Remote Access is Coming
We are working on setting up remote access, so that you can see our collection and choose your books from the comfort of home…or our lounge…and then come pick them up at your convenience. For now, browse the collection in Surlow on Sunday mornings and the book cart in the lounge every day, and curl up with one of our many periodicals in the lounge.
The CEEBJ Library is open for business
There have been some challenging years, beginning with the move from Kenwood to a smaller space in River Hills. There simply wasn’t room for the entire collection in the new library. The library staff had the sad job of sorting and packing a significant number of books to send into storage. It was painful to watch the dismantling of the oldest and largest synagogue library in Wisconsin.
Several years later, when the new addition was under construction, the library went through a second transition. The books were packed up once again and stored on carts. The library was closed down entirely
Our dream was that someday the collection would be made whole again and in a permanent location. That day has arrived. The library committee has been working for weeks to unpack the 3,600 books that were brought out of storage. It’s a slow process – as we unpack the boxes we need to carefully examine and sort each book. Our goal is to tighten up and refocus the collection, making it relevant for the 21st century, without compromising the quality or the historical significance of the collection. At the same time, other members of the committee are working to up-grade the library software and to provide patrons with convenient access to the computer catalog.
Until the system is in place, you’ll be able to check out books the “old fashioned” (non-computer) way, using a card system. The library shelves will be open in Surlow Hall on Sundays and we will provide a book cart with additional titles in the lounge. With the library open, you’ll be able to pour a cup of coffee, settle down in a comfortable chair and enjoy a good book at the synagogue or check one out to take home. Take time to explore the library soon.
Paula Fine, Library Consultant
Library Hours:
Surlow Hall Shelves
(Adult fiction and non-fiction)
Sunday mornings 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Lounge Book Cart
(Selected books for adults and children)
Shabbat evenings
Sunday mornings 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Wandering Library Books
Calling all library books . . . come home, we need you! Do you have a CEEBJ library book that hasn’t made its way back? Please return it at your earliest convenience so that we can ensure that all congregants have the opportunity to enjoy the materials that our resource center has to offer. Questions? Feel free to contact the Lifelong Learning Office at 228-7545, ext. 11. Thanks!