The library book catalogue is now on the computer EXCEPT FOR THOSE OVERDUE BOOKS! If you have any books, journals or tapes that belong to the Society library and seem to have taken up residency with you, please return them. They are guaranteed an "address" in the computer file for easy location. We have between 1,500 and 1,600 books on our shelves. The computer catalog allows us to locate books for you by title, author or editor, and subject matter. Our journal selection is limited but is in order and readily accessible. Our tape collection of Society speakers and workshops is getting a thorough overhaul by Bunny Brown. Recent donations are catalogued and on the shelves. Journals and tapes are in the process of being catalogued. Long term goals include getting all library items catalogued in the Dewey decimal system and developing a method to better track checked out materials.
New on the shelves, and of special interest to those of you doing research on Jungian psychology, is C.G. Jung: Critical Assessments, edited by Renos Papadopoulos. This four-volume set is a collection of essays by such authors as James Hall, John Beebe, Polly Young-Esendrath, and Aniela Jaffe, among others. Volume I is Jung and His Method in Context, Volume II, The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche, Volume III, Psychopathology and Psychotherapy; Volume IV, Implications and Inspirations.
The fund for new book shelves continues to grow through book sales and donations. We are still in need of donations-suggested donation is $6. Remember, these shelves become part of the assets of the Society and move with the library regardless of location.
We depend strictly on volunteers to have the library open. If you have some hours and want a pleasant place to spend them, consider volunteering at the library. Its success depends on its availability to interested persons. We would like to keep the library open a minimum of three to four hours a week during July and August. If you are interested in volunteering, please leave a message at the Society office and I will get back to you. The hours and days of the week are flexible to fit individual shedules. Many thanks to winter volunteers Judith Capili, Bunny Brown, Fern Durand, Connie Eichenlaub, Kitty Eppard, Arlene Nicki Hagoski, and Shelly Dempsey.
Recent purchases include John Beebe's book Integrity in Depth, and Jung's book, Aspects of the Masculine, with an introduction by John Beebe. We also have The Cambridge Companion to Jung, edited by Polly Young-Eisendrath and Terence Dawson, an anthology of critical essays concerning Jung and theories of contemporary psychology.
Please call (206) 547-3956 to hear the message for updated library hours.
--Linda Sheaffer
For current library hours, see the Library Information page.