Just a reminder that the library has six excellent current event periodicals it receives on either a weekly, bimonthly or monthly basis: Jerusalem Post (weekly), Jerusalem Report (weekly), Chicago Jewish News (weekly), Jewish Moment (monthly), Tikkun (bimonthly) and Commentary (monthly). Come to the library and read one or more of your choice.

We are planning to purchase more new books, but before doing the actual buying, it has been suggested we publish a list for our congregation to review in case you have the book in your personal library and are willing to donate it to our temple library. If this is the case, please contact me so I can coordinate the number of copies we receive:

• A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
• American Judaism: A History by Jonathan Sarna
• American Reform Jews: An Introduction by Dana Evan Kaplan
• Deborah by Wendy Zwerler
• Fabulous Small Jews by Joseph Epstein
• Foiglman by Aharon Megged
• Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
• Joy Comes in the Morning by Jonathan Rosen
• Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis
• Rachel Calof's Story (Jewish Homesteader on the Northern Plains) by Rachel Calof
• Scattered Among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora in Twelve Portraits by Allan Levine
• Plot Against America by Philip Roth
• Those Who Forgot the Past by Cynthia Ozick

This is just the beginning of a list of books we need. This and additional lists of book requests will be posted in the Covenant.

Please stop by the library. It is open during Sunday and Hebrew School as well as during the week and offers a quiet environment for your reading pleasure. Two computers are available for your use. If you want to check out a book, sign your name and date in the card in the front of the book and place it in the yellow basket next to the computer. Return the book within three weeks. You may renew for an additional three weeks if no one else is waiting for the book. We operate on the honor system. 

- Sue Kaufmann