[ha-Safran] The Book of Life posts a new episode and moves to a new schedule

2011-12-05 Thread Heidi Estrin
the six years the podcast has been in production! Enjoy, and Happy Chanukah! Heidi Estrin www.bookoflifepodcast.comhttp://www.bookoflifepodcast.com __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries

[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour Schedule

2012-01-26 Thread Heidi Estrin
, as well as selected notables, will be included. You can find the full schedule, with links to participating blogs, at http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/Blog/tabid/104/ID/4705/Blog-Tour-2012-The-Sydney-Taylor-Book-Award-Interviews.aspx. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he

[ha-Safran] Differing Opinion: Many Days, One Shabbat

2012-03-01 Thread Heidi Estrin
that there was a recurring pattern of Many/One on each spread. So please do give Many Days, One Shabbat a try in your storytimes. And remember, sometimes the only way to truly tell if a children's book works, is to read it with the children. Respectfully, Heidi Estrin Feldman Children's Library

[ha-Safran] Podcast: Room Enough for Daisy

2012-03-06 Thread Heidi Estrin
/2012/03/room-enough-for-daisy.html. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin Host, The Book of Life www.bookoflifepodcast.comhttp://www.bookoflifepodcast.com __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Author Margarita Engle My Father's Secret

2012-04-18 Thread Heidi Estrin
Author Margarita Engle shares a tribute to her father on The Book of Life at http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-fathers-secret.html. Engle won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Teen Readers category a few years ago for Tropical Secrets. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he

[ha-Safran] Jewish Book Carnival for May

2012-05-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
where book bloggers who promote Jewish literature come together to share some of their best content from the past month. Take a look at the links, read the great articles, reviews, and interviews, and feel free to join the conversation by commenting on the posts. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin he

[ha-Safran] Diversity discussion on CBC blog

2012-05-21 Thread Heidi Estrin
at the CBC diversity blog at http://www.cbcdiversity.com/2012/05/its-complicated.html . Thanks! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries

[ha-Safran] Try out the interactive AJL convention image!

2012-05-29 Thread Heidi Estrin
/jewishlibraries and click on the Interactive! tab near the top (between Photos and Likes), or go directly to the image at https://www.facebook.com/jewishlibraries/app_122951281158671. Please do share this on your own Facebook page! Thanks to all for your help in promoting the AJL Convention! Heidi

[ha-Safran] Facebooking the convention

2012-06-03 Thread Heidi Estrin
If you will be at the AJL Convention in Pasadena, and if you are a Facebook user, consider yourself invited to help Facebook the convention! We especially need those of you with the ability to easily send photos to FB (via smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc.). If you're interested, contact Heidi

[ha-Safran] Facebooking the AJL Convention

2012-06-14 Thread Heidi Estrin
- but you can still read it even if you are not on Facebook yourself! Any questions, contact Heidi Estrin at he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org or facebook.com/heidiestrin. __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] AJL PR Chair Needed

2012-07-09 Thread Heidi Estrin
) is intelligent and well-spoken, and 3) isn't afraid of using technology (blogging, social media, updating websites, etc). If you are interested in helping AJL with PR, please contact AJL President Heidi Estrin at he...@cbiboca.org. THANK YOU! __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

[ha-Safran] Jewish Book Carnival for July

2012-07-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
literature come together to share some of their best content from the past month. Take a look at the links, read the great articles, reviews, and interviews, and feel free to join the conversation by commenting on the posts. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages

[ha-Safran] Greetings from the new AJL president

2012-07-25 Thread Heidi Estrin
Shalom! On June 20, 2012 at our annual conference in beautiful Pasadena, CA, I was installed as the 26th President of the Association of Jewish Libraries. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as President for an organization comprised of professional and intelligent people, who are so

[ha-Safran] AJL Development Chair Needed

2012-07-30 Thread Heidi Estrin
are interested in helping AJL with Development, please contact AJL President Heidi Estrin at he...@cbiboca.org. THANK YOU! __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Why support your local library?

2012-08-22 Thread Heidi Estrin
Forwarding a message that may be useful to those of you with an interest in public libraries. – Heidi Estrin Daniel at StateStats says: I worked closely with the ALA and IMLS to create this infographic about Why support your local library?” We are using this to drum up support for volunteers

[ha-Safran] Follow-up on Publishers Weekly

2012-08-27 Thread Heidi Estrin
useful. Heidi Estrin President, AJL presid...@jewishlibraries.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send

[ha-Safran] Seeking Google Docs expert

2012-09-04 Thread Heidi Estrin
back to AJL by offering a little of your expertise, please email Heidi Estrin, AJL President, and presid...@jewishlibraries.orgmailto:presid...@jewishlibraries.org. Thank you! Heidi Estrin President, Association of Jewish Libraries __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

Re: [ha-Safran] PJ Library

2012-09-10 Thread Heidi Estrin
, please email me at presid...@jewishlibraries.org so that I can incorporate them into the conversation we're already having with PJ. Thanks very much, Heidi Estrin President, AJL presid...@jewishlibraries.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran] FW: Survey request

2012-09-19 Thread Heidi Estrin
[I received this message and I am passing it along. This is a survey of religious libraries to see whether they include Harry Potter books, and why or why not. - President Heidi Estrin] The Center for the Study of Information and Religion, hosted by the School of Library and Information

[ha-Safran] IMPORTANT news about AJL's Facebook page

2012-10-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
/bookoflifepodcast. Thanks, and see you on Facebook! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] IMPORTANT news about AJL's Facebook page

2012-10-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
/bookoflifepodcast. Thanks, and see you on Facebook! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] IMPORTANT news about AJL's Facebook page

2012-10-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
/bookoflifepodcast. Thanks, and see you on Facebook! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] FW: University of Adelaide Press - free e-books

2012-10-29 Thread Heidi Estrin
and I will forward it to you. Thanks, Heidi Estrin President, AJL Dear President of the Association of Jewish Libraries The University of Adelaide's Barr Smith Library has established the University of Adelaide Press, a digital academic publisher that exclusively publishes original research

[ha-Safran] geneology question

2012-11-06 Thread Heidi Estrin
The message below was sent to me at the AJL President’s email address, but I don’t know how to answer it. Can any of you help Alexey Abushenko with this genealogical question? Please respond to him directly at ankop...@gmail.commailto:ankop...@gmail.com. Thanks Heidi Estrin AJL President

[ha-Safran] Quick Survey

2012-11-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
Don't forget to fill out this very short AJL survey that will help us promote Jewish libraries!!! We'll use your answers to write an article highlighting the value of Jewish libraries. If you can send us a photo of your library too, that'd be a big help! (Make sure to get permission from any

[ha-Safran] AJL Facebook Writer-in-Residence for December: Erika Dreifus

2012-11-28 Thread Heidi Estrin
http://www.erikadreifus.com/2012/11/wednesdays-work-in-progress-being-a-virtual-writer-in-residence/ to learn more about this. See you on Facebook! Heidi Estrin President, AJL __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] Seven new episodes of the AJL Podcast

2012-12-21 Thread Heidi Estrin
in translation. Thanks to the volunteers who have been editing these recordings to get them ready for you, and thanks to all of you for your patience. I hope that the high quality of the content in the podcasts will make up for the poor sound quality! Heidi Estrin President, AJL __ Messages

[ha-Safran] Podcast: 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Awards

2013-01-24 Thread Heidi Estrin
/01/announcing-2013-sydney-taylor-book.html. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin bookoflifepodc...@gmail.commailto:bookoflifepodc...@gmail.com __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] info on Yehuda Amichai

2013-01-28 Thread Heidi Estrin
AJL, the following message was sent to us through Facebook. If you have any info to share, please send a message to Lamphrang via https://www.facebook.com/lamphrang.izrael. Thanks Heidi Estrin, AJL Prez MESSAGE FROM FACEBOOK: Hello, My close friend from Shillong, Meghalaya, India, (North

[ha-Safran] BLOG TOUR! Sydney Taylor Book Award

2013-01-31 Thread Heidi Estrin
The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be celebrating and showcasing its 2013 gold and silver medalists and a few selected Notables with a Blog Tour, February 11-15, 2013! Interviews with winning authors and illustrators will appear on a wide variety of Jewish and kidlit blogs. For those of you who

[ha-Safran] Blog Tour Pulp-O-Mizer Poster

2013-02-07 Thread Heidi Estrin
at http://jewishlibraries.org/blog. See you in the blogosphere! Heidi Estrin, AJL President he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question

2013-02-10 Thread Heidi Estrin
of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what's normal. Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian-I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast QA on Hava Nagila

2013-03-06 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features a QA with filmmaker Roberta Grossman about her new documentary on Hava Nagila! You can hear the podcast online at: http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2013/03/hava-nagilah-movie.html Please feel free

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: Sophie Brody Award!

2013-04-04 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Emily Bergman about the Sophie Brody Award from ALA's RUSA, for outstanding Jewish literature. You can hear the podcast online at: http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-sophie

[ha-Safran] An ode to YOU, and why we need you in Houston

2013-04-11 Thread Heidi Estrin
on your boss (link below). Just get there any way you can. Because we miss you! Love, AJL President Heidi Estrin __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] April Jewish Book Carnival!

2013-04-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
Jewish Book Carnival will be hosted by me, Heidi Estrin at The Book of Life. Bloggers should send links to their own recent Jewish literary posts by May 12 at he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org. The links will be included in our monthly roundup of Jewish bookish news. We need hosts

[ha-Safran] 2013 Manuscript Bibliography Award Winners!

2013-04-19 Thread Heidi Estrin
This is the article that appears on the front page of AJL's website and was sent out as a press release. Share the news! Congratulations to the 2013 AJL Award Winners! The Association of Jewish Libraries is proud to announce the winners of both the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award and the Judaica

[ha-Safran] May Jewish Book Carnival has been posted

2013-05-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
The May Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Heidi Estrin at The Book of Life. You can read it at http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-jewish-book-carnival-may-2013.html. You'll find links to Jewish book

[ha-Safran] Venue for social event at ALA

2013-06-03 Thread Heidi Estrin
-A-Social-Gathering-During-ALA.aspx Best, Heidi Estrin __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran

[ha-Safran] Fwd: bookmobile program

2013-06-07 Thread Heidi Estrin
Does anyone have suggestions for a circ system for bookmobiles? See the message below that was sent to AJL via our website. - Forwarded message - From: Orli Dubov odu...@amcearlylearn.com To: Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org Subject: bookmobile program Date: Thu, Jun 6, 2013 11:25 PM

[ha-Safran] Facebooking the AJL Conference

2013-06-09 Thread Heidi Estrin
The 48th Annual Association of Jewish Libraries Conference in Houston, Texas starts in one week! I am looking forward to seeing many of you there, but I hope that those who can't join us in person will keep an eye on Facebook for the duration of the conference (June 16-19). We'll be posting

[ha-Safran] AJL Conference: Twitter hashtag

2013-06-10 Thread Heidi Estrin
! AJL is on Twitter: @jewishlibraries. Thanks! Heidi Estrin President, Association of Jewish Libraries __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] June Jewish Book Carnival has been posted!

2013-06-13 Thread Heidi Estrin
, and Kathy's report on the exciting Bloggers' Conference! Next month's Carnival will be hosted by Barbara Krasner at The Whole Megillah. If you blog and you'd like to participate, please email her at barbarakras...@att.netmailto:barbarakras...@att.net by July 12 with your links! Thanks, Heidi

[ha-Safran] Help wanted: AJL Podcast

2013-06-21 Thread Heidi Estrin
in touch with Toby Harris at t...@earthlink.net. Thanks! Heidi Estrin __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send

[ha-Safran] FW: Spatz macht sich (book)

2013-06-21 Thread Heidi Estrin
Hi AJLers, I received this message below about a rare Jewish book. Do any of you have an interest in it? If so, please contact Robert Oeser directly. Thank you, Heidi Estrin President, AJL From: Robert Oeser [robt.oe...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: Zayde Comes to Live

2013-07-07 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Sheri Sinykin, author of the deeply touching picture book ZAYDE COMES TO LIVE. This 2013 Sydney Taylor Honor Book sensitively tells the story of a young girl coming to terms with her

[ha-Safran] July Jewish Book Carnival

2013-07-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
The Jewish Book Carnival is hosted this month by Barbara Krasner at The Whole Megillah. Follow this link to enjoy literary Jewish links! http://thewholemegillah.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/july-2013-jewish-book-carnival/ --Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed

[ha-Safran] Jewish Books Libraries: A Match Made in Heaven

2013-07-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
in explaining AJL's value to their own administrations. I urge you to share this terrific article widely. Thanks so much to Ellen for writing it! Heidi Estrin President, AJL __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] Hava Nagila (The Movie) Educational DVDS Now Available

2013-07-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
Posting on behalf of Roberta Grossman, filmmaker: We've just made Educational DVDs available of Hava Nagila (The Movie); go to http://www.havanagilamovie.com/havastore/index.php?route=product/categorypath=63 to check out the website/shopping cart.I would love to offer Jewish libraries the

[ha-Safran] Status of AJL Website

2013-07-18 Thread Heidi Estrin
, please get in touch with me ASAP. I am open to any solution that gets our website up and running quickly. Thank you, Heidi Estrin President, Association of Jewish Li braries he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily

[ha-Safran] Podcast: Jewish Picture Books

2013-08-02 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Michelle Bayuk, Marketing Director at the publisher Albert Whitman Co., about two recent Jewish-interest picture books: * The Wooden Sword: A Jewish folktale from Afghanistan by Ann

[ha-Safran] Easy money for AJL

2013-08-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
you'll always get good results! Thanks for helping to raise money for AJL! Heidi Estrin AJL President __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] The August Jewish Book Carnival has been posted!

2013-08-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
and author interviews! Next month's Carnival will be hosted by Erika Dreifus at My Machberet. If you blog and you'd like to participate, please contact her through http://www.erikadreifus.com/contact/ by September 12 to send her your links! Thanks, Heidi Estrin __ Messages and opinions expressed

[ha-Safran] Make Plans Now to Attend the 2013 NFAIS Annual Humanities Roundtable (please share with your networks)

2013-08-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
Our friends at ATLA asked us to post this on Hasafran. Make Plans Now to Attend the 2013 NFAIS Annual Humanities Roundtable Please excuse any cross-posting One of the few information industry events that focuses primarily on the concerns of content providers and

[ha-Safran] JEDLAB, a Jewish education forum on Facebook

2013-08-22 Thread Heidi Estrin
members participate in the conversations taking place in this group. You can read an article about it here: jd.fo/i0KFdhttp://t.co/VVmnSYTiQr and check it out on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jdsmedialab/. Heidi Estrin President, AJL __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran

[ha-Safran] New podcast: INTENTIONS

2013-09-09 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Deborah Heiligman, author of the Sydney Taylor Award-winning teen novel INTENTIONS. It's a very appropriate book for the High Holiday season, with its themes of betrayal, choices

[ha-Safran] Volunteers Needed: AJL Podcast

2013-09-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
: remove dead air time, add introductions, etc. We need many hands to help make light work, as there is a large number of sessions to be edited. Please contact Heidi Estrin at he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org for more information or to volunteer. And if you have non-AJL friends who know how

[ha-Safran] Mazel tov to Peggy Pearlstein

2013-09-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
forward to seeing you at the Silver Spring conference in 2015! All the best, Heidi Estrin President, AJL __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] AJL review of The Extra

2013-09-28 Thread Heidi Estrin
, but I'd love to have some other AJL members take a look and see if you'd like to say anything too. Thanks! Heidi Estrin __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] New podcast: Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery!

2013-10-02 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Maggie Anton, author of Rashi's Daughter series, and of the new series that kicks off with Rav Hisda's Daughter: A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery. This is Book I: Apprentice

[ha-Safran] AJL, ATLA, and CLA get grant!

2013-10-02 Thread Heidi Estrin
-Needs-in-Small-Theological-and-Religious-Studies-Libraries.aspx Heidi Estrin President, AJL __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions

[ha-Safran] The October Jewish Book Carnival

2013-10-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
11, 2013. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin Librarian, Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, FL he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] FW: Dan Has finished his earthly journey

2013-10-31 Thread Heidi Estrin
Forwarding this message about AJL member Dan Rettberg ZL. May his memory be for a blessing. - Heidi Estrin October 31, 2013 4:00 PM Dear Family and Friends: My dear husband [Daniel Rettberg] ended his earthly journey at about 2 PM this afternoon. I will send another email when funeral

[ha-Safran] Thanksgivukkah book list

2013-11-06 Thread Heidi Estrin
at www.facebook.com/jewishlibrarieshttp://www.facebook.com/jewishlibraries. Please share the list with your colleagues. Thanks to my kidlit friends who helped me compile the list! Happy Thanksgivukkah! Heidi Estrin President, AJL he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions

[ha-Safran] November Jewish Book Carnival

2013-11-18 Thread Heidi Estrin
...@gmail.com by December 11, 2013. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin Librarian, Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, FL he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish

[ha-Safran] Seeking Harlow's Siddur Sim Shalom

2013-12-10 Thread Heidi Estrin
Safranim, I received this message from a gentleman seeking a digital version of Siddur Sim Shalom. Please see details below, and if you have information that can help him, please email him directly at howardr...@comcast.netmailto:howardr...@comcast.net. Thanks! Heidi Estrin President, AJL From

[ha-Safran] Address change

2013-12-10 Thread Heidi Estrin
Howdy, AJL friends. I am moving to a different apartment in the same complex (better location). If you are someone who has my mailing address in your files, please cross out Apt. 3812 and replace it with Apt. 912. All other details remain the same. Thanks! Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he

[ha-Safran] Goodsearch starting to pay off!

2013-12-10 Thread Heidi Estrin
measure, bookmark it so you can always find it easily. http://www.Goodsearch.com/?charityid=949559http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=949559 Thanks for your help in painlessly raising money for AJL! Heidi Estrin President, Association of Jewish Libraries presid...@jewishlibraries.org __ Messages

[ha-Safran] 95% of Americans find libraries important

2013-12-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
of library. http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-95-percent-of-americans-find-libraries-important-pew-reports-20131211,0,4835449.story#axzz2nf3osBAo Heidi Estrin President, AJL __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily

[ha-Safran] 2014 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour

2014-01-07 Thread Heidi Estrin
a winner and hosting a stop on the blog tour, please let us know! If you'd like to participate, please email Barbara Krasner at barbarakras...@att.netmailto:barbarakras...@att.net and CC Heidi Estrin at he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org. Thanks, and Happy New Year! Heidi Estrin Barbara

[ha-Safran] New Podcast Intervew: Hannah's Way on The Book of Life

2014-01-10 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with last year's Sydney Taylor Book Award winners, Linda Glaser and Adam Gustavson, about their heartwarming gold medalist picture book HANNAH'S WAY, the story of a Jewish girl in rural

[ha-Safran] 2013 National Jewish Book Awards

2014-01-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
recent winners can be found here: http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/2013-national-jewish-book-award-winners Enjoy, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] January Jewish Book Carnival

2014-01-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
blog to Naomi at na...@jewishbooks.orgmailto:na...@jewishbooks.org by February 12, 2014. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin Librarian, Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, FL he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran] Job posting: Day School Library in Miami, FL

2014-01-17 Thread Heidi Estrin
Job Post Date: January 15, 2014 TEMPLE BETH AM DAY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN / MEDIA SPECIALIST Overview: Our librarian will work with our Head of School to usher our current library into the 21st century. The candidate will develop a library curriculum to complement and enhance the Day School

[ha-Safran] Job posting in Miami

2014-02-05 Thread Heidi Estrin
Job Post Date: January 15, 2014 TEMPLE BETH AM DAY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN / MEDIA SPECIALIST ! Overview: Our librarian will work with our Head of School to usher our current library into the 21st century. The candidate will develop a library curriculum to complement and enhance the Day School

[ha-Safran] Three more AJL podcasts from Houston!

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
-of-Congress-Panel-Israel-and-Judaica-Section-Update.aspx Enjoy! Heidi Estrin __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran

[ha-Safran] Heidi Lerner will receive Life Membership Award

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
Mazel tov to AJL member Heidi Lerner, recipient of the Life Membership Award! The award committee members noted her longtime involvement in the profession, particularly her many important contributions on Hebraica/Judaica cataloging matters. The award will be presented at this year's conference

[ha-Safran] Blog Tour Carnival

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
, interviews and more at http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/_blog/The_ProsenPeople/post/jewish-book-carnival-february-2014/. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin President, Association of Jewish Libraries he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

[ha-Safran] Letter supporting your conference attendance

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
and excited about the upcoming conference. Please share the letter with your library's stakeholders. FYI, full conference details may be found at http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Events.aspx. See you in Vegas! Heidi Estrin President, Association of Jewish Libraries presid

[ha-Safran] The Jewish Comix Anthology

2014-02-25 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with the editor of THE JEWISH COMIX ANTHOLOGY, a project coming to life through a Kickstarter campaign (contribute now through March 5 to pre-order your copy and get rewards at http

[ha-Safran] In the News: AJL works with ATLA and CLA on Preservation Survey

2014-03-12 Thread Heidi Estrin
Thanks to AJL members Ilka Gordon and Elizabeth Stabler for participating in this collaborative project that AJL is doing with ATLA and CLA. This press release comes from the ATLA website and was also blogged on AJL’s site. – Heidi Estrin, President, AJL In Good Faith Project Prepares

[ha-Safran] March Jewish Book Carnival

2014-03-14 Thread Heidi Estrin
The March Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, is being hosted Heidi Estrin at The Book of Life. You can read it at http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-jewish-book-carnival.htmlhttp://blog.huc.edu/librariantalk/2014/01/jewish

[ha-Safran] Podcast: The Seminar on Jewish Story

2014-03-17 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview about the Seminar on Jewish Story taking place at Temple Emanu-El in NYC on May 18, 2014. This conference is co-sponsored by The Whole Megillah and the Association of Jewish Libraries

[ha-Safran] Podcast: The Legacy of Jewish Swimmers

2014-04-02 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Karen Propp. Karen won the 2013 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for her work-in-progress FREESTYLE, based on the true story of champion swimmer Judith Deutsch and the Viennese Hakoah swim

[ha-Safran] Question for all members: Podcasts?

2014-04-08 Thread Heidi Estrin
did not attend a conference, does listening to the podcast help you feel like you got to experience the conference anyway? Have you ever recommended the AJL Podcast to colleagues inside or outside of AJL? Do you feel that the AJL Podcast is worthwhile? Thank you, Heidi Estrin __ Messages

[ha-Safran] The Diverse Books Campaign

2014-04-29 Thread Heidi Estrin
://weneeddiversebooks.tumblr.com/post/83943947418/we-need-diverse-books-campaign. Please consider getting involved so that Jewish voices will be part of the mix. --Heidi Estrin, he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS CAMPAIGN Recently, there's been a groundswell of discontent

[ha-Safran] updated librarian job posting

2014-04-29 Thread Heidi Estrin
Many of you have heard that AJL's Etta Gold is semi-retiring from her position as day school and adult librarian at Temple Beth Am in Miami, FL. She will continue to work with adults, but the temple needs a new day school librarian. A job description can be found here.

[ha-Safran] Podcast: Jews in Texas

2014-05-06 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Debra Winegarten, author of THERE'S JEWS IN TEXAS? and Josh Parshall, oral historian at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life. The interview took place in Houston, TX at the Association

[ha-Safran] The May Jewish Book Carnival

2014-05-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
. Thanks to all the participating bloggers! Next month's Carnival will be hosted by Tzivia Jennifer MacLeod at Write Kids' Books. To participate, please submit links from your own blog to jay3...@gmail.commailto:jay3...@gmail.com by June 12, 2014. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin Librarian, Congregation B'nai

[ha-Safran] : Election Results

2014-06-02 Thread Heidi Estrin
, and automatically takes her position when I step down as President in Las Vegas. Heidi Estrin AJL Presiedent Heidi, I can report officially now that the slate has been elected. Election dates: May 1-30. Voting was closed at midnight EST on May 30. ?Amalia Warshenbrot -- VP/Pres-Elect Sheryl Stahl

[ha-Safran] Facebooking the AJL Conference

2014-06-11 Thread Heidi Estrin
The 49th Annual Association of Jewish Libraries Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada starts in a week and a half! I am looking forward to seeing many of you there, but I hope that those who can't join us in person will keep an eye on Facebook for the duration of the conference (June 22-25). We'll be

[ha-Safran] Cards Against Librarianship

2014-06-11 Thread Heidi Estrin
can get a game going at some point while we are together! The set I've downloaded was created with public libraries in mind. I would love to add some Judaic-library-specific cards to the deck! Do you have any suggestions? Email me if you do! Thanks, Heidi Heidi Estrin AJL President he

[ha-Safran] Proceedings chair found!

2014-06-13 Thread Heidi Estrin
Thanks very much to Elana Gensler for responding to my call for a Proceedings Chair! If only every need was answered so easily, the world would run very smoothly. Thank you, Elana! Heidi Estrin __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran] The June Jewish Book Carnival

2014-06-16 Thread Heidi Estrin
! Heidi Estrin Librarian, Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, FL he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org == HIT THE JACKPOT! Association of Jewish Libraries * 49th Annual Conference * June 22-25, 2014 * Las Vegas, Nevada

[ha-Safran] FW: The Library of Higher School of Hebrew Philology in Thorn

2014-06-17 Thread Heidi Estrin
AJLers: FYI, I received this email from the Higher School of Hebrew Philology in Poland, seeking donations of Judaic books. Please see below. -- Heidi Estrin From: Wojciech Zachariasz a...@wsfh.edu.pl Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:27 AM Subject: The Library

[ha-Safran] program at-a-glance

2014-06-17 Thread Heidi Estrin
The full program of the 2014 AJL Conference is already available on our blog and Facebook page, but now we've uploaded a six-page program at-a-glance for your convenience. You can find it here: http://issuu.com/heidire/docs/program_at_a_glance. See you soon in Vegas! Heidi Estrin AJL

[ha-Safran] Podcast: Jo Joe, a Black Bear, PA Story

2014-07-21 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Sally Wiener Grotta about her novel Jo Joe, the story of a mixed-race Jewish woman with deep prejudices about her childhood town in rural Pennsylvania, where she now finds herself

[ha-Safran] AJL Podcast needs YOU

2014-07-24 Thread Heidi Estrin
with the podcast! If you know how to use Audacity, Garageband, or some other audio editing program then that's all you need. Contact Heidi Estrin at he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org to find out more! Thanks! __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran] August Jewish Book Carnival

2014-08-15 Thread Heidi Estrin
the participating bloggers! Next month's Carnival will be hosted by naomi Firestone-Teeter at The Prosen People. To participate, please submit links from your own blog to na...@jewishbooks.orgmailto:na...@jewishbooks.org by September 13, 2014. Enjoy! Heidi Estrin Librarian, Congregation B'nai

[ha-Safran] Support AJL through Amazon Smile

2014-08-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
all of your future non-Judaica related orders from the Amazon Smile page; your Amazon account with all of your account information will already be linked. We thank you for your continued support of AJL! Heidi Estrin Past President, AJL __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

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