Re: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation
Absolutely. We haven't had Hebrew school or Tot Shabbats, which is where a lot of the children's circulation comes from. Every single category of circulation has been down. -Susan From: Amalia Warshenbrot Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 8:43 AM To: Susan Kusel ; Hasafran ; Andrea Rapp Subject: RE: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation Was children book circulation also down ? From: Susan Kusel via Hasafran<mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 8:40 AM To: Hasafran<mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu>; Andrea Rapp<mailto:anrapp2...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation Circulation in my synagogue library is definitely way down. COVID is absolutely the reason. A lot of things that draw patrons have been virtual such as Shabbat services, religious school, adult education, social events like book clubs and mahjong... even funerals, etc. And there are fewer people in the building in general, including staff, who also check out books. But I do feel like my circulation is just starting to revive. It's so nice to see books checked out and to see patrons again. -Susan Susan Kusel Librarian Temple Rodef Shalom 2100 Westmoreland Street Falls Church, VA 22043 (703) 676-3851 sku...@templerodefshalom.org<mailto:sku...@templerodefshalom.org> From: Hasafran on behalf of Andrea Rapp via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 9:54 AM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation Just ran some figures. Circulation in our synagogue library declined 3/4 this past 12 month period as opposed to the 12 months before covid. Any thoughts? Have other synagogue/temple libraries (not day school libraries--that's different) found the same? Andrea Rapp, Isaac M. Wise Temple __ 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: hasaf...@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.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation
Was children book circulation also down ? From: Susan Kusel via Hasafran Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 8:40 AM To: Hasafran; Andrea Rapp Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation Circulation in my synagogue library is definitely way down. COVID is absolutely the reason. A lot of things that draw patrons have been virtual such as Shabbat services, religious school, adult education, social events like book clubs and mahjong... even funerals, etc. And there are fewer people in the building in general, including staff, who also check out books. But I do feel like my circulation is just starting to revive. It's so nice to see books checked out and to see patrons again. -Susan Susan Kusel Librarian Temple Rodef Shalom 2100 Westmoreland Street Falls Church, VA 22043 (703) 676-3851 sku...@templerodefshalom.org From: Hasafran on behalf of Andrea Rapp via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 9:54 AM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation Just ran some figures. Circulation in our synagogue library declined 3/4 this past 12 month period as opposed to the 12 months before covid. Any thoughts? Have other synagogue/temple libraries (not day school libraries--that's different) found the same? Andrea Rapp, Isaac M. Wise Temple __ 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: hasaf...@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.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation
Circulation in my synagogue library is definitely way down. COVID is absolutely the reason. A lot of things that draw patrons have been virtual such as Shabbat services, religious school, adult education, social events like book clubs and mahjong... even funerals, etc. And there are fewer people in the building in general, including staff, who also check out books. But I do feel like my circulation is just starting to revive. It's so nice to see books checked out and to see patrons again. -Susan Susan Kusel Librarian Temple Rodef Shalom 2100 Westmoreland Street Falls Church, VA 22043 (703) 676-3851 sku...@templerodefshalom.org<mailto:sku...@templerodefshalom.org> From: Hasafran on behalf of Andrea Rapp via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 9:54 AM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] Covid and circulation Just ran some figures. Circulation in our synagogue library declined 3/4 this past 12 month period as opposed to the 12 months before covid. Any thoughts? Have other synagogue/temple libraries (not day school libraries--that's different) found the same? Andrea Rapp, Isaac M. Wise Temple __ 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: hasaf...@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.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Covid and circulation
Just ran some figures. Circulation in our synagogue library declined 3/4 this past 12 month period as opposed to the 12 months before covid. Any thoughts? Have other synagogue/temple libraries (not day school libraries--that's different) found the same? Andrea Rapp, Isaac M. Wise Temple__ 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: hasaf...@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.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
