Ruth, It' s admirable that you' d like to share your library's resources with members of the other synagogue and with your community at large.
Maintaining and staffing a library requires funding, however- - software licensing fees, building overhead, book and supply purchases, staff, etc. Speak with your synagogue's Board of Trustees about cost sharing with other potential library users. It would surprise me if the synagogue board agreed to having your synagogue bear all expenses while allowing non-members of your synagogue equal, free access to your library. Good luck! Regards, Melinda Herman Melinda Herman Librarian Beth El Synagogue Northfield Road at North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804 (914) 235-2700, ext. 227 --- 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: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
