Re: [ha-Safran] To Safranim in the Boston area

2023-09-01 Thread Kimberley A Shaw via Hasafran
And if anyone remembers "wasn't there a bindery in Charlestown?", yes, there WAS, but Acme / HF Group has now moved out of the region completely, alas. Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 2:49 AM Martha Simpson via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.o

[ha-Safran] Seeking two books from Pinking Shears Publications

2022-03-15 Thread Kimberley A Shaw via Hasafran
ailable copies, or where/how I may find some, please let me know -- the usual sources (bookfinder etc) have not produced any copies so far. Best regards, Kimberley Shaw Acquisitions Associate LTS Collections Wellesley College Library Wellesley MA __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are

[ha-Safran] Obsolete media in synagogue libraries

2022-03-01 Thread Kimberley A Shaw via Hasafran
to transfer well to digital content, patrons can use THAT, and the original tapes live "backstage" as archival backup. Best regards, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 8:55 PM Andrea Rapp via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Have you

Re: [ha-Safran] The Eternal Jew

2022-02-24 Thread Kimberley A Shaw via Hasafran
, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:09 AM Kimberley A Shaw wrote: > I'd try interlibrary loan -- it's on a DVD released in 2004 in Chicago, > and several libraries have it. (Details copied from worldcat below.) > Best of luck, > Kimberley Shaw > Wellesley College Library > > re: > Der Ewig

Re: [ha-Safran] Where to find out of print DVDs of Israeli films & digital access to Israeli films

2022-02-11 Thread Kimberley A Shaw via Hasafran
And don't forget alibris.com -- they supply OP videos as well as books! all the best, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 3:44 PM Kolodney, Uri via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Hi Dan, > > Some out of print titles could be found on

Re: [ha-Safran] Are you a Goodreads member? Jewish YA in need of some support

2021-07-15 Thread Kimberley A Shaw via Hasafran
Thank you for posting this, Aviva -- this Goodreads *author* is going to have a look at this book right now! Best, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library author of "Handful of Spells" publ.2014, and work in progress "Only by a thread". On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 6:01 PM Aviv

Re: [ha-Safran] Max Brod and Zionism

2017-03-20 Thread Kimberley A Shaw
My library has only one book by Max Brod which is translated into English (see below); can you give specific title/s you're seeking? Best, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library one translated Brod book: AUTHORBrod, Max, 1884-1968 TITLEHeidentum, Christentum, Judentum. English TITLE

Re: [ha-Safran] looking for out of print book

2017-03-15 Thread Kimberley A Shaw
PS: besides Alibris, which is great for out-of-print books on all topics, there is Schoen Books in Deerfield MA Ken Schoen has a website now, schoenbooks.com, and a very impressive collection of Judaica of all kinds and types. Best, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library On Wed, Mar 15, 2017

Re: [ha-Safran] looking for out of print book

2017-03-15 Thread Kimberley A Shaw
Hello all: Another useful source for OP books is Alibris, and they have a division just for doing business with libraries: http://library.alibris.com/ They, too, offer periodic discounts! Best, Kimberley Shaw Acquisitions Associate Wellesley College Library On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Petite

Re: [ha-Safran] Mainstream Kidlit/YA books with Jewish protagonists

2016-06-13 Thread Kimberley A Shaw
Here is another self-promotion! This book may be especially appealing to the Harry Potter crowd. In "A Handful of Spells" (Savvy Press 2014, 9781939113283), Caitlin Leo struggles to find her place in a world in between Deaf and Hearing, Jewish and gentile ... and magical and "Plod&q

Re: [ha-Safran] Crumbling Yiddish Book from 1938 What to do With it?

2015-01-22 Thread Kimberley A Shaw
at my workplace have this kind of enclosure around them. NEDCC also conducts Preservation 101 workshops for those interested in learning how to care for fragile, damaged, or endangered books, files, and photos. Best of luck, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 8:02 PM

Re: [ha-Safran] All-of-a-Kind Family

2013-02-14 Thread Kimberley A Shaw
-of-a-kind+familywauth=wquery=x=0y=0 Maybe an angel or two could buy/donate copies of the other volumes? Truly, the books of this series ought to *stay* in print, up there with the Little House books. Loved 'em as a kid, still do now. Best of luck, Kimberley Shaw Wellesley College Library On Thu, Feb

Re: [ha-Safran] Shomer Shabbat and Working in the Public Library

2012-05-10 Thread Kimberley A Shaw
It could be that the churchgoers are afraid that somebody might ask *them* to work on a Sunday someday. Having libraries be closed on Sunday looks like religious accommodation to me! But people don't often see it that way because a Christian point of view is such an automatic part of the cultural