Hi Ellie, I always cataloged those books according to subject, and added a subject heading such as LGBTQ Fiction.
Kol HaKavod for your efforts! Wendie Sittenfield MS Retired Jewish Day School Librarian On Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 10:45 AM Ellie Schwartz via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > My synagogue library has just begun to collect LGBTQ+ books: fiction for > adults and teens, nonfiction, memoirs, and even cookbooks. (Thank you, > Michael Twitty!) My questions are about organizing these titles on the > shelves and in the catalog. > > > *My synagogue library has just begun to collect LGBTQ+ books: fiction for > adults and teens, nonfiction, memoirs, and even cookbooks. (Thank you, > Michael Twitty!) My questions are about organizing these titles on the > shelves and in the catalog. Do you indicate on the books themselves that > they are part of this collection and shelve them with their call numbers? > Or do you place them in one section of the library? Could this ever get in > the way of privacy rights of patrons? It is easy in the online catalog to > mark these books as LGBTQ+, **but patrons usually browse the shelves, > rather than use the catalog; is this is all I need to do (and I'm > overthinking this)?* > > > > > *Ellie Schwartz Volunteer Librarian Temple Beth Abraham Nashua, NH 03064* > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!0e03MGDtMC05um4J6mjVdOMCEG8vZr_QRe0bPJl3c5rIQon7f1CeM9tPl9nyhCSO-VwPoU-yl_8VEdYOqA__77I$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!0e03MGDtMC05um4J6mjVdOMCEG8vZr_QRe0bPJl3c5rIQon7f1CeM9tPl9nyhCSO-VwPoU-yl_8VEdYOqA__77I$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!0e03MGDtMC05um4J6mjVdOMCEG8vZr_QRe0bPJl3c5rIQon7f1CeM9tPl9nyhCSO-VwPoU-yl_8VEdYOPAfk1yI$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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