Dear members of AJL -
It seems like at least once a month I read in Hasafran about yet another librarian's position in a synagogue being eliminated, phased out, realigned or redesigned. This is now the case with my own position as the librarian (20 hours a week) at Temple Emanuel in Denver, where we have a large library of more than 10,000 titles that serves both the temple and the community of metro Denver. The position of librarian will be replaced with another part-time position - Educator (Teacher)/Librarian. As many of you have expressed, I too fear for the future of librarianship in the community of synagogue libraries - in this case, though not totally eliminated, I expect the importance of the library will be diminished as it is re-focused to be an education library. I have told the temple administration that I do not intend to apply for the new position. They hope to have the new person onboard by July 1, the beginning of our fiscal year. I have offered to help train that person on the library side of his/her responsibilites. If that cannot be done before July 1st, it is possible that the temple will hire me as a consultant to complete the training. If you have been hired as a consultant after termination from your library position, I am interested in knowing what arrangements you have made and what fee you have charged. If you reply in Hasafran, (it may be useful to other readers to see your response), please also respond to me personally at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Thanks! Kathy Steinberg, Librarian Temple Emanuel 51 Grape St. Denver, CO 80220 303-388-4013 ext. 346 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <https://portal.microsoftonline.com>
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