Q&A

Promotion—Special Events?

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

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Reading Time for Children

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

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Book Clubs

Do many people have book clubs in their church, and if so, how is it done, and how has it been received? 

Denise Roberts

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Preteen, Middle School, and/or High School Book Clubs During the School Year?

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

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Starting the New Church Year 2025-2026

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

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Starting the School Year 2025

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? 

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How do you welcome someone who starts using your church or synagogue's library?

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

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Summer 2025 Reading Challenges

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

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What’s Next? Independence Day! Any special ideas for the library this year?

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?

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2025 Vacation Bible School and Other Summer Library Plans?

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.

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Summer 2025 Reading Plans?

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

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Mother's Day 2025?

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. 

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Ways To Learn about Sermon Topics A head of Sunday

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

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Library Users Who Are Not Members of Your Church or Synagogue?

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

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Let's Talk Story Times

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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Churchwide Highlighting a Ministry: Church Library

Christie Hansen has an interesting opportunity:

Our church highlights a ministry each month, or so, in our Welcome Center on Sundays with representatives from that ministry and a coffee and snack bar.  It's a great oportunity for our congregants to m

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Circulation Tips

Let's share ways to increase the circulation of our collections. Got any great tips for today's churches and their libraries?

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My New Years goals

Cheryl Subject has Two New Year Goals:
1. To better communicate about the Library Ministry with congregation and other Ministry Leaders. I'm looking for Ideas for church library newsletters or other communication tools. What methodology are you using

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Christmas or Hanukkah Events This year?

Will you be connecting with any of the Christmas or Hanukkah events during these weeks? Let’s share our opportunities and experiences. 

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Opportunities to Participate in the Age Group Ministries

Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in a Student Ministry Parent & Guardian luncheon. David Reed, our Student Minister, asked me to prepare a list of Enrichment Center books for parents and guardians. I followed up asking if I could be the

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