[ha-Safran] interested in this old book?

Our new Rabbi is offering me books as he moves into his office, and this gem isn’t for me, but perhaps it’s for someone: Souvenir of the Jewish Women’s Congress held under the Auspices of the World’s Parliament of Religions A Collection of the PRINCIPAL MELODIES OF THE SYNAGOGUE FROM THE EARLI

[ha-Safran] a very basic query

Almost embarrassed to ask…. Is there a reason to keep the check-out cards – that is, the only version of a list -- of the books that have been culled from our synagogue library collection? They are in NO order, and they are crammed into two overflowing shoeboxes. I’m about to need a third box and

[ha-Safran] the librarian's dilemma

Dear colleagues. My problem is not unique, but I’m stumped and am reaching out for your assistance for any who can help. My library has good coverage of Sholom Aleichem: a few different “Best ofs” , a Treasury, and many story collections. MOST have never been borrowed, and I see that the mos

[ha-Safran] who wants this book??

I’ve found a 1958 green, clothbound edition (9.5 X 7.25”) of *ALL-IN-THE-FAMILY-UPTOWN *by Sydney Taylor, with Mary Stevens’ illustrations. It’s taped up around the edges, stained and worn, and NOT in library-ready condition, but I absolutely can’t toss it, and I wonder if there is a Sydney Tayl