I am so distressed to learn of your news, Liza. Just as it was unimaginable that the 92nd Street Y would close its library, so it is shocking that Emanuel-El would be similarly short-sighted. If they are not destroying the library, then perhaps there is some hope that it will be revived as a fully functioning collection with professional staff. While my experience was ultimately one of defeat, the most moving and powerful gestures were those of the Y Library's users. Your patrons must feel the same way, and I hope that they are fighting back. Please feel free to contact me if it would be helpful to you. I wish you all the strength and peace you may need at this time.
Lynn (For those who are not aware, Liza was my predecessor at the 92nd St Y.) On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, Amalia Warshenbrot <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Mr. Stulman that a letter to the Rabbi from AJL president is > in place. In addition I would like to start a petition to protest Temple > Emanuel-El's Board decision. > Daniel, can you, pleases, write the petition ? > Amalia Warshenbrot. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On May 27, 2015, at 12:14 PM, Daniel Stuhlman <[email protected] > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > We are all preaching to the choir. For more than 25 years I have been > writing articles about the expertise of librarians and what they add to the > world of knowledge. Unfortunately the message has been lost on even the > most educated readers. The public sees the public face of the collection > and circulation. They don't see the skill and preparation it takes to > create and maintain a collection. When I was a synagogue librarian, the > congregation never took advantage of my skills. Once they had a meeting > with a consultant right in the library. The consultant knew less about the > topic than I did. They could have saved their money and just talked with > me. NO! Outsiders are the experts (Sarcasm!). > > > > What would happen if we all wrote to the Emanuel rabbi and president > the same words of praise we have shared here? What would happen if we > shared with our administration, students, parents and other stakeholders > one great thing we accomplished this year? Better yet what if we just > shared the routine things we do every day to make our institutions a better > place? > > > > DS > > > > > > At 07:35 PM 05/26/2015, Philip Miller wrote: > >> Dear Liza, > >> > >> You cannot imagine how pained I am by your message. You have served > Emanuel-El's library for many years in an exemplary way. > > > > > > Daniel Stuhlman > > Chicago, IL > > ddstuhlman at earthlink.net > > > > Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ Latest entry May 26 > > Podcast: http://ddstuhlman.podomatic.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) > > ================================== > > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click > here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > <javascript:;> > > Ha-Safran Archives: > > Current: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > > Earlier Listserver: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > > -- > > Hasafran mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > __ > 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] <javascript:;> > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > <javascript:;> > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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