I have a master's degree in library science (1973), and am retired from the
City of Phoenix Public Library where I worked for 25 years as a children's
librarian in a branch library. I am the volunteer librarian at our temple and
basically created the library from about 100 volumes 25 years ago to the fully
cataloged collection of nearly 7,000 volumes we have today. I have done this
work totally on my own (except for a few volunteer typists for the first
catalog cards in the beginning). We have no line item in the temple budget and
operate solely from donations. The library was fortunate to receive a couple
of bequests totaling $8,000, which are keeping us going. Our temple currently
has around 800 families, and yes, I do pay full temple dues. I do not work
regular hours at the library, but it is open on the honor system whenever the
building is open.
Carol Janoff, Phoenix
From: Andrea Rapp
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 10:56 AM
To: Hasafran
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
Are those who run their synagogue libraries out of devotion and
willingness to share their skills and are not paid a salary, charged temple
membership?
Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati
--- On Mon, 2/11/13, Emily Bergman <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Emily Bergman <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
To: "Amalia Warshenbrot" <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>, "Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center"
<[email protected]>, "Heidi Estrin" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:17 PM
Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just
because he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to
take it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I
suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do it.
I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my donation to the
temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't afford me. I have
advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday mornings, and I can't
find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I don't think I'm taking this
job from anyone. Emily
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot <[email protected]>
wrote:
So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a
professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ?
Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people
?
Amalia
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman
<[email protected]> wrote:
We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a
librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on
an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year
for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very
time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection.
On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less
than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them.
What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am
willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a
good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need
to be paid accordingly.
Emily Bergman
Library Committee Chair
Temple Sinai
Glendale, CA
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center
<[email protected]> wrote:
We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our
first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with
nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including
our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries
are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on
programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel
this will get us the support we need and deserve.
We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I
am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person.
Jay
E.J.Jarvis II, cochair
Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee
Beth El Hebrew Congregation
3830 Seminary Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
[email protected]
www.bethelhewbrew.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Heidi Estrin
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM
Subject: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter,
librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to
know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for
librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and
budget 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 library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member
families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in their
eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary is $10.40
per hour. I work 3 days a week there. I would like to know what is the average
synagogue library budget for other synagogues of comparable size? Can you help
me? Thank you, Lynn Waghalter”
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