Library

Beth Sholom Temple Library

Come and Check Out the BST Library!
Thank you for your patience as our library has been undergoing a multi-year refurbishment. Our online catalog is now active and you can browse our collection HERE.

All of our adult fiction and non-fiction works have been added. We are currently in the process of cataloging our Young Adult selections.

If you would like to have a library account created, please email Caitie, our Temple Librarian, at LIBRARY@BSTVA.ORG. This will allow you to check out books electronically! If you prefer to check out books with a low-tech method, we also have a book check out form located on the top shelf by the phone.

We now have an expanded selection of cookbooks, many new popular fiction titles, and a much-improved Young Adult section. We also have a variety of games (maybe try challenging a friend to Apples to Apples Jewish edition) as well as vinyl records! 

What changes can you look forward to in the months ahead?

While all of the adult titles are organized by their Dewey Decimal number, they still need to be organized by author. We'll also be adding signage throughout the library to let you know where to find various topics. You can also look forward to rotating seasonal displays.

Want to help the library?

While we appreciate you thinking of BST Library when you have books to donate, we kindly ask that you refrain from donating books to the library unless they have been published within the past 2 years. We simply do not have enough space on our shelves to hold all of the donations we receive and sorting through donations means we have less time to catalog and organize our existing collection.

Please consider donating to BST's "Library Books and Materials Fund" or making a purchase from our Amazon Wishlist.

Library Wishlist 

Monetary Donations 

Is there a book to read that we don't have?

Please email Caitie at LIBRARY@BSTVA.ORG