Toby et al,
I only use bookplates when someone has either physically given a book ,requests a plate, or we have conducted a targeted fund raising opportunity (.e.g.when we purchased a full set of Talmud) For general monetary donations to the library, we list them in our bulletin and I keep a record. I've not had any objections. Unfortunately, I've never been able to get a children's birthday club or the like off the ground. If the library had such a thing, we would use plates in the books. Sometimes when I need to put bookplates in items, I put them in basinal new books that are already in circulation. No one seems to mind. Hope this helps. Aileen Grossberg Lambert Library Congregation Shomrei Emunahy Montclair, NJ Aileen Grossberg -----Original Message----- From: Toby Harris <[email protected]> To: hasafran <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jul 28, 2016 5:43 pm Subject: [ha-Safran] Bookplates 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 for library hours, programs and CATALOG __ 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
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