It's true, no one wants videos (I literally can not give them away at our
annual book sale). I would keep anything that has historical value for your
institution and convert it to a more modern media. Otherwise, for a fee try
GreenDisk --
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or try Goodwill --
"Goodwill's mission is to improve the community by providing education,
training, employment and support services tailored to individual needs. We want
you electronics and your computer parts and peripherals. We can even take CRT's
- and IT'S ALL FREE! All you have to do is stop by a Goodwill donation center
near you. Hours and locations are at:
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"
Rachel HausLibrary DirectorCongregation of Moses Fisher LibraryKalamazoo MI
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 11:35:07 AM EST, Rachel Kamin via Hasafran
<[email protected]> wrote:
Last summer we actually paid for a service to come to the synagogue to pick up
and recycle over 700 pounds of VHS tapes, audio-tapes, and CDs that had been
collecting dust and taking up space in the library, schools, offices and
storage closets. It wasn’t cheap but I felt confident that NOBODY wanted this
stuff. It had no resale/historical/archival value. Our only other option was to
put it all in the dumpster but then it would end up in a landfill which didn’t
sit right with me. Luckily, our executive director agreed and the funding did
not come out of the library budget!
This is the company we
used:https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://bluestarrecyclers.org/__;!!KGKeukY!hLDuoLpzF9qYAJnRtVRop05oI0rN8HsPq2sizRmARRcuxmtcrixTeXx9zKlCSLwvdV4$
I’m guessing there are similar services in other areas.
Good luck!
Rachel Kamin
Director of Lifelong Learning
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
847/926-7902 or [email protected]
CURRENTLY RE-READING: The Slaughterman’s Daughterby Yaniv Iczkovits for our
March Book Club
CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: The Familyby Naomi Krupitsky
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Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 11:59 AM
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Subject: [ha-Safran] Obsolete media in synagogue libraries
Have you all tossed your VHS collections? I’ve kept ours because we still have
equipment to play them. But really, is it past time to toss them? Any criteria
for keeping some? People don’t even use DVDs or CDs anymore. In our large (22k
items) collection we have lots of both. I’d be interested in hearing opinions
and experience of others.
Andrea Rapp, Isaac M.Wise Temple.
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