Our home at the Roth Center contains an extensive library with a wealth of materials for adults and children alike. The Koreman Library takes a broad view of Jewish life, from the history of Israel to Jewish folktales and fairy tales to ethics and philosophy. There are many volumes of classic Jewish texts and commentaries available for study. And we have books on Jewish art, music, literature – and cooking.
Every year the Jewish Book Council names the of the National Jewish Book Awards (see NJBA Books 2023) , and each year the Koreman Library buys the winning books in each of the adult categories. To view a list of recent additions to our library, click here.
In addition to the main library upstairs, there is also a delightful children’s library on the lower level of the Roth Center. Everyone is welcome to read the books with their children or to play any of the games that belong to Kol Ha’Emek, the UVJC, including many educational Jewish and Hebrew games.
Members of Kol Ha’Emek, the UVJC, are welcome to check out books from the Koreman Library. Please visit to see everything that is available to foster Jewish learning for you and your children. For a searchable catalog of the Koreman Library, please go to the Searchable On-line Catalog. (Please note that the children’s library is not included in this catalog.)
The Koreman Library is maintained by volunteer Fred Lerner. Because of space limitations the library is unable to accept book donations except by advance arrangement. Contact Fred Lerner at fred@fredlerner.org if you have suggestions for books to add to the collection or questions about the library. To read our
Fred Lerner is a librarian, bibliographer, and historian, who has also written extensively on modern American science fiction.
He is the author of The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age (Continuum, 1998; 2d ed., 2009). He holds degrees in History and Library Science from Columbia University, where he received his doctorate.