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The Rudolf Steiner Library, national library of the Anthroposophical Society in America, would like to introduce its resources and services to all Waldorf parents and teachers. We would like to announce our new outreach program designed to ensure that not only all teachers, but also all parents of Waldorf students know that they can have easy access to the library's 20,000 volumes—thousands of which deal directly with education, childhood, and the curriculum. As you know, members of the society receive borrowing privileges at the library as part of their membership. Anyone else may join the library upon application and payment of yearly dues ($20, plus a one-time, refundable $25 deposit).
Informed, interested parents are an asset to the life of a Waldorf school, and to the Waldorf movement worldwide. With the schools’ interest and cooperation, we propose to approach parents in two ways: We are prepared to provide each school with an information packet (or several, as needed) and display box, so that parents and teachers can see what the library has to offer. These would be just right for display in the school office, school library, teachers' library, and school store, for example. Packets include a copy of the library newsletter; a catalog listing our education titles; selected annotations of some of our education books; applications to join the library; and library brochures. We would also send enough library brochures for a school’s entire parent body, along with a cover letter, to be stapled to the school's weekly bulletin.
The library will provide all these materials without cost to each school. This is a major new step for the library in its attempt to serve the spiritual and educational needs of our time. Teachers and parents should phone us if they would like to have their school participate in this pilot effort. Phone: (518) 672-7690; fax (518) 672-5827; e-mail: