[ha-Safran] Advertising new books in the Library

Hi Everyone, I am about to start my second year in a Prek-8th Grade School Library. Our Jewish Lit selection was mostly older Holocaust books or classics from the 1960s, like *The Chosen, *by Chaim Potok. I purchased several dozen from recommendations in* AJL Reviews* and of course Sydney Taylor W

[ha-Safran] Patron seeks publisher

Friends, If you have suggestions for a likely publisher, please respond directly to our patron. They are not interested in self-publishing. Many thanks, Pat Rabbi Patricia Fenton American Jewish University Manager of Public Services, Ostrow Library Yoetzet Limudei Rabbanut, Ziegler School of

[ha-Safran] How Should Children’s Books Deal with the Holocaust?

This a really interesting and thought-provoking article by Ruth Franklin in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/23/how-should-childrens-books-deal-with-the-holocaust FYI: Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen was reviewed by Linda Silver in the May/June 2018 issue of AJL Reviews

[ha-Safran] DVD about women and torah study

Hi, everyone, I would very much appreciate your help in finding a DVD dealing with women and torah study. A patron has been insistent that we have something on the topic, but I have been looking high and low at the library and on line, to no avail. I would appreciate any help I can get. Thanks

Re: [ha-Safran] Library handbooks/policies

We do have the wiki which is currently under construction. Check back in the fall for an updated one. Laura Schutzman Publications Chair Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2018, at 4:23 AM, Karen Cheyney wrote: > > I have been wishing the AJL could develop a database of these policies for us

Re: [ha-Safran] Library handbooks/policies

I have been wishing the AJL could develop a database of these policies for us volunteer synagogue librarians without money or time. One needs a collection development policy to have a reason to weed and refuse donations of items from powerful board members. Obviously every library has different cir

[ha-Safran] Exciting news and a big welcome to Eitan Kensky - the recently arrived new Judaica and Hebraica Curator at Stanford University

Dear safranim, I am delighted to share the exciting news that Eitan Kensky has just started as the new Judaica and Hebraica Curator at Stanford. Please see the following announcement: https://library.stanford.edu/blogs/stanford-libraries-blog/2018/07/new-judaica-curator-eitan-kensky Best, H

[ha-Safran] Anna Levia takes on new responsibilities at the Stanford University Libraries

Dear safranim, After a very productive and fruitful tenure as the Assistant Curator for Judaica and Hebraica at Stanford University Libraries, Anna Levia will move into some new areas where she will be able to contribute her expertise, linguistic and language abilities, and wonderful interpers