[ha-Safran] Holocaust film program at the Library of Congress-Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 1:00
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV AND THE HEBREW LANGUAGE TABLE AT LC INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ON Tuesday, February 19th at 1pm at the Library of Congress for a program about Holocaust in film featuring BGU doctoral candidate Kobi Kabalek. His specialty is Holocaust Studies. WHAT: FAILURE AND MEMORY-HOW THE RESCUE OF JEWS DURING THE HOLOCAUST IS DEPICTED IN POST-WAR GERMAN FILM. FILM TALK WITH CLIPS BY KOBI KABALEK. WHEN: TUESDAY-FEBRUARY 19, 2013 AT 1:00 PM WHERE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PICKFORD THEATER, JAMES MADISON BUILDING, WASHINGTON, DC. PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Kobi Kabalek received his BA and MA from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, In 2004, he began his Ph.D. at the Institute for Cultural Studies at Humboldt University in Berlin, continuing in 2007 at the University of VA. He has conducted research for an international oral history project for the University of Vienna, interviewing the survivors of the Mauthausen concentration camp. He teaches courses on violence and German reactions to the Holocaust at BGU. __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] research question
Dear Safranim, Does anyone have access to The Sporting News from the year 1969-1975? A student is researching for a paper and needs articles. Thank you in advance for your help. Chaya Wiesman Librarian Ramaz Upper School Library 60 E. 78th Street New York, NY 10075 (212)774-8000 x7329 __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - From: Heidi Estrin To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and budget of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in their eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary is $10.40 per hour. I work 3 days a week there. I would like to know what is the average synagogue library budget for other synagogues of comparable size? Can you help me? Thank you, Lynn Waghalter” __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 --
[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)
Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book published by Magnes press. A Pearl Hidden in the Sand http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?id=3859 I.L. Peretz and Hasidic Tales By Nicham Ross http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageae t_id=2760 For info about the book press here http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?id=3859 For PDF sample pages from the book press here http://www.magnespress.co.il/pdf_files/upload/301141.pdf Price: $ 33.00 / 98.00 NIS Please feel free to e-mail me for questions or purchases. regards, Celestina Levant Sales and Marketing abroad Magnes Press sa...@magnespress.co.il www.magnespress.co.il Tel: 972-2-6584780 Fax: 972-2-5633370 __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
I found out from experience that it is all a matter of priorities. Unfortunately AJL cannot fight it. Many time I heard: We do not have money and a week later a person was hired for another position because the Board was convinced that it is needed. Librarians and library volunteers, by nature, are not good in marketing themselves. It takes more than we have includes hutzpah and energy. Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 11:52 AM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: Perhaps the question is what does the membership of synagogues want in the way of staff with the money they are willing to give? Cantor Choir Director Librarian Maintenance Workers Office Staff Program Director Rabbi Religious School Director If members don't want to spend money on a librarian, they don't perceive it to be important. How can one change the attitude? Jay - Original Message - From: Amalia Warshenbrot To: Emily Bergman Cc: Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center ; hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu ; Heidi Estrin Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - From: Heidi Estrin To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and budget of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in their eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary is $10.40 per hour. I work 3 days a week there. I would like to know what is the average synagogue library budget for other synagogues of comparable size? Can you help me? Thank you, Lynn Waghalter” __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions,
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
Perhaps the question is what does the membership of synagogues want in the way of staff with the money they are willing to give? Cantor Choir Director Librarian Maintenance Workers Office Staff Program Director Rabbi Religious School Director If members don't want to spend money on a librarian, they don't perceive it to be important. How can one change the attitude? Jay - Original Message - From: Amalia Warshenbrot To: Emily Bergman Cc: Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center ; hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu ; Heidi Estrin Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - From: Heidi Estrin To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and budget of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in their eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary is $10.40 per hour. I work 3 days a week there. I would like to know what is the average synagogue library budget for other synagogues of comparable size? Can you help me? Thank you, Lynn Waghalter” __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just because he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to take it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do it. I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my donation to the temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't afford me. I have advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday mornings, and I can't find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I don't think I'm taking this job from anyone. Emily On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.netwrote: So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: ** We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - *From:* Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org *To:* hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM *Subject:* [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and budget of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President* *** ** ** “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in their eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary is $10.40 per hour. I work 3 days a week there. I would like to know what is the average synagogue library budget for other synagogues of comparable size? Can you help me? Thank you, Lynn Waghalter” ** ** -- __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __
[ha-Safran] free iomega drive
We have been given an iomega drive with 11,000 volumes on it from Hebrew books.org (from before they were available on the internet). Perhaps this could be useful to someone . Please let me know if you want this. It comes with a usb port. Beverly Geller Librarian The Frisch School 120 West Century Road Paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 267-9100 X214 __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Scholarly communication for RAS and SSC from College Research Libraries News.
I had an opportunity to read the February 2013 74.2 issue of _College and Research Libraries News_ (link: http://crln.acrl.org/content/74/2.toc ; it's FREE!!) this week. There was much to note of interest, from an article on a critical thinking skills initiative to faculty outreach. For our purposes, however, I'd like to highlight the following notes on foreign language learning : Learning languages on the web: Online tools. Kershner, Seth. College and Research Libraries News. (February 2013): 96-99. http://crln.acrl.org/content/74/2/96.full and Crowdsourced Yiddish translation project College. News from the field. Free, David. College and Research Library News. February 2013 : 62. http://crln.acrl.org/content/74/2/62.full Crowdsourced Yiddish translation project: An innovative new project is seeking Yiddish speakers to help create an archive of journals and newspapers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Two archival repositories-the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives at Cornell University and the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom-are jointly digitizing more than 1,500 digitized pages from journals and newspapers originally written for working-class Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. The project organizers are relying on individuals' help to translate the publications, which include The Polish Yidel and Hashulamith newspapers and The Ladies' Garment Worker, journal of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union and covers the period 1910 to 1918. Participants in the project simply register, select a journal, and type translations into a text box. Perfect translations are not required; an overall sense of the documents and the content is more important. After pages are digitized and translated, they are available-free and completely searchable-on the project's wiki at http://transcribe.lib.warwick.ac.uk/yt/index.php/ **On a different note, please note: College Research Libraries to transition to online-only publishing model. College Research Libraries (CRL), the official scholarly research journal of ACRL, will adopt an online-only publication model beginning in January 2014. The November 2013 issue will be the final print issue of the journal. http://crln.acrl.org/content/74/2/62.full Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Chair, AJL Mentoring Member, AJL Librarianship and Education Committee Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442 __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] bibliography of Ladino author Moise Habib?
Dear safranim, I have a small monograph with the title La ermoza Anjela i su amante. It is a caption title, the monograph is paged [49]-64. I am certain that there are pages missing after 64. I don't know what was contained in pages 1-48. I have no statement of responsibility but it appears Moise Levi wrote at least 8 little books with similar titles that were published in Instanbul by Rekabet Matbaasi in 1931. Are any of you familiar with this author and/or this press? Is there a bibliography of his works? I have found 8 titles by Moise Levi that are held by the Yad ben Zvi Library but this title is not among them. Any help that can be provided in idenfiying the author the piece that I have in hand will be appreciated. Thank you, Heidi Lerner -- Heidi G. Lerner Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger Metadata Development Unit Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 e-mail: ler...@stanford.edu ph: 650-725-9953 fax: 650-725-1120 __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
Are those who run their synagogue libraries out of devotion and willingness to share their skills and are not paid a salary, charged temple membership? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati --- On Mon, 2/11/13, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question To: Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net Cc: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org Date: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:17 PM Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just because he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to take it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do it. I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my donation to the temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't afford me. I have advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday mornings, and I can't find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I don't think I'm taking this job from anyone. Emily On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net wrote: So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily BergmanLibrary Committee ChairTemple SinaiGlendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - From: Heidi Estrin To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and budget of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in their eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary is $10.40 per hour. I work 3 days a week there. I would like to know what is the average synagogue library budget for other synagogues of comparable size? Can you help me? Thank you, Lynn Waghalter” __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join
[ha-Safran] Seeking a cataloger for cantorial material
The Academy for Jewish Religion has been given a small donation bound and loose sheet music, booklets and other cantorial material for use by cantorial students and graduates. The collection takes up approximately 120 linear feet (the equivalent of 7 to 8 bookcases). I am looking for someone who can catalog sheet music (loose and books) and pamphlets as well as some other types of materials (phonograph albums, compact discs, etc). It is a temporary assignment. This project must be performed on-site, Mondays-Thursdays. I hope to get it underway in the next month or so. There is a small budget for a professional to take this on. I don't have a sense of the total number of hours that would be involved. If you are interested, please contact me off-list and attach a current resume with related experience. Anne Mintz Anne P. Mintz, MLS Librarian Academy for Jewish Religion 28 Wells Avenue Yonkers, New York 10701 914-709-0900 x 19 ami...@ajrsem.org __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
Speaking only for myself, but probably this applies to many others, too, I have been the synagogue librarian for over 30(!) years. I have always paid full dues...no discounts for anything. Like Emily, I consider it a donation as we are very modest donors outside of dues. Volunteers don't last long because they need rides to get to the library, they don't want to be there when I need them, they don't like the jobs that I need to have them do, or they want to get paid, etc. Our library exists on donations only and those tend to be meager. I feel that the library is close to the last item on the list, if not the last. And BTW, when we redid our building a few years ago, the library was placed about as far away from activity as can be. What is front and center as one walks in the front door-the gift shop. However, when people actually go to the library, they are pleasantly surprised by what we have. I think we have been fighting this battle ever since I've been an AJL member. I wish I had a solution. Aileen Grossberg Lampert Library Congregation Shomrei Emunah Montclair, NJ 07042 -Original Message- From: Andrea Rapp anrapp2...@yahoo.com To: Hasafran hasaf...@lists.osu.edu Sent: Mon, Feb 11, 2013 1:30 pm Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question Are those who run their synagogue libraries out of devotion and willingness to share their skills and are not paid a salary, charged temple membership? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati --- On Mon, 2/11/13, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question To: Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net Cc: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org Date: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:17 PM Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just because he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to take it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do it. I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my donation to the temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't afford me. I have advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday mornings, and I can't find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I don't think I'm taking this job from anyone. Emily On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net wrote: So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - From: Heidi Estrin To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this
[ha-Safran] IFLA position paper on e-books and e-lending
I just stumbled upon this position paper by IFLA and thought that many AJL-ers would find it a succinct, easy-read on the topic: http://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-releases-background-paper-on-e-lending. It was compiled by Harald von Hielmcrone, CLM Expert Resource Person and Chair, EBLIDA Expert Group on Information Law. Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Chair, AJL Mentoring Member, AJL Librarianship and Education Committee Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442 __ 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: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 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: galro...@osu.edu 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 Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
I pay dues as a member of the community. My volunteer work is my donation. Emily Emily Bergman Temple Sinai On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Andrea Rapp anrapp2...@yahoo.com wrote: Are those who run their synagogue libraries out of devotion and willingness to share their skills and are not paid a salary, charged temple membership? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati --- On *Mon, 2/11/13, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question To: Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net Cc: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org Date: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:17 PM Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just because he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to take it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do it. I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my donation to the temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't afford me. I have advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday mornings, and I can't find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I don't think I'm taking this job from anyone. Emily On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.nethttp://mc/compose?to=amalia...@att.net wrote: So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.comhttp://mc/compose?to=emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org http://mc/compose?to=libr...@bethelhebrew.orgwrote: ** We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org http://mc/compose?to=libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - *From:* Heidi Estrin http://mc/compose?to=he...@cbiboca.org *To:* hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.eduhttp://mc/compose?to=hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM *Subject:* [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size and budget of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President** ** ** ** “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has dollar signs in their eyes. They want the library budget to be $2,500 per year! My salary is $10.40 per hour. I work 3 days a week there.
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
Colleagues, I have sad answers to some of the questions that have been on the list. I run the library as a volunteer. I'm professionally qualified. I still pay my synagogue dues. If I didn't do it, no one would. The budget is minimal. I bring my own computer. We don't have the money to automate, so I am going to use LibraryThing. Any more questions? Meanwhile, I have one: How can I get more people to use the library? It's good to be part of the dedicated bunch. Riva Berleant Congregation Beth El Bangor, ME On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Andrea Rapp wrote: Are those who run their synagogue libraries out of devotion and willingness to share their skills and are not paid a salary, charged temple membership? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati --- On Mon, 2/11/13, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question To: Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net Cc: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org Date: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:17 PM Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just because he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to take it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do it. I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my donation to the temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't afford me. I have advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday mornings, and I can't find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I don't think I'm taking this job from anyone. Emily On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net wrote: So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We have 10 library volunteers including our librarian. I think the hard thing for all of us to take, is that Libraries are just not considered that important any more. At Beth El we are working on programming to increase use of our very good Media Center (library), as we feel this will get us the support we need and deserve. We have about 600 members, not that far off from 500. Frankly, I am envious that Lynn has a temple budget for a library staff person. Jay E.J.Jarvis II, cochair Library/ Lifelong Learning Center Committee Beth El Hebrew Congregation 3830 Seminary Road Alexandria, Virginia 22304 libr...@bethelhebrew.org www.bethelhewbrew.org - Original Message - From: Heidi Estrin To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question I am posting this question on behalf of Lynn Waghalter, librarian at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX. She would like to know what is an average synagogue library budget, for materials and for librarian salary. Please respond to the list with any info about the size andbudget of your own synagogue library so Lynn can get an idea of what’s “normal.” Her original message to me is below. Thanks! Heidi Estrin, AJL President “Hi, I am an AJL member. I am a synagogue librarian—I service the religious school, a pre-school, as well as the synagogue membership. We have a BEAUTIFUL library. The synagogue I work in has approx. 500 member families. My problem is that the synagogue board only has
Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question
I, too, am a degreed profesisonal. I have had some mild success with getting more people to use the library by doing the following. Our library is in a back corner; few people go there, but we have a large reception area outside the 2nd floor sanctuary. I've set up a table with a revolving display of books. Congregants may borrow books from the display. People would never go to the library go to our branch and find some great reading. One congregant said that he's reading fiction and never did before. To sign out on Shabbat, they find their names on the Rolodex and paper clip the book card to their name cards. Other times they can write their names on the cards.I then file the cards on Sunday or Monday. I, too, have no funds to computerize. When I think of all the time I've spent typing and filing, I cringe. I also write an almost weekly column for our cyberletter. I highlight books that are related to the calendar, synagogue and world events, or just of interest. I have gotten our teachers interested int he library's resources by doing storytimes for our preschool and trying to collaborate with the religious school teachers. Of course, most of this would be impossible were I still working fulltime. Still, despite a lot of effort and publicity, probably fewer than 15% of our congregation uses the library. Aileen Grossberg Lampert Library Congregation Shomrei Emunah Montclair, NJ -Original Message- From: Riva Berleant rberle...@roadrunner.com To: hasafran hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Sent: Mon, Feb 11, 2013 10:44 pm Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question Colleagues, I have sad answers to some of the questions that have been on the list. I run the library as a volunteer. I'm professionally qualified. I still pay my synagogue dues. If I didn't do it, no one would. The budget is minimal. I bring my own computer. We don't have the money to automate, so I am going to use LibraryThing. Any more questions? Meanwhile, I have one: How can I get more people to use the library? It's good to be part of the dedicated bunch. Riva Berleant Congregation Beth El Bangor, ME On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Andrea Rapp wrote: Are those who run their synagogue libraries out of devotion and willingness to share their skills and are not paid a salary, charged temple membership? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati --- On Mon, 2/11/13, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue library budget question To: Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net Cc: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org Date: Monday, February 11, 2013, 12:17 PM Before I took on the library, it was managed by an engineer, just because he loves the library. Knowing I'm a librarian, he twisted my arm to take it on--18 years ago and counting. If I weren't willing to do this, I suppose someone else who knows little to none about librarianship would do it. I have met others like me at AJL meetings. As I said, it's my donation to the temple, since we are not money donors. They couldn't afford me. I have advertised for someone to work in the library on Sunday mornings, and I can't find anyone Jewish willing to take the job, so I don't think I'm taking this job from anyone. Emily On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Amalia Warshenbrot amalia...@att.net wrote: So here is the question. If the synagogue will not find a professional knowledgeable volunteers will they hire a librarian ? Are the volunteers taking jobs away from skilled knowledgeable people ? Amalia Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 12:31 AM, Emily Bergman emilyanneberg...@gmail.com wrote: We also have no budget and are staffed by volunteers, including a librarian (me). I do get donations, which is all the funding I have. I am on an ALA book award committee, so in exchange for reading about 60 books a year for this committee, I get about 150 books for the temple library. It's very time consuming work in exchange for a good adult book collection. On the other hand, your salary is simply too little; that's less than I've paid college students to work in the library when I've had them. What are teachers paid? You should make at least as much as a teacher. I am willing to do this for free as my donation to the temple, but I have a good-paying academic library job. If this is your professional work, you need to be paid accordingly. Emily Bergman Library Committee Chair Temple Sinai Glendale, CA On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jay Jarvis, Beth El Media Center libr...@bethelhebrew.org wrote: We are trying to get enough funds, and then approval for our first part time library staff person. All of our funds are from donations with nothing coming from the general fund. We
