, MA​

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On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Micah Salb  wrote:

> Folks:
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> We have shelves that are not full but for which a bookend would not be
> warranted. I would like to have blocks of varying thicknesses to add to
> those shelves to fill in the shelf so that the books stay upright.  We
> planned to make those.  I envisioned buying cardboard precut, say 9" x 6",
> and made into stacks---some 1", some 2", some 3", etc.---and then wrapped
> with brown kraft paper, like a present.
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>
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> But I haven’t been able to find suitable cardboard, card stock, chipboard,
> or backer board of suitable size and thickness at a modest price.
>
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> Does anyone have a supplier, or a better idea of how to make these?
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> Thanks.
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> Micah Salb
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Re: [ha-Safran] Has anyone encountered this individual?

2016-12-12 Thread Robin Zeitz 
He contacted our congregation as well, actually communicating with our
Temple's President
​, regarding our library and​
 our genizah. We have a small collection, entirely administered by
volunteers.

I expressed a note of caution
​, indicating that I had heard of book dealers who sometimes fished for
valuable items that might not be recognized by the owners​
.
​Your communication makes me even more suspicious.​

As we are entirely administered by volunteers, and have no time anyway, a
polite letter was sent to him indicating that we couldn't accommodate him
at this time.

Regarding books that no longer serve us, we created a small self-serve Book
Shuk for sales to our congregation, but don't expand outside the Temple.
Other items are donated to a local nonprofit, More Than Words
​,​
via a book collection container I arranged to be placed at our parking lot
entrance. (It is also fairly heavily used by the public.)

Robin Zeitz
Beth El Temple Center
Belmont, MA
​www.betheltemplecenter.org/education/library
libr...@betheltemplecenter.org​


On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 10:18 PM Amy Wissoker Graham <awgra...@comcast.net>
wrote:

Has anyone been contacted by a gentleman named Sam Mandel about old

books?  We received an email from him saying that he was interested

in old books for his collection and to share with others, and asking

to come see what we had. It seemed a little odd, but potentially

useful. We are having a book sale in January (donations that are

either duplicates or not worth adding, and books weeded from the

collection) and I never know what to do with all of the leftovers.

Handing them off to him would actually help me out a lot. It just

seemed like an odd, random request, so I thought I'd check with you all.



Feel free to contact me offline if you are uncomfortable answering to

the list.



Thanks for any insights.



Amy





Amy Wissoker Graham

Ray Doblitz Memorial Library

Congregation Ohev Shalom

Wallingford, PA

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