[ha-Safran] Chanuka Sale - 3 days only
Bar-Ilan University Press - December 2016 https://www.facebook.com/barilanuniversitypress/ To view this newsletter in a browser, visit: http://listserv.biu.ac.il/cgi-bin/wa?A2=E-UNIVRESE;99ec517b.1612p To ensure that this newsletter is delivered to your inbox, add e-univr...@listserv.biu.ac.il to your address book. In this Newsletter: * Chanuka Sale - 3 days only * Contact Details * Subscription Details * Chanuka Sale - 3 days only * All available publications at half price READ MORE: http://www.biupress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=deals_id=156 * Contact Details * Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan 5290002 Israel 972-(0)3-531-8401 press.off...@biu.ac.il www.biupress.co.il * Subscription Details * You are subscribed to Bar-Ilan University Press. To unsubscribe, visit: http://LISTSERV.BIU.AC.IL/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=E-UNIVRESE=1 Bar-Ilan University Press • Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel • www.biupress.co.il • https://www.facebook.com/barilanuniversitypress/ Interested in getting a WhatsApp when we have a sale or when a new book is published? https://chat.whatsapp.com/CvwVOijiOJB9djAjSCJ9Zs © All Rights Reserved, Bar-Ilan University Press To unsubscribe from the E-UNIVRESE list, click the following link: http://listserv.biu.ac.il/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=E-UNIVRESE=1 __ 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] Groner-Wikler Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted
Hello Everyone, Applications are now being accepted for the Groner-Wikler scholarship for AJL conference attendance. * The application deadline in February 24, 2017.* The Groner-Wikler Scholarship of $1500 for conference attendance is given annually to a member of AJL who demonstrates dedication to Jewish children’s literature or library services. A member of AJL, this individual will have made a significant contribution in one or more of the areas listed below. Extra consideration is given to applicants who are considered promising new movers and shakers in the field of Jewish children’s literature and services. ● Active involvement in the Judaic library profession or related fields promoting Jewish children’s literacy ● Strong advocacy for library/literacy services to children and youth ● Positive role model to colleagues and the wider community ● Innovative approaches to Jewish children’s literature or library services Candidates may self-nominate, or be nominated by others. The nominator does not have to be a member of AJL, but the nominee must be a current AJL member. The winner will be selected by a committee made up of the AJL SSC President and Vice-President, the children’s book editor(s) of AJL Reviews, and the previous year’s winner of this award. The recipient will be notified well before the registration deadline for the Association of Jewish Libraries annual conference. The presentation of the award will take place during the AJL conference. Note: If a suitable candidate is not found, the scholarship will not be awarded in that year. Nominator or applicant (may self-nominate) should fill out the attached form and email it with any supporting materials to AJL SSC President Kathy Bloomfield at kathybloomfi...@gmail.com by February 24, 2017. Please put “2017 Groner-Wikler Scholarship” in the subject line. Please email me with questions. Thank you. Kathy Bloomfield SSC President Criteria and Form can be found at: http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Groner_Wikler_Scholarship -- Kathleen M. Bloomfield http://forwordsbooks.com/ kids books that matter. "The fact of knowing how to read is nothing, the whole point is knowing what to read." - Jacques Ellul groner_wiklerapplication2017.docx Description: MS-Word 2007 document __ 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] Job Listing
Shalom Le-Kulam, > The City of Santa Monica is actively seeking candidates for > Director of Library Services > > Library System > > > Serving the City of Santa Monica (pop. 92,185), and > > surrounding Los Angeles area communities, the Santa Monica > > Public Library (SMPL) operates five library facilities in 8.3 > > square miles. The 104,000 square foot Main Library has a > > strong civic presence in the heart of downtown. The branch > > libraries are located in diverse, residential neighborhoods with > > lively commercial districts nearby. > > Santa Monica Public Library has received a top, five-star > > rating by the LJ Index of Public Library for the past five years. > > SMPL’s mission is “to provide resources, services and a place > > to encourage the community to Read, Connect, Relax and > > Learn.” The community is strongly committed to education > > and to its municipal library system that provide exceptional > > collections, online resources, services, programs and facilities. > > The Library’s organization culture is responsive to new ideas > > and encourages staff development at all levels. The Library is > > currently in its first year of implementing a new strategic plan. > > The Library has a budgeted FTE staff of 111 including 40.4 > > permanent librarians, and is supported by a total budget of > > $12.73 million (FY 2016/17) > > Visit the SMPL website at www.smpl.org and www.facebook. > > com/smpublib for additional information regarding this awardwinning > > institution. > > Key Priorities > > > The successful candidate will have the following key priorities > > to guide their activities as they lead the organization: > > • Conduct a holistic review of library operations to ensure > > alignment with and the ability to achieve the goals and > > objectives of the recently created strategic, staffing and > > service plans. > > • Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop a > > system-wide update of the technology plan that embraces > > the strategic plan and the technology culture in Santa Monica. > > • Strengthen existing and cultivate new partnerships with > > city departments that establish and advance life-long > > learning opportunities. > > • Build a strong internal management and staff development > > program that includes coaching and mentoring; succession > > planning and training; and individual career planning and > > mapping at all levels within the library organization. > > • Foster a culture that embraces innovation, creativity and > > drives collaboration throughout the library, other city > > departments and the community. > > • Continue promoting the positive work culture and openness > > that is the hallmark of Santa Monica Public Library. > > Key Attributes > > > The successful candidate will have a genuine commitment > > and passion for libraries and the ever changing roles libraries > > play in the quality of life of their community. Libraries are a > > natural platform for intergenerational learning, as well as a > > place for entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups to > > succeed. The successful candidate will cultivate community > > connections and have exceptional interpersonal, people and > > communications skills with a strong background in community > > and stakeholder engagement. Openness to new ideas and > > willingness to engage staff and other key stakeholders in the > > decision making process is a hallmark in our organization and > > a key attribute of our team culture. > > Public libraries are shifting from providing information and basic > > classes to a more comprehensive learning platform - including > > discovery, progressive and certified learning options, and tools > > and technology for sharing new knowledge. When looking to > > the future of our library system the successful candidate will > > bring an innovative approach to this comprehensive learning > > environment that incorporates the historical role of “free” > > libraries in a democracy and the values they bring to life-long > > learning. The successful candidate will have a vision for the > > future of libraries and an inspirational leadership style that > > brings people along to create the future and operate in a > > community centric way that values the diverse population and > > is sensitive to the needs of the Santa Monica community. > > Finally, the successful candidate will have a proven > > demonstration of cultural competence and a track record > > of responsiveness to diverse community residents, library > > users, and library staff is essential. They will have experience > > in leading and managing organizational and culture change; a > > strong appreciation and advocacy for the use of technology > > in all aspects of library operations and services for library > > customers. They will promote the use of library best practices > > and actively contribute to the profession. > >
[ha-Safran] Klezmer: Music, History and Memory (Dr. Zev Feldman/Deborah Strauss)- free event this Thursday at NYPL
Dear Safranim, Please join us for this very special program. It is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Author @ the Library: Klezmer: Music, History and Memory With Dr. Walter Zev Feldman (author, cimbalom) and Deborah Strauss (violin) Sponsored by the Dorot Jewish Division in cooperation with Yiddish New York Thursday, December 22, 2016 6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library (40th St. and 5th Ave.) Wheelchair accessible Klezmer: Music, History and Memory: Aesthetic and Cultural Dimensions published by Oxford University Press, Fall 2016 A lecture and musical program with Dr. Walter Zev Feldman (author, cimbal) and Deborah Strauss (violin) Emerging in 16th century Prague, the klezmer became a central cultural feature of the largest transnational Jewish community of modern times - the Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe. Much of the musical and choreographic history of the Ashkenazim is embedded in the European klezmer repertoire, which functioned as a kind of non-verbal communal memory. The klezmorim ensured that their music would be mediate between the secular and the religious poles, and between the East and the West. In these musical choices they were unique among all other Jewish communities of modern times. While many klezmorim emigrated to the Americas, within decades many key patterns both of klezmer music and of Jewish dance changed fundamentally. The klezmer’s music became restricted to dance music and no longer featured display pieces or substantial improvisations. Dance itself lost the gestural and expressive qualities that had been its hallmark in Eastern Europe. In America the klezmer music of South East Europe came to predominate and within that mainly what is termed the “transitional” repertoire originating in Moldova, whose Jewish element was somewhat marginal. In particular the mediating role of klezmer music between secular and religious poles of Jewish culture collapsed. Thus to appreciate the klezmer music of Eastern Europe requires a knowledge of a variety of sources and an immersion in the Ashkenazic oral tradition of musical articulation. Walter Zev Feldman is a leading researcher in both Ottoman and Jewish music. During the mid-1970s he and Andy Statman studied with Dave Tarras and were two of the creators of the klezmer revival; at that time Feldman reintroduced the cimbal (dulcimer) into klezmer music. Their 1979 recording Jewish Klezmer Music became a classic. He co-founded the Khevrisa ensemble with Steven Greenman—their CD European Klezmer Music was issued by Smithsonian-Folkways in 2000. His new book Klezmer: Music, History and Memory will be published by Oxford University Press this year. He is a teacher of Ashkenazic dance, and has taught both music and dance in Israel, Germany, USA, Canada and Abu Dhabi (UAE). He is currently a Visiting Professor of Music at NYU Abu Dhabi, Director of the Ansky Institute for Jewish Expressive Culture, and board member of the Corpus Musicae Ottomanicae at the WWU in Münster, Germany. Deborah Strauss is an internationally acclaimed klezmer violinist and educator who has been active in klezmer and Yiddish music and in multigenerational Jewish education for over 30 years. She is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, the intercontinental groups Voices of Ashkenaz and Figelin and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Deborah was featured in the Emmy award-winning film Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House, appears in the film Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem and has performed with the Grammy awardwinning Klezmatics. She performs across North America, South America, Western and Eastern Europe and Israel, and leads workshops and classes annually at the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Yiddish Summer Weimar, Yiddish New York and KlezKanada. Deborah is also a highly regarded Yiddish dance leader and an award-winning Jewish children’s educator. She studied violin at Rutgers University and ethnomusicology at the University of Chicago. For more information, please visit our event page at: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2016/12/22/klezmer-music-history-and-memory Sincerely, Amanda -- Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel Librarian Dorot Jewish Division, Room 111 The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Reference Desk: 212-930-0601 Fax: 212-642-0141 Email: amandasei...@nypl.org Website: https://www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/jewish-division Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schwarzmanbuilding __ 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,
[ha-Safran] New Podcast: The Sunset Gang
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Rabinowitz, features an interview with author Warren Adler about his short story collection, The Sunset Gang. You can hear the podcast online at: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-sunset-gang.html Please feel free to share this link with friends, colleagues, and other Jewish culture fans! __ 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] Reasons to apply for AJL library accreditation - deadline approaching!
Reasons to apply for or renew AJL library accreditation. Many AJL members have found that library accreditation: * **Encourages the librarian to review the library resources, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the collection, resources and programs and plan for library enhancements. * **Raises the profile of the library in the eyes of the organization and community. * **Reasserts the status of the librarian as a key professional administrating a state of the art facility with much to contribute to the parent organization. Applications can be found on the AJL website. The deadline for accreditation applications is January 12, 2017. -- Rachail Kurtz Library Chair Yeshivah of Flatbush H.S. 1609 Avenue J Brooklyn, N.Y. 11230 (718) 377-1100 x186 __ 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] CORRECTION: Groner-Wikler Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted
Hello Everyone, Applications are now being accepted for the Groner-Wikler scholarship for AJL conference attendance. * The application deadline in February 24, 2017.* The Groner-Wikler Scholarship of $1500 for conference attendance *is generously underwritten by Kar-Ben Publishing* and given annually to a member of AJL who demonstrates dedication to Jewish children’s literature or library services. A member of AJL, this individual will have made a significant contribution in one or more of the areas listed below. Extra consideration is given to applicants who are considered promising new movers and shakers in the field of Jewish children’s literature and services. ● Active involvement in the Judaic library profession or related fields promoting Jewish children’s literacy ● Strong advocacy for library/literacy services to children and youth ● Positive role model to colleagues and the wider community ● Innovative approaches to Jewish children’s literature or library services Candidates may self-nominate, or be nominated by others. The nominator does not have to be a member of AJL, but the nominee must be a current AJL member. The winner will be selected by a committee made up of the AJL SSC President and Vice-President, the children’s book editor(s) of AJL Reviews, and the previous year’s winner of this award. The recipient will be notified well before the registration deadline for the Association of Jewish Libraries annual conference. The presentation of the award will take place during the AJL conference. Note: If a suitable candidate is not found, the scholarship will not be awarded in that year. Nominator or applicant (may self-nominate) should fill out the attached form and email it with any supporting materials to AJL SSC President Kathy Bloomfield at kathybloomfi...@gmail.com by February 24, 2017. Please put “2017 Groner-Wikler Scholarship” in the subject line. Please email me with questions. Thank you. Kathy Bloomfield SSC President Criteria and Form can be found at: http://jewishlibraries.org/ content.php?page=Groner_Wikler_Scholarship -- Kathleen M. Bloomfield http://forwordsbooks.com/ kids books that matter. "The fact of knowing how to read is nothing, the whole point is knowing what to read." - Jacques Ellul __ 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
