Church Library Administration - Q&A - Church Librarians Network

How do our church libraries respond to the coronavirus?

Is it time to consider what your church library will do about the coronavirus. It is becoming a real issue, and some of us are in the most vulnerable population (60+). Let's not forget how germ-laden books can be.

At our church we are considering

Started by Glenn McEowen in Church Library Administration

29 Replies · Reply by Karen Kyte Sep 7, 2020

Media Cart

Good Morning!

Our Library is looking for for an old-fashioned media cart. The kind that has wheels and two or three shelves. We are willing to pay, and I will travel 100 miles from Mobile to get one.

Thanks in advance,

Sherall

Started by Sherall Cornwell in Church Library Administration

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Church Library Ministry Information Service.

Hello!

I'm so excited to be a part of this group! I was at the conference in Decatur and learned so much!

Does anyone have a PDF of this I could have? Or do I need to buy the book.

Thanks,

Sherall Cornwell

Crawford Baptist Church

Mobile, AL

Started by Sherall Cornwell in Church Library Administration

1 Reply

Library closed

Our pastor and church staff considered libraries obsolete and a waste of space. We had over 6,000 books and DVDs. Thee were all given away and the library space changed to a Welcome Center. I kept some of he books and DVDs and still have the library

Started by Jolene Walters in Church Library Administration

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Intro and Best Practices for Revitalizing Library

Hello! My name is Becky Isbell. I recently volunteered, along with two other ladies, to help with the church library. I think it’s become a bit of a forgotten nook of the church, and we’re seeking to revitalize it. I hope that my colleagues will join

Started by Becky Isbell in Church Library Administration

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media review policy

This is Marilyn Camper, FUMC Livingston Texas. We are working on our Policy & Procedures notebook for our library. Does anyone have a media review policy that they could share? thanks

Started by Marilyn Camper in Church Library Administration

3 Replies

Church Wide Book Swap

Have any of you done a church wide book swap?

If so, how do you get started?

Started by Janet Estridge in Church Library Administration

2 Replies · Reply by Sherall Cornwell Sep 11, 2020

Mobile Library

Our library is a bit off the beaten path for most of our congregation. Our team was toying around with the idea of bringing the library to where the people are...a sort of "mobile library"... and possibly setting up a table in the Commons area. We w

Started by Kellie Bennett in Church Library Administration

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overdue problem

I have several patrons who just don't return books in a timely manner or at all. The library operates on a self-check out method because it's always open and I'm not always there. I send overdue emails and make personal contact. There is a card that

Started by Judy Terry in Church Library Administration

5 Replies

Help getting together information for the building committee regarding moving the library

I have until 3"30 tomorrow (July 30) getting together some kind of plan for relocating our library.

Yes, really,

Any suggestions, including photos and floor plans of your current space would be a huge help.

Started by Nancy Martin in Church Library Administration

2 Replies · Reply by Morlee Maynard Aug 26, 2020

Library staff problem

Any tips on tactfully asking a committee chairman to step down?

This chairman has done nothing since taking the office of chairman except attending the state Library conference just after taking office. She doesn't even fill out the check out sheet

Started by Lynn Beech in Church Library Administration

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A Library in the Foyer - what do I need to consider?

Hello everyone

I'm the library ministry leader at a church of ~2-300 people in Sydney Australia, but I have zero training in the area - aside from experience as a library desk worker at high school and university. And a love of books :) Our church

Started by Michelle Bowman in Church Library Administration

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Major church remodel and I need help please!!!

Last year our church was given a very large gift to benefit our library. Our library board elected to move the library to the main floor to make it more visible and to increase circulation. Now I need your expert help. How do you figure out how mu

Started by Cynthia McConniel in Church Library Administration

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Paid Church Librarians

I've posted a similar question last year, and got a few responses.

I'm just trying to gauge how many of us are paid. If you feel comfortable, would you please let me know if you are paid or not. I'm not looking for any specifics, just looking for

Started by Sharln Chapman in Church Library Administration

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Long Range Planning

I have been asked to look into other churches with libraries and find out if they have a long range plan in place and what is it about. Please help me out by letting me know if you have a plan and if you can give me a quick overview that would be gr

Started by Nancy Twigg in Church Library Administration

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How would you deal with this borrower?

Briefly - a borrower who has consistently over the past few years borrowed books, not returned them, insists she has and bullies our older volunteers to let her take 6 more - last Sunday telling them that our computer needs updating as our Senior pas

Started by Jennie Andrews in Church Library Administration

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Church Surveys to Determine Your Ministries

We are building our media center from the ground up after years of little use. Has anyone used surveys to find out what church members/staff/ministers need from the library? If so, what types of questions did you ask, how did you circulate the surv

Started by Marilyn Tsirigotis in Church Library Administration

9 Replies

Volunteer job descriptions

Greetings all.

I have long been a proponent of "if you want it done right, do it yourself." However, it just isn't cutting it anymore. I have a few people interested in our library, but are looking for me to give them specific jobs to do.

At this

Started by Sharln Chapman in Church Library Administration

9 Replies · Reply by Roxy Klassen Jul 10, 2025

Showing movies at church

Our library recently purchased a DVD from Lifeway and wanted to show it at a movie night this summer for about 30 people. I emailed the distributor, Christianmovies.com, and was advised the movie is licensed on a per showing basis of $100. Since th

Started by Becky Moore in Church Library Administration

4 Replies

Q&A

Church Library Administration (103)

How do our church libraries respond to the coronavirus?

Media Cart

Church Library Ministry Information Service.

Library closed

Intro and Best Practices for Revitalizing Library

media review policy

Church Wide Book Swap

Mobile Library

overdue problem

Help getting together information for the building committee regarding moving the library

Library staff problem

A Library in the Foyer - what do I need to consider?

Major church remodel and I need help please!!!

Paid Church Librarians

Long Range Planning

How would you deal with this borrower?

Church Surveys to Determine Your Ministries

Volunteer job descriptions

Showing movies at church

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