[ha-Safran] 158th Anniversary of Ezliezer Ben Yehuda

Hi Everyone! This week is the 158th Anniversary of Ezliezer Ben Yehuda, the father of modern Hebrew. http://www.jr.co.il/t/eliezer-ben-yehuda.htm Click on the link to watch Hebrew and English Videos about his life and watch Matti Caspi and Chava Alberstein sing "Eliezer Ben Yehuda" Have a good

[ha-Safran] corrected: 158th Anniversary of Eliezer Ben Yehuda

Hi Everyone! This week is the 158th Anniversary of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the father of modern Hebrew. http://www.jr.co.il/t/eliezer-ben-yehuda.htm Click on the link to watch Hebrew and English Videos about his life and watch Matti Caspi and Chava Alberstein sing "Eliezer Ben Yehuda" Have a good

[ha-Safran] Shulamith School Library

I read the post forwarded from Shulamith of Brooklyn's executive director with a mixture of sadness and indignation.  As a librarian who was dedicated to providing the best library service to the school for nearly twenty-four years, it was disturbing (yet understandable) that the administration

[ha-Safran] More re Virtual Book Discussion Jan 10: My Russian Grandmother & Her American Vacuum Cleaner

My Russian Grandmother & Her American Vacuum Cleaner It's both a remarkably funny and also meaningful book. You will enjoy and value it. Claude Kacser On 1/4/2016 10:58 AM, Myrna Goldenberg wrote: ENJOY Begin forwarded message:

Re: [ha-Safran] More re Virtual Book Discussion Jan 10: My Russian Grandmother & Her American Vacuum Cleaner

This is such a wonderful book - an excellent choice! On January 4, 2016, at 5:07 PM, Claude Kacser wrote: My Russian Grandmother & Her American Vacuum Cleaner It's both a remarkably funny and also meaningful book. You will enjoy and value it. Claude Kacser

Re: [ha-Safran] More re Virtual Book Discussion Jan 10: My Russian Grandmother & Her American Vacuum Cleaner

When I was reading it I was laughing out loud, but, I heard that some of the author׳s relative did not find it funny. They refuse to talk with him -:) . Amalia Sent from my iPad > On Jan 4, 2016, at 5:40 PM, Etta Gold wrote: > > This is such a wonderful book - an excellent

[ha-Safran] Book recommendation about the future of libraries

Dear safranim, I’m reading a very compelling book: *Biblio Tech: Why libraries matter more than ever in the age of Google,* by John Palfrey. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=john+palfrey+why+libraries+kirkus=ffab I find that he articulates very well the moment we’re in as librarians, archivists,

[ha-Safran] Virtual Book Discussion Jan 10: My Russian Grandmother & Her American Vacuum Cleaner

Please join the Association of Jewish Libraries for a discussion of My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner by Meir Shalev on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 9pm

[ha-Safran] 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour

Dear Bloggers, The Sydney Taylor Book Award committee is preparing to announce the best Jewish kidlit (including teen books) published in the past year. Winners will be revealed in mid-January, and there will be a blog tour for medal-winning authors/illustrators in February! If you're

[ha-Safran] SSC library (Shulamith): Importance of librarian?

Please do not respond directly to me, I am simply passing the message along (Michelle) -- http://lookstein.org/lookjed/read.php?1,22967,22967#msg-22967 We are planning to design a new building for our Pre-K - 12 school. I am seeking guidance and suggestions from colleagues regarding the utility

[ha-Safran] ALA Boston this weekend

Dear safranim, If any of you are attending the ALA midwinter meeting, and would like to meet up at the conference, see Temple Israel while you’re in town, and/or have any Boston questions a local could help with, please let me know. Best, Ann *Ann Abrams*, Librarian Dr. Arnold L.