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Welcome to the Temple De Hirsch Sinai Library
What's New at the Library?
A Word from the Librarian:
Summer is still here! It’s not too late to add some great books to your summer reading list. We received several new books in June. In addition to books purchased by the library, the Amazon Temple store has been truly successful for us and I want to thank those who’ve purchased books from the wish list. We have two fabulous new cookbooks: Heirloom Cookbook, Recipes Handed Down by Jewish Mothers and Modern Recipes from Daughters and Friends and The Book of New Israeli Food : a culinary journey. Miriam Lerner Satz compiled and edited the recipes in Heirloom Cookbook. Both Sephardic and Ashkenazi cultures are represented, with many traditional as well as modern recipes, and all are very straightforward. Black and white family photos are interspersed throughout. The other cookbook, by Janna Gur, has a totally different feel and look. It’s focused on fresh, contemporary Israeli preparations with full color photographs of Israeli markets and foods. Read the full article.
Benjamin Zukor Children’s Library Bookplate Competition Winner 2010
Congratulations to Eric Hunter, who designed our winning bookplate entry this year! Honorable mention artists are Naomi Mechem-Miller, Rose Guttman and Zarina Aglion. All entries were a pleasure to behold and many thanks to all who contributed their designs to this year's contest!
Click here to see the winners & honorable mention entries.
About The Library
 TDHS houses over 10,000 volumes covering a wide range of Judaic topics including Bible, spirituality, history, holidays, cooking, fiction and much more. Patrons throughout the greater Seattle area make use of this extensive collection by visiting one of our two locations – the beautiful, historic Capitol Hill campus or the bright, informal Bellevue campus.
Over one third of our collection contains the Benjamin Zukor Children’s Library in both locations with picture books, juvenile fiction, teen fiction and a variety of non-fiction topics. In addition to our circulating books and non-circulating historic works, we have musical CDs, periodicals and audio books. Our reference section encompasses the Bible, Talmud, Jewish encyclopedias, Hebrew/English dictionaries and many other resources.
We serve a diverse population including Religion School students discovering the joy of reading for the first time; Temple members looking for the next great Jewish book; and scholars, students, writers and others within our congregation and throughout the community. Click here to learn more about the history of the TDHS Library
Temple Librarian: Toby Harris is happy to answer your resource and Judaica questions.
Hours & Information
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Accessibility
Temple De Hirsch Sinai members may check out materials any time the library is open or by special arrangement. Those who are not Temple members may sign up for borrowing privileges simply by presenting current identification and making a voluntary donation of $5 for annual library membership. Directions: click here
LIBRARY HOURS
September High Holiday Library hours:
Bellevue
Wed, Sept 8 9-3
Wed, Sept 15 9-3
Wed, Sept 22 9-3
Wed, Sept 29 9-3
Seattle
Tues, Sept 7 10-5
Thurs, Sept 16 10-5
Tues, Sept 21 10-5
Tues, Sept 28 10-4
Please note that I may be in at 9 instead of 10.
October begins the school year schedule:
Bellevue – Wednesdays 3-6
Seattle – Thursdays 1-6
Sundays will rotate each week.
L’shana Tova!
Toby
Policies
Check-out period for materials is four weeks and return can be made to either library location. Books can be renewed and/or requested by phone. If a book is lost or damaged, the patron will be charged for replacement value. New books and monetary donations are always welcome and will be acknowledged with a beautiful bookplate. Specific adult and children’s titles desired by the library can be found on our website. Used Judaic books in good condition are accepted by appointment.
Temple Library Wish List & Library Amazon Store
Temple De Hirsch Sinai’s Judaica Library has a wishlist on our Amazon Store. You can view the wishlist by clicking this link. Buy a book on the wishlist and Temple benefits in two ways: our Judaica Libraries gets a great new book and Temple gets a percentage of the sales generated from its Amazon Store! Click here to see our adult & children's wish list.
Support the Library!
Now more than ever, the library needs your involvement and support in order to continue providing you with current resources and professional expertise. You can help in a number of ways including:
Volunteer
Toby Harris, our librarian, is seeking a volunteer in the Seattle library for a short-term periodicals project. Give her a call at 315-7398 or email library@tdhs-nw.org, if interested.
Click here to learn about more ways you can support the library
Good Book Club
 M'Adon HaSefer HaTov. Reading any good books lately? Then join the GOOD BOOK CLUB and let us know what you love to read! All you do to join is fill out a review. When you're looking for a good book to read, come by and look in the white binders! You'll find ideas recommended by your friends and peers. We have binders for all age groups!
Click here to download the Good Book Form Looking for more good Books? Check here
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