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Max & Beatrice Wolfe Library
Mission Statement

The Beth Tzedec Max and Beatrice Wolfe Library is committed to enriching the religious, historical and cultural Jewish life, and Jewish identity of members of the congregation, schools and community. It serves as a resource for the study of Judaism by providing access to quality materials both in house and worldwide, utilizing print and non-print technology. The library provides an environment that promotes intellectual curiosity and capacity as well as encouraging the pursuit of leisure reading. Library staff is dedicated to achieving excellence and providing service that is friendly, competent, and efficient.

The Library will be proactive and creative in anticipating and responding to changing individual and community needs in reading, researching, education and recreation. Essential to this mission is active promotion of Library services, collection and programs. The Library staff will coordinate programs to supplement and enhance the variety of educational, social and spiritual activities that take place at Beth Tzedec Congregation. The Library is responsible for operating in a fiscally sound manner.

 
Selection & Acquisition Policy
 

BETH TZEDEC MAX AND BEATRICE WOLFE LIBRARY

SELECTION AND ACQUISITION POLICY

 

Our Library Policy expresses:

  • The Library is a collection of special materials pertaining to Judaica.
  • The Library should not be regarded as a substitute for a public library but rather as a supplement to it. 
  • Materials selected for the collection will be consistent with the values of Conservative Judaism.
  • The collection will contain materials at all knowledge levels from a beginner to an advanced reader. 
  • The collection will include not more than 15% fiction.
  • The fiction collection will include only materials that have Jewish content or themes.

 

All important areas of Jewish publishing must be represented. They are:

 

Bible

Talmud

 Jewish Philosophy and Thought

Jewish Prayer

Jewish Religious Movements

The Synagogue

Jewish Ritual and Observance

Holidays

Life-Cycle Events

Jewish Education

Folklore

Jewish Sociology

Languages of the Jews

Literature

History

Israel and Zionism

Jewish Art

Gender and Judaism

Genealogy

Biography

Jewish Fiction

Reference collection

Jewish Identity

Anti-Semitism

Holocaust

*Parenting

*Self Help and Self Management

 

*Books pertaining to parenting and self help may not contain Judaic perspective.

Our selection is considerate of a number of criteria, including:

  • The collection should be evaluated and weeded on an annual basis. 
  • The collection will support the curriculum of the Beth Tzedec Congregational School, and will contain materials at all reading levels from pre-school to adult.
  • The Collection will include materials required to support educational programs at Beth Tzedec.
  • The library will carry important Jewish periodicals
  • The Collection will consist, predominantly of print materials as well as non- print media, such as Video, CD-Rom, audio CD, and computer software.

 

Library materials will be selected according to the following criteria (not in order of priority)

1.      Permanent or timely value.

2.      Relative importance in comparison with other books on the subject.

3.      Accuracy of Information.

4.      Comprehensiveness in breadth and scope.

5.      Authority and competence of an author.

6.      Readability.

7.      Creativity and clarity of presentation.

8.      Jewish perspective.

9.      Consideration of appropriate language.

 

The Library will use the criteria above to evaluate the merit of each material and make decisions in conjunction with budgetary considerations.

 

Book donations to the Library are accepted only if they meet listed standards.

 

 

 

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