Thank you Joyce for reminding people, that educated as a librarian or not - we are all here to serve our communities and that Hasafran and the AJL is supposed to be a safe place to ask for help and guidance. Becoming a librarian was not in my plans, but my life journey landed me here and I am proud to be the librarian at our Temple. I learned on the job and I asked for help. I understand that the jobs for librarians is changing and threated; but in my humble opinion that does not give people the right to respond to non - educated librarians in such a negative manner. It is unprofessional and hurtful. Those of us not educated as librarians look to the professionals for guidance and support.
In the true spirit of Chesed Thank you to Joyce & Rachel that offered supportive and useful suggestions to Charna & Myrna. We should also be thankful for every organization that still values having a library as part of it - small or big - run by volunteers or professional librarians - the survival of library's depend on it. Next time an uneducated librarian asks a question maybe you can welcome them into the world of librarianship. Thank you to all of the people that assisted me on Ha safran when I started 4 years ago when I asked questions. Rita Dahlke Assistant Principal/Librarian 303-388-4013 x346 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Visit us at www.EmanuelDenver.org<http://www.emanueldenver.org/> Ask me about Shabbat in the Afternoon. From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joyce Levine Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 9:19 AM To: Stephanie Entin; [email protected] Cc: hasafran listserve Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish books Dear Colleagues, Although in the best possible world a professional librarian should be hired for every synagogue that wishes to have a library, this is not always feasible for a variety of reasons that may not be known to us. A library consultant would also be a helpful way to go, especially in setting up the library. However, when someone turns to AJL for help I feel they should be encouraged. Our mission is to promote Jewish literacy. By fostering ties with lay community members, we also do our job. Joyce ________________________________ Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:31:21 -0400 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> CC: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish books Add my approval to that statement as well! Best Stephanie Stephanie Entin Wald Librarian AJ Heschel School New York (212) 595-7087 ext. 2232 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Beth Braunstein <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> writes: Well said! Thanks Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Daniel Stuhlman <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You need to hire an expert librarian. Collection development is one of expertises of a librarian. Having is list of books is a great starting point, but the process of purchasing the best books for your collection and making sure they are cataloged and available is a job for an expert. Anyone can go into a book store and purchase books, but it takes a librarian to buy the correct books and build a collection. See my article "Librarians and their expertise" http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc92.htm -----Original Message----- From: myrna goldenberg Sent: Oct 27, 2015 8:52 AM To: Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish books I am in the same position, so I would greatly appreciate your sharing the list. Todah rabbah. myrna goldenberg, On Oct 27, 2015, at 1:14 AM, Hasafran <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: From: Charna Cohn Date: Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 2:28 PM Subject: Jewish books Dear Mr. Galron: I am on the library committee for my synagogue (conservative) and am charged with creating a children and youth collection. Your site was recommended to me and I hope that you can offer me some guidance. Are there any Jewish children or teen classics we should have? Are there any particular authors we should look at? What are modern families interested in? Thank you for any time and effort you can offer to get me started, Charna Daniel D. Stuhlman ddstuhlman at earthlink.net<http://earthlink.net> Chicago, IL Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ Daniel D. Stuhlman ddstuhlman at earthlink.net<http://earthlink.net> Chicago, IL Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.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]<mailto:[email protected]> 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]<mailto:[email protected]> 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]<mailto:[email protected]> 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]<mailto:[email protected]> 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]<mailto:[email protected]> 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]<mailto:[email protected]> 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] 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] 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] https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
