I have a few dollars from our annual books sale and would like some suggestions for must have titles for our chuch library.
Adult Fiction
Adult non-fiction
Young adult fiction and non fiction
References
Childrren fiction
Childrren non fiction
Other
Read more…I am looking for fiction books for a tween boy (age 11) who has read about everything in our church library that is catalogued for his age. He's read Cooper Kids, Imagination Station, Young Whit, Pricilla Shirer, Red Rock Mysteries, Bill the Warthog,
Read more…We're looking at online resources for our library. Has anyone used RightNow Media or DevoHub? I'd be interested in hearing your comments.
Merry Christmas to all.
Martha
Read more…My question is this :
We are thinking about switching from Concourse to Atrium.
For those who use the Atrium program, this question is for you.
Our barcode labels come from the Library Store.
We are down to our last 5 sheets.
The barcode labels wor
Read more…In a small library is there any need to keep old reference books that can 't be checked out? My pastor wants old Bibles and books stored in the library, should they be processed and how and should they be available for checkout? I am weeding out in
Read more…Is anyone familiar with "libib.com, a web based system that is way more affordable than "atrium."
Read more…As we all know, most of our Church Libraries are operating with little or no money at all to buy books, supplies, etc.
I'm wondering, how do you all get free books? We get donations but most of what we get we already have or can't use in a church lib
Read more…Hello Everyone! I joined the network this week and am thoroughly enjoying reading through the questions and posts. I have some experience with small church libraries - restarting them after first culling them, then adding the Dewey system and finally
Read more…STEM, STEAM and Maker Spaces are popping up in libraries all over my town. I wonder if there are church libraries that have these programs? I see the potential of tweaking and shaping these programs to incorporate biblical truths, team building, and
Read more…How do you use Atrium to enhance other ministries. For instance our shut ins can go on line and order books that our visitation team will deliver. I am looking for ideas so that we can justify the cost of the program. For those of you that have ha
Read more…Our library has MANY great kits for group study. Some are not that old. However, they use VHS tapes rather than DVD's. Our younger patrons won't even consider them (even though we have a VHS player they can use). Most of the kits cost $150+. No
Read more…Hi everyone,
About me
I am new to this group. I have 40+ years library technician experience in an academic library (retired spring 2017)and 40 yrs as a solo church librarian in another congregation. Three years ago, my family changed parishes.
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Our pastor has emailed asking for help with a family. He is looking for a good family devotional book. The kids range from preschool to teens. The parents are looking for something that they can have daily devotions and work on reading the bible t
Read more…Is there an award given for excellence in Christian writing for children? I'm familiar with the Christy awards for Christian adult fiction, but wondered whether there was any recognition for excellence in books for kids (fiction or nonfiction). The
Read more…I'm looking for the DVDs that go with a particular Bible Study that a group in our church wants to do. When your churches buy that sort of material, do you normally keep in cataloged in your library or have another area in the church where they are
Read more…We have a number of members who have materials overdue as far back as 2015. We've sent multiple overdue notices requesting the return of the materials and the requests have been ignored for the most part. Some are children with as many as 8-10 items
Read more…What a great conversation about evangelism and disciple making!! Through that conversation, we discovered an interest in collection policies. How did your church develop a collection policy for the church library? Would you share your policy? You do
Read more…I really need to update some parts of our collection and make it more diverse. As part of that effort, I thought I would ask this group about good books for a church library that would tie into Black History Month. I am thinking about getting the “Ey
Read more…Hi Everyone,
Our library has been on a rocky road for a while. However, with our new pastor, things have certainly improved.
That being said, recently I was told that since library books don't save souls, and that's what church is really about,
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