BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
In 1966, a fire started in the upper floors of New York's Jewish Theological Seminary library. This library contained old and rare books, newspapers, and magazines, some from the Middle Ages. While the firefighters made great efforts to protect the books from the flames and the water used to fight the fire, thousands were destroyed in the blaze, and 170,000 books were water-damaged and had to be dried. The community all pitched in to help, but how do you dry all that paper?
My heart was breaking to read about the loss of ancient books, including a Torah. The story is well written, with a great author's note, photographs of the library, and the damage caused by the fire. There's a list of sources and even a link to an interview with the head librarian who worked there at the time. I so would like a copy for my library; however, it's tall - too tall for my shelves.
Lisa Librarian
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