Anne, welcome to AJL! This is an entirely appropriate question to post to Hasafran. This is a big reason AJL exists - so that we can share all kinds of professional issues with one another.
In fact, the question of discards came up recently on Hasafran. We posted a summary of responses compiled by Robin Zeitz on the AJL Wiki at this link: http://ajlwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/47355218/Weeding%20and%20Discarding%20 Unwanted%20Materials%20for%20Jewish%20Synagogue%20and%20Center%20Librari es Although some of the responses are specific for Boston-area libraries, there are many suggestions pertinent to everyone. I will also send you a separate email with a list that I always hand out to folks looking to donate books. Best wishes in your new position! Debbie Stern, AJL VP for Publications Mordecai M. Kaplan Library Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095 [email protected] phone: 215-576-0800 ext. 234 fax: 215 576-6143 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Mintz Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ha-Safran] Newbie query to list An introduction and as request for help: After a long career in special librarianship, I began serving as the librarian (permanent part-time) at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Riverdale, New York in September 2011. I just joined the AJL, just in time actually to ask a question that has me stumped. It's not a new question. We have had many donations over the years that's resulted in a collection of more than 700 books we don't need. Many came from the private collections of rabbis who are retiring, so there were a lot of duplicates. We've already held a book sale for the students, faculty and alumni and these are the books that didn't sell. They are now packed in about 20 large cartons, some of which are by general topic (Israel, American Jewish life, etc.) the rest in cartons with miscellaneous contents. Does anyone know of a specific place that would take these without a detailed list of contents? I know about the Strand book store in Manhattan, but they are picky about what they want and are unlikely to take all the cartons. I suspect there are "jobbers" that do take such collections. Management here has asked me to figure out what to do with them, especially since we will be moving to a different building in six months. I'm not sure where else to turn for advice. I hope this is not an inappropriate question for this list. Anne Mintz, MLS Librarian Academy for Jewish Religion www.ajrsem.org <file:///\\www.ajrsem.org>
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