Emily, Hi: You are somewhat right - but this is not really the "intent" of a tiny library. We have these "donation" trucks in all our public libraries in the area. Visitors to the libraries take whatever they want. A tiny library purpose is different - it is for "sharing" books not only donating them - thus the "tiny library" will soon be filled by all the books that people do not want to keep in their homes, and it will be difficult for the volunteers of the synagogue library to control what goes and stays into it without some effort and time. I think this is what Lee and the volunteers are concerned about and it's a valid concern. Shoshanah Seidman ________________________________ From: Hasafran <[email protected]> on behalf of Emily Bergman via Hasafran <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:27 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: Lee Jaffe <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Tiny library
I have a book truck of give-away books outside the library entrance...it's the same idea. A Little Free Library would be even more fun, and I could put it outside, rather than make people come into the building during this time of so much remote interactions. Also, the Little Free Library can be decorated in a meaningful way or by kids in your congregation. It's a great way to get rid of the donations we all get that we don't want/can't use. Put those PJ Library books that come in into your Little Free Library and share them with others. If it's outside the building, you might get neighborhood folks taking books, so you're reaching beyond your congregation. I think you have a win/win here. Emily Emily Bergman Librarian Temple Sinai Glendale, CA [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 6:23 PM rhaus_com--- via Hasafran <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Mine is a synagogue library in a Conservative shul. When I first started out, I was worried about security and had the library door closed on shabbat and other holidays. Because it was closed, parents who brought their kids were desperate for something quiet to occupy them and so an enterprising congregant set up a book cart with donated extras for kids to read. But to me this felt like a missed opportunity for the library and adults were begging for the library to be open anyway. Eventually I threw caution to the wind and also figured out a way for items to be checked out on shabbat without writing and computers and so opened the doors. Now (or at least before the pandemic), parents either hang out with their kids in the library, or bring the library books to the sanctuary. They see all we have to offer and usage improved. In my opinion, the last thing you want is something competing with your space. It's hard enough getting people to support a library. I wouldn't give anyone the opportunity to say, "why do we need something professionally run when this works well enough". Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Fisher Library Kalamazoo MI On Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 01:59:23 PM EST, Lee Jaffe via Hasafran <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Has anyone experience with a “tiny library” associated with their library or host institution? I’d be interested in hearing how it was implemented and whether it enhanced or detracted from your library service, and how. Our new synagogue director has proposed installing a tiny library box near the building entrance. At first I was positive, seeing it as a venue for off-loading unwanted donated books. Plus, I didn’t want to say no in my first interaction with the new director. But the other volunteers raised a lot of concerns about how it would be managed, that it fall on us to review what was put in there, adding to our work and potential headaches. As I considered the proposal further, I asked myself what was the point, whether this was the appropriate venue? Why would you place a tiny library 100 feet from a real lending library? The tiny library movement was a neighborhood initiative, informal sharing, a literary free box. In that regard, it doesn’t make (as much sense) outside a real lending library. Or does it? I want to be open-minded and not rain on the director’s proposal out of hand. If there are good reasons to support this initiative, ones that augment or complement the library program , or at least not detract from it, I’d like to hear about it. Alternative programs are also of interest. I appreciate hearing about your experience. 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