I ran across some very interesting tag-lines Librarian can use for Signs if wanted or needed.
Library Display Lines
Warning: These books have been banned somewhere.
Handle with care—ideas inside.
These books were judged by their covers.
Caution: Free th
Read more…I'm thinking about our summer plans--the window emphasis, summer reading programs, etc. It is our nation's 250th anniversary, so I'm planning to work along that theme.
i would welcome any and all ideas--particularly the reading challenges!
Thanks!
B
Read more…Could we start a thread listing social media links for those who have dedicated library pages on social media? There may be one all ready and I just didn't see it.
It's always great to look and get ideas from other churches and to help support other c
Jonna Bridgman requests the following:
My church library is slowly dying. I am the only staff. I have moved it three times. The last move was to the old choir room. The choir officially died. I need more patrons! I need ideas on how to attract more p
Read more…I'm sure my church is not the only one launching an emphasis to Read the Bible through the coming year. I just finished the 2025 plan. The new plan for 2026 focuses on the New Testament. One difference that I am sure will draw more people to particip
Read more…In order to make our church members more aware of the wonderful resources in our library, it has been suggested that we plan some special "events" to draw our members into the actual physical library.
Our focus would be on the young- and middle-adul
Read more…Also, do many churches have reading time for children? If so, what time of the week and how did you develop it? Would you consider it a ministry of the church or just an offering to parents to encourage reading?
Denise Roberts
Read more…Do many people have book clubs in their church, and if so, how is it done, and how has it been received?
Denise Roberts
Read more…We are familiar with book clubs/challenges during the summer. How about during the school year? Anyone have experience with this approach during the school year?
During this summer we had 2 reading group sessions for preteens. Sort of like test runs
Read more…Next Sunday, August 10, our church launches the new church year. How do you use this launch with teachers/leaders to connect the library with their teaching ministry?
This Wednesday our Discipleship leadership team is hosting a dinner and training ev
Read more…Did you hear the school bus this morning. School started where I live so I heard it this morning. What have you done this year to welcome the new school year with the kids?
Read more…Yesterday, I had the joy of welcoming someone to our Enrichment Center library. She just starting coming to our church. What a joy to see her face light up as I introduced her to our library, two of our team members who were shelving, and users who w
Read more…Many of us are starting to see the end of summer coming soon. Do you have a reading challenge this summer? How about a report on what is happening with the reading challenge?
We already have lots of reading change reports from past years on the Churc
Read more…Let's consider what we have posted in recent years for July 4. I found pictures of displays and points of interest. Click here:
Search Results - July 4 - Church Librarians Network
What are you creating for your church this year?
Read more…What will your church’s library be doing during VBS? Any other summer plans?
Take a look at ideas posted in previous years. Click here.
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…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…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…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…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
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