In 2008 the Jewish National University Library officially became the National Library of Israel. A few days ago the project moved forward a little bit more.
Israel’s new National Library will be constructed between the Knesset and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the cabinet decided last week. The decision, made at the same meeting that [...]
Part of the Braginsky Collection of Hebrew books and manuscripts is now online. It is worth a visit. (hat tip)
The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library has a nice exhibition posted online, Book Marks: The Trail Readers Leave Behind. (hat tip) This image may be of interest to those who like illustrated haggadot. See more here on similar images in haggadot.
Aharon Shemesh has a new book coming out soon, Halakhah in the Making: The Development of Jewish Law from Qumran to the Rabbis.
Halakhah in the Making offers the first comprehensive study of the legal material found in the Dead Sea Scrolls and its significance in the greater history of Jewish religious law (halakhah). [...]
October 6: Jewish Theological Seminary Library Open House, New York: “Please join JTS library staff on Tuesday, October 6th from 4:30-6 pm on the 5th floor of the Library for an exploration of the High Holidays through our holdings of manuscripts, rare books, broadsides and archival material, as well as our digital collections. The [...]
Pauline Malkiel, the librarian of the Valmadonna Trust Library, has a post at Seforim, now back at its old home, on the library. There is also an article by Allison Hoffman in Tablet on the library. The two of them make nice complimentary reading on the library, its history, and what the future [...]
Henry Hollander gave a talk on “Prospects for Jewish Libraries and Jewish Bookstores” to the Association of Jewish Libraries conference. It is worth a read for those concerned about Jewish books and bookstores. A snippet.
Between now and the time e-reading is taken for granted things will remain difficult. Some types of books will [...]
PhiloBiblos has announced the completion of the cataloging of Benjamin Franklin’s library on Library Thing. The catalogue can be browsed here. A book about his library can be viewed here.
Today we went on a family outing to see the Valmadonna Trust Library. It really was a breath-taking exhibit. Although my kids had little patience for me continuously stopping to look at specific books, hopefully one day they’ll understand how important it was to see this collection. There are still a few [...]
The SOY Seforim Sale begins this Sunday, Feb. 1 and will continue until Sunday, Feb. 22.
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