Re: [ha-Safran] Library position eliminated

[Daniel Stuhlman]

I am working on some ideas for an article on this topic.

I agree that "old models" are not working.  In my college library we have all the seats filled on most days, but few people check out the regular circulating books. Most are hear to use the computers. I am trying to figure out ways to engage readers outside of the traditional paper books.  We have more than 150,000 e-books, but  students are not reading them very much either.

If anyone has any input -- questions, answers, or stories that I could include in such an article, don't hesitate to write to my directly.

Thanks,

DS

-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Abrams
Sent: Jun 1, 2015 1:01 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Cc: Lisa Silverman
Subject: [ha-Safran] Library position eliminated

Thank you, Lisa, for this very thoughtful and insightful post.  The sentence I find the most thought provoking is:

 

 

FROM LISA:

Synagogues clearly need to save money and move forward with the things that engage the most members and cut funding from things that don’t. Period. Sentiment is not a reason to pour money into old models of synagogue engagement. The problem for libraries is that the decision-makers are not seeing beyond the old model and are not offering funding for librarians to create new models.

 

 

FROM ANN:

I’m wondering if there are synagogue librarians who have created new models, that are doing WELL, and that have the enthusiastic support of your institutions;  and,  that you’d be willing to share with the rest of us?  I’d be happy to serve as central station to collect your narratives, as perhaps it’s not necessary to inform all of AJL/Hasafran about what synagogue libraries are doing, but I would share them with all SSC members, or anyone else who’s interested. 

 

But, my main point is, are there any GOOD stories out there?

 

 

Maybe we can cause something constructive to come out of these terrible occurrences.    

 

 

 

 

Daniel D. Stuhlman
ddstuhlman  at earthlink.net
Chicago, IL

Blog:  http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/

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