Monday, December 22, 2008
BOOK FAIR EXTENDED!
The book fair has been extended, through Tuesday December 23, 6 pm. We still have many wonderful books for all ages and interests! Come on by!
Friday, December 05, 2008
Book Fair, Pod Casts, Blogs, Oh My!
JEWISH BOOK FAIR, SUNDAY – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 - 21.
The Library’s annual Book fair will take place December 12-21, 2008. Hundreds of Jewish books for adults and children will be on sale on every Jewish topic imaginable, from The Talmud and the Internet to The Torah and Harry Potter (These are actual book titles!) Proceeds go to the library.
BOOKFAIR HOURS
Sunday: 9:30 – 1:30
Monday: Tuesday: 8:30 – 8:30
Thursday: 8:30 – 5:00
Friday December 12: after Qabbalat Shabbat services
Friday December 19: 8:30 – 5:00; and after Qabbalat Shabbat services
Shabbat: 9:00 – 12:00
(CLOSED WEDNESDAY)
We are delighted to have the following Temple members/authors join us, to sign copies of their books!
Edie Aronowitz Mueller, author of The Fat Girl and Other Poems – December 21, 10:00 – 12:00.
Ellen Steinbaum, author of Container Gardening and Afterwords – December 14, 10:00 – 12:30.
Here’s some info about Edie and Ellen, who, recently, were our Joy Ungerleider Jewish Book Month presenters:
www.tisrael.org/study/library.php?page=17935 ; http://www.ellensteinbaum.com/
Ina Friedman Starobin, whose children and young adult books include:
Escape or die : true stories of young people who survived the Holocaust
The other victims : first-person stories of non-Jews persecuted by the Nazis
Flying against the wind : the story of a young woman who defied the Nazis
How My Parents Learned to Eat
Here’s some info about Ina: http://remember.org/ina
Ina will be at the fair Dec. 12 (after services) Dec. 14 & 21 in the morning.
Steve Goldman, author of the new young adult novel, Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about The Grapes of Wrath, which you can read about at http://www.stevengoldmanbooks.com/ . Steve will be at the fair December 14, from 10:00 – 12:30.
And, Boston area writer, Ingrid Kisliuk, author of From Trauma to Trepidation: memories transmitted by Hidden Children to the Second Generation. Ingrid will be at the fair December 21, 10:00 - 12:30.
For more info about Ingrid and her book, please visit her website
http://mysite.verizon.net/kisliuk/Trauma_to_Trepidation/Welcome.html
To volunteer, or for more information, please contact Ann Abrams, Librarian, aabrams@tisrael.org 617-566-3960.
CHANUKAH, OH, CHANUKAH!
My colleague, Heidi Estrin, produces a wonderful podcast every month. The
December episode of Heidi's Book of Life podcast is now online. The episode celebrates Chanukah and is called Spin the Dreidel. Interviews include:
- Sylvia Rouss, author of the Sammy Spider books, plus The Littlest Maccabee
- an announcement about Eric Kimmel's new Chanukah audiobooks
- Josh Nelson, a musician who performed in Craig Taubman's "Lights"
Chanukah concert TV special
- Rabbi Ilene Schneider, author of the mystery novel Chanukah Guilt
You can listen to the show now at http://www.bookoflifepodcast.com/
And, another talented colleague of mine, Marie Cloutier, keeps a wonderful book review blog. Visit http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/ for well-written, lively reviews of books of all kinds for all ages, with a large number of books on Jewish themes in the mix.
The Library’s annual Book fair will take place December 12-21, 2008. Hundreds of Jewish books for adults and children will be on sale on every Jewish topic imaginable, from The Talmud and the Internet to The Torah and Harry Potter (These are actual book titles!) Proceeds go to the library.
BOOKFAIR HOURS
Sunday: 9:30 – 1:30
Monday: Tuesday: 8:30 – 8:30
Thursday: 8:30 – 5:00
Friday December 12: after Qabbalat Shabbat services
Friday December 19: 8:30 – 5:00; and after Qabbalat Shabbat services
Shabbat: 9:00 – 12:00
(CLOSED WEDNESDAY)
We are delighted to have the following Temple members/authors join us, to sign copies of their books!
Edie Aronowitz Mueller, author of The Fat Girl and Other Poems – December 21, 10:00 – 12:00.
Ellen Steinbaum, author of Container Gardening and Afterwords – December 14, 10:00 – 12:30.
Here’s some info about Edie and Ellen, who, recently, were our Joy Ungerleider Jewish Book Month presenters:
www.tisrael.org/study/library.php?page=17935 ; http://www.ellensteinbaum.com/
Ina Friedman Starobin, whose children and young adult books include:
Escape or die : true stories of young people who survived the Holocaust
The other victims : first-person stories of non-Jews persecuted by the Nazis
Flying against the wind : the story of a young woman who defied the Nazis
How My Parents Learned to Eat
Here’s some info about Ina: http://remember.org/ina
Ina will be at the fair Dec. 12 (after services) Dec. 14 & 21 in the morning.
Steve Goldman, author of the new young adult novel, Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about The Grapes of Wrath, which you can read about at http://www.stevengoldmanbooks.com/ . Steve will be at the fair December 14, from 10:00 – 12:30.
And, Boston area writer, Ingrid Kisliuk, author of From Trauma to Trepidation: memories transmitted by Hidden Children to the Second Generation. Ingrid will be at the fair December 21, 10:00 - 12:30.
For more info about Ingrid and her book, please visit her website
http://mysite.verizon.net/kisliuk/Trauma_to_Trepidation/Welcome.html
To volunteer, or for more information, please contact Ann Abrams, Librarian, aabrams@tisrael.org 617-566-3960.
CHANUKAH, OH, CHANUKAH!
My colleague, Heidi Estrin, produces a wonderful podcast every month. The
December episode of Heidi's Book of Life podcast is now online. The episode celebrates Chanukah and is called Spin the Dreidel. Interviews include:
- Sylvia Rouss, author of the Sammy Spider books, plus The Littlest Maccabee
- an announcement about Eric Kimmel's new Chanukah audiobooks
- Josh Nelson, a musician who performed in Craig Taubman's "Lights"
Chanukah concert TV special
- Rabbi Ilene Schneider, author of the mystery novel Chanukah Guilt
You can listen to the show now at http://www.bookoflifepodcast.com/
And, another talented colleague of mine, Marie Cloutier, keeps a wonderful book review blog. Visit http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/ for well-written, lively reviews of books of all kinds for all ages, with a large number of books on Jewish themes in the mix.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
