Greetings to all!!!
I am seeking information concerning the history of Church Libraries, from their early origins to the present day. This includes their development over time.
If you could recommend an e-book, that would be appreciated, or alternativ
Read more…I need discussion questions that maybe someone has created for The Water Keeper by Charles Martin. Thanks in advance
Read more…Summer is here! School is out!
We have two new homeschool families who are very excited about the Enrichment Center.These preteens (4-7 graders but churches varying in grouping) want to help this summer since their families will not be traveling as
Read more…By now, many of us have our summer library plans ready to launch. Let's share our plans with each other for this year. Photos? If you plan to take pictures of children, be sure to get permission from their parents for you to share the photos on the C
Read more…In February 2025, Glenn McKowen updated his three eBook articles for us. You will find links here to these 3 articles for us to continue these discussions.
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Read more…Hello!
I am wondering if other church librarians use clear contact paper (or something similar) to wrap their books and protect their book covers? Or is it common to put books into circulation without any sort of wrap?
Our church library has wrapped
Read more…We have not had much attention on mothers since 2016. Any updates since then on calling attention to mothers on Mother's Day? New books to recommend for mothers today? If you did a display, click here. Or post the photo here.
Read more…That is the question driving Parents Who Fight. This organization has been helping parents, schools, and churches partner together to protect kids from the influence of technology. My church hosted Jesse and Sarah Siegand for the last 2 Wednesday eve
Read more…Our pastor/preacher surprised me yesterday by sharing the sermon topics for yesterday and the next 2 Sundays. He is preaching through the Gospel of Mark this year. We have had books connected to Mark in our main display during these months. But yeste
Read more…Any surprises or interesting experiences yesterday as your church celebrated Easter through their library?
Read more…Hello!
Has anyone here heard of or used the library system called "Librarika"?
Upon first glance, it seems like it will fulfill the needs of our small church library, but I wanted to see if anyone has had experience with it.
Thank you!
Read more…A new experience for our Enrichment Center Team. I got an email from a couple who are members of another church in our association. They asked if our church let non-church members use the library. We do, so we met in the library last Friday. We had a
Read more…Over 15 years ago, our little church's library purchased the rclsoftware for cataloguing. It has met our needs perfectly and survived upgrades. It continues to work and thankfully, I have not needed any technical support, since it is no longer avail
Read more…We have another first! Our non-fiction shelf signage now has our church mission statement key words (Love, Grow, Serve, Go) connected to our Dewey categlories. A win-win for sure with our pastor and church staff. We use Dewey so the signs contain our
Read more…What is new in your church’s or synagogue’s library ministry? Hopefully new books, but what about other ways of having something new? I have something new to share but I can’t get my iPhone to send the photos to my email account where I can download
Read more…Roxy Klassen requests:
We are trying to build a Graphic Novel section for Junior Readers. Does anyone have any good suggestions for Christian Graphic Novels besides these?
ICorrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: (A Graphic Novel) Ages 8-12, Full Color, Il
In our not too distant history, church library conferences were available frequently in most states. Due to decrease in funding and the increase in travel expenses, a high percentage of those conferences have evaporated. Let's have fun remembering th
Read more…Gloria Stevens has a question:
Our pastor is interested in setting up a book stall. Does anyone have an idea about beginning a book collection? Our library books are mostly really old.
Gloria
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Today, we had our very first preschool storytime in the Enrichment Center! Click here to read our Forest Hills Baptist Church Enrichment Center Journal where I shared today's great experiences!
Many of you have been doing storytimes for years. Would
Read more…Share with us your favorite sources for library books and DVDs. Even if you see your sources mentioned by others before you do, go ahead and add to our list in this discussion.
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