Library

CST members are very thoughtful and generous. Many members like to donate books and other materials to the library. If you'd like to make a donation, please understand that:

1) DONATED MATERIALS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT IN THE LIBRARY OR OFFICE! Many donated items are not needed or suitable and they just clutter up the library until I can dispose of them.

2) Make a list of the books to be donated with title and author. It also helps to know the condition and whether it's hardcover or paperback. You can email me the list at webmaster2@shirtikvah.org or just leave it in the librarian's mail slot in the office. I'll check to see what the library can use and get back to you.

3) I do not provide an estimate on the value of books for tax purposes but a thank you note will be sent from the office.

4) I only accept books, CDs and DVDs with significant Jewish content. Vinyl records, cassettes or any homemade recordings of copyrighted materials will not be accepted.

5) Bookplates are available for donated books if you wish to honor someone. Just let me know.

6) All donated materials may be used or disposed of at the librarian's discretion.

7) Cash donations are always welcome to the Library Fund.

On another note, I recently noticed that the CST library has been open for ten years. I want to thank the library's patrons (that's what librarians call customers) for their support over the years.

Fiction:

"Devil's Company" by David Liss is another historical novel by the author of "Conspiracy of Paper" and "A Spectacle of Corruption". I know that fans of those books will want to pick up the latest from Liss.

"Every Man Dies Alone" by Hans Fallada is based on real events. It tells the story of civil disobedience in Nazi controlled Berlin. The novel was written in 1947 by an eyewitness to horror and heroism.

"The Last Ember" by Daniel Levin is a thriller about archaeology, antiquities, the Temple Mount and terrorism.

Non-fiction:

I don't buy a lot of biographies but I couldn't resist Mel Brooks' memoir "It's Good to be the King". What a fascinating guy and an amazing career!
	I know we have a lot of fans of Bruce Feiler at CST so I picked up his latest, "Where God Was Born". Better hurry in for this one before someone else checks it out.
"God in Your Body: Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Spiritual Practice" by Jay Michaelson is for those who find Kabbalah too abstract and cerebral. Here's a guide to merging the spiritual with the physical.
	"Lives of Hitler's Jewish Soldiers: Untold Tales of Men of Jewish Descent Who Fought for the Third Reich" by Bryan Mark Rigg.This is an unbelievable topic but part of history. This is mostly an oral history in which the Jewish soldiers tell their own stories.

Children's Books:

"For Heaven's Sake" by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is a wonderful story about a child's search for "heaven".
	"The Moses Basket" by Jenny Koralek retells the Biblical story of Moses with very stylish art.
"The Coat of Many Colors" also by Jenny Koralek retells the story of Joseph and his brothers with more of the same wonderful artwork.
	For younger children, we have "Goodnight Sh'ma" by Jacqueline Jules. A board book to help children get ready for bed.