Q&A

Biographies for teenagers/young adult

Good morning everyone,

This is an area in which many, if not most, of us struggle.  Biographies for teenagers/students/young adults.  Are there any good biographies that would interest this age group?  Thanks so much.  Martha

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What's the craziest thing someone has donated to your church library?

You know when you get a dusty box of books donated, and you're afraid to put your hand inside and pull anything out? What's the most unique thing anyone has ever donated to your church library?

 

I wrote a blog post about mine. It was a very inapprop

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Weeding of VHS Tapes

We need to weed (discard) our VHS tapes.  Does anyone have suggestions of what to do with them, other than discard in the trash (away from the church)?

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Do I have a problem or what!

One of our church members checked out a book. It clearly shows that it was checked out under her name.

When we checked it back in, it said it wasn't checked out.

We pulled up her name and there it was! Still checked out under her name.

I even checked

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Ordering Books for church library

Do you have a good cost-efficient resource for ordering books for your library?  Do you order pre-cataloged books?

 

thanks for input!

 

 

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Titles/authors for pre-teen reader with advanced reading skills

I am confident more than a few church librarians have been asked to assist a parent whose daughter is an advanced reader, but not ready for the mature subjects that books at her reading level provide. We would appreciate any wisdom on this topic.

 

 

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Books for adult readers with low literacy

Good day,

Does anyone have recommendations for books for adults who are beginning to learn to read?  I'm looking for Christian titles that aren't geared toward children.  Are there any sources?

 

Thanks so much.

Martha

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Where do you order new books from?

I know that the public libraries of the world order books from places like Baker & Taylor so they can get discounted rates.  I usually order new books from amazon, CBD, or LifeWay (just depending on price/shipping costs).  Does anyone use book jobber

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Question about an OLD book

I've been cleaning out old cabinets and dusty places.  Came across a 1911 copy of The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by E.G. White.  There are copies of this book on ebay that range from 25.00 to 125.00.  The copy that I have is battered

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Need a template

I recently volunteered to help a small church start a library with the  800 or so books they had donated. I was hoping someone could send me the template or form that they have patrons fill out before they are allowed to check out books. Thank you

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Christian Men Authors

Yes, Virginia, "real" men do read books.

We have quite a few men who read books in the church library.

It's easy to find women who write Christian Fiction but where are the men authors?

Other than D. Brown, D. Bunn, J. Cahn, A. Collins, T. Dekker, J.

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vertical file?

Is it really necessary to have a vertical file in a church library?  I guess I really don't understand it's purpose.

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Weeding magazine collections

In general, how long does your library keep collections of magazines?  Should issues be weeded after 5 or 10 years, or does it depend on the subject matter?   While I'm at it, do your magazines circulate outside your library?   Thanks!

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vertical file

Can anyone explain the function of a 'vertical' file and what should be kept in it?  Thanks

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Christian book for youth on sex education

During a recent library inventory, we found that we need an 'updated', Christian based book or books on sex education for teens/preteens!  We have a spot in our workroom where 'sensitive materials' such as this are kept. Can anyone recommend some goo

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Decentralized library

We've had a good-sized library (roughly 1200 items, print and non-print), but recent church reorganization will dismantle it.  The collection will be weeded to remove anything not furthering the church mission, then we will store the collection (I ho

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What to use to store/shelve kits?

I have a few kits - DVD/Leader books & so on that need to be contained. The question is what & from where. I was looking at Brodart supplies but can't yet find what I need.

 

 

Our Beth Moore series come in nice boxes. Do you use boxes or some kind o

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Gift Money

I have been given $100,00 in honor of my library helper. I'm looking for suggestions for nice current books or other material that I could buy in his honor. He is a Sunday School teacher, so Bible study materials would be good, but I don't want to bu

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Book Covers

I have a quick nuts and bolts question. I am about to buy some book covers, for hardbacks, and I am wondering how many of you buy the individual covers and how many buy the 8 or 9 or 12 inch rolls. The advantage to the individual covers, of course is

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