Q&A

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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Ways to refer people to doctrinally sound apps and web pages?

Barb is looking for ways to better use their library web page as a pointer to other resources (doctrinally sound apps/web pages). How are you using your church’s library’s website to make people aware of sound apps and web pages? And other ways?

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July 4 Ideas

What did you do this year for your July display and July 4 activities? Photo?

Do you have books related to July 4 that you displayed yesterday? New titles to recommend?

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Fathers Day

After a quick CLN search, I'm finding no discussions about Fathers Day. We do have photos of bulletin boards and displays. What about Fathers Day in our churches today? Have you found current books about fatherhood to recommend to the rest of us? Fro

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Programs to create newsletters?

I'm interested in learning the best program to use for creating quarterly, bimonthly, or monthly newsletters both digital and print? Pros and cons?Thank you for your help!

Sabrina Jaye

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Memorial Day 2024

Blessings to all as we remember our heroes who gave us the freedom we enjoy today. Did you do something through the library to recognize these heroes in your church or beyond?

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Vacation Bible School 2024

If your church is having Vacation Bible School this summer, what will the Library Team do during each day?

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Summer 2024 Plans?

What are your plans for this summer to engage children, youth, and/or adults in using the library collection? We have LOTS of summer idea posts on the CLN so search for those posts using key words like “summer plans” or “summer reading”.

Bob Haskins

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Promotion Ideas to Get More Library Users?

During the middle Tennessee Church Librarians Network gathering on April 20, 2024 we shared all kinds of ideas with each other. What are you doing to attract new users?

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Brochures and Flyers

We have not had a discussion about promotional flyers nor policy brochures in quite a while. Let's catch up with what we have put together in recent years.

I'll start this discussion with our new tri-fold brochure/flyer. We will duplicate it this Wed

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Spring Break?

Some of you have already had spring break while some of us are having it this week, and others the week before Easter. Please share your church’s library activities for kids and their families during spring break this year. 

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Easter 2024 Plans?

What are the Easter plans for the library this season? Display? Please take a picture and post on our Photos tab. Reading plan for your people?

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Displays for Cultural History Emphases

Barbara Rodgers asks the following.

How do church libraries handle displays focusing on the emphases of Black History Month, Women's History Month or other cultural history emphases?

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New Babies?

Recently, my brother-in-law found the Cradle Roll letter sent to his parents when he was born. Does your church’s library team connect with parents of new babies in some way? 

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