Sabrina J has a question about shelving.
Our church library collection of over 12k items was given away (except for reference material) several years ago so the library would close. We have a new much smaller spot as well. Looking back, we see how th
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The latest Christianbook catalog had a few pages dedicated to children's fiction.
Any feedback/ concerns/ recommendations for these authors or series?
Nancy Martin is searching for book about Daniel that is suitable for youth. Any recommendations?
Read more…From Christy Hansen:
I am interested in adding a small handfull of titles to our library's collection some books, for both children and adults, on either Annie Armstrong and/or modern North American missionary work in the 20th and 21st centuries. Ou
Read more…We have biography series but only a few history books for 3-5 graders. Any recommendations? I have a very frustrated 5th grade girl waiting for us to meet her interests! HELP!
Read more…People ask us for recommendations for devotionals even though we may not include devotional books in the collection because people would check them out for a year.
What do you recommend they purchase for devotional books for children that have devot
Read more…Barbara Brown asked the following:
Need some ideas on how to purge non-fiction books. They have never been purged! Our fiction section is the most popular and non-fiction books are seldomly checked out except for a few authors.
Thanks!
Barbara Brown
Read more…Let’s focus on the memory of Martin Luther King today by sharing books we have in our collections on peace.
Read more…I need to update the adult fiction section. We havenot had anything new in a while. I came across Jill Eileen Smith's collection of Wives through the Bible. This is old enough that I could probably get a lot of it used. I have read one book. I have r
Read more…Books on Thanksgiving? Boooks on gratitude? Lots out there for children, but am having trouble finding ones for older teens or adult books on Thanksgiving.
Thanks!
Martha Wilson
Read more…Emily Belz is a staff writer for "Christianity Today" magazine. She emailed me the following:
“I'm writing about what happened to church cookbooks; do any churches still produce them? What is the story and timeline of their decline? Do librarians kee
Read more…Suggest Spiritual Books !!!
Continuing from our previous discussion, we shall now explore the occasions and suggest suitable literary works for each.
Loss of Job - Suspension or Dismiss
Forced to resign from the job (personal or official reason)
The w
Invitation to recommend spiritual books to use as bibliotherapeutic tools to overcome depression!!!
My name is Caroline Sarah, and I hail from Tamilnadu, India. Currently, I am a doctoral student at the University of Jerusalem. My research focuses on
Read more…Those of you who have electronic equipment for self-checkout and check-in, what are our recommendations? Do you have any shopping advice for such machines?
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The role of church librarians in offering resources to congregants during challenging times through the provision of spiritual reading materials is of great importance. Such resources can provide comfort, guidance, and support to individuals seeking
Read more…I would like to hear how other librarians manage notifications of overdue books, and at what point do you just pronounce a book as lost and decide whether to replace it or not. We do not charge fines.This is the least enjoyable duty for me as librari
Read more…Amy Burke needs suggestions for Christian fiction and Christian Graphic Novels for young adult/teens. In order to minister to all age groups, I am trying different things. I decided to create a Teen Satellite Library in our Youth Center. The Youth M
Read more…How do you schedule and train team members to assist users on Sundays and weekdays? Same people each Sunday? Monthly rotation? Other?
Read more…Most of my collection goes from pictures books to rather lenghty chapter books. I need some suggestions of titles for children that are trying to move from picture books to chapter books. I have a few like Squirelly Squirels, but not many.
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