One of the largest Jewish cookbook collections is right here in the United States– all housed at the New York Public Library. The NYPL shares everything about the collection on this LibGuide, where you can learn about its contents, the story of its development by the late Roberta Saltzman, and access the catalog, including searchingContinue reading “Passover ideas anyone? Here’s what one of the largest Jewish cookbook collections in the world looks like…”
Category Archives: Books
Local ghost left new year wishes
Jan. 1st 1882
Dear little book I pen a line this new year’s Eve. The old year has gone with all its joys and sorrows. A new one ushered in may this year be one of more joy to me then [sic] the one passed. Good night little book
Good Night.
Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2017
Tablet’s Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2017 by Marjorie Ingall
Bedtime Stories for Young Brains
So reading picture books with young children may mean that they hear more words, while at the same time, their brains practice creating the images associated with those words — and with the more complex sentences and rhymes that make up even simple stories
Haggadot display
Come by the Nancy Mae Shaines Library to check out our display of various haggadot available to all members! From livelier seders to rabbinic commentary, there’s something for everyone!
April Doorpost Column
Hello Library Lovers! We at the library have been busy planning several exciting projects. First, the online library survey is available through April. Thanks for the rapid response! Please let Sara know if you would like a paper copy to fill out, it just takes two minutes. Participants can choose to be entered in aContinue reading “April Doorpost Column”
New York Judaica Auction
New York Judaica Auction March 19th. Our library is in the midst of planning a rare book display– some of these amazing items are on our wish list! Consider planned giving to our library so we may expand our collection. Ask Sara for details or donate a single time through the Temple Website. Please specify the funds areContinue reading “New York Judaica Auction”
7000th item added to the collection!
Debbie Friedman landed a spot as the 7000th item in the Nancy Mae Shaines Memorial Library catalog today. Good way to end a great year here at the library! Come check out our newly acquired books, music, and movies, including JGuys Guide: GPS for the Jewish Teen, and the graphic novels Rabbi Harvey Rides Again and Hereville: HowContinue reading “7000th item added to the collection!”
Limmud Boston 2014
Everyone this year seemed up for meeting new people, one seeking more info on the gorgeous necklace a stranger is wearing and another offering his place in the coffee line to someone who looked like they needed a more immediate fix. Attendees really stopped to help each other and chat– I suppose this should not be news,Continue reading “Limmud Boston 2014”
Does Your Librarian say “Don’t read to Children?”
Rabbi David, today, helped me sort through a mountain of books donated to the library. Lots of treasures, including a set of Torah texts from 1891, an American soldier’s prayerbook, and a gilded set of works by Elie Wiesel. What made my day, though, above all else, was the note on the first page ofContinue reading “Does Your Librarian say “Don’t read to Children?””
Sara Lesley Arnold 