Roxanne Myers Spencer

Western Kentucky University

Associate Professor
Coordinator
Contact Information

Expertise

Interest in Library collections
Interest in Library promotion
Interest in Children's and Young Adult Literature

Courses/Seminars

LME 502: Collection Management for School Librarians
LME 318: Children's Literature
LME 407: Young Adult Literature
LME 527: Thematic Approaches to Young Adult Literature

Honors & Awards

Recipient of WKU’s University Faculty Research Award for University Libraries, 2006-2007
Emerald Literati Network for Excellence 2006: Highly Commended Paper:
WKU Libraries’ Margie Helm Award for Librarian of the Year, 2005
WKU Exemplary Achievement Award, Fall 2005, for Educational Resources Center

Kentucky Libraries: A Bissel Tam for the Bikherdik: A Little Taste of Jewish Children's Literature for the Booklishly Inclined

Roxanne M. Spencer, Western Kentucky University

Abstract

This article offers a little (bissel) taste (tam) of Jewish children's literature resources. For many public and school libraries, the predominance of Holocaust literature published in the past ten to twenty years has, understandably, influenced selection of Jewish children's literature. The focus of this article is on some of the additional resources and titles available to librarians and teachers who seek to broaden their students' understanding of the breadth of Jewish life and experiences. As this is a smattering, it is by no means comprehensive, and additional readings are suggested.

Suggested Citation

Spencer, R. M. (2007). Kentucky ibraries: A bissel tam for the bikherdik: A little taste of Jewish children's literature for the booklishly inclined. Kentucky Libraries 71:4, 20-24.

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Selected Works of Roxanne Myers Spencer