Dear Synagogue Librarians: I would like to hear thoughts on the value and continued usage of bookplates. We have two library donor funds here: one adult and one children. My children's book purchases generally keep up with the number of donations and I add bookplates honoring the donors in whatever way they have requested. The kids love seeing the names and we even have a bookplate contest here every year. However, I am about one year behind in adult books and this is because I don't buy nearly as many adult books anymore.
I am wondering if others are using bookplates for adult materials and if their bookbuying matches their number of donors. I normally don't include used donated books to the bookplate unless they ask for a bookplate specifically. Might the childrens' library donors someday surpass the purchases as well? How do we continue to honor memories, simchas and mitzvahs if our libraries are transforming and our print collections getting smaller? I often encourage people to purchase books from the wish list to give rather than money but this rarely happens - not that I'm swamped with monetary donations either. I'm tempted to just stop adding adult bookplates and not worry about it. ;) Anybody else troubled with bookplate dilemmas? Thanks! Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai 206-693-3379 Seattle 425-559-2578 Bellevue http://lib.tdhs-nw.org<http://lib.tdhs-nw.org/> for library hours, programs and CATALOG [cid:40777434-E87B-4C9B-A22F-5D54EB1A83CF]
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