Library Emails

Our team is planning to start sending an email once a month to those who want to receive the emails. Help us with how you do such through your library? 

1. Do you use MailChimp or something like that to manage your mailing list?
2. What do you include in

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Webinar Discussion: Programming Activities

Let's start a discussion stemming from the Programming Ideas Webinar featuring Bev League recorded by the Alabama Baptist church libraries. 

Click here to find the link to this webinar.

Click here for Programming Activities webinar outline.

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size of your collection?

I wish those that responded with links to catalog would include size of libary collection

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Valentine 2022?

What are you doing for Valentine season this year? 

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How to inspire children to read

We have an area in our library for children's/teen books, but no one is checking them out. What have you done to attract and keep young readers?

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Calling Attention to Items that are Relevant to what is Happening Today

Afghanistan. Extreme flooding in Waverly, TN. COVID. Sex trafficking. What are ways to engage our church families in reading books and watching DVDs that help us deal with these current crises? 

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July 4?

Any special plans for your church’s library in regard to July 4?

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Circulation?

Mary Mardiguian, Co-Librarian, Faith Presbyterian Church, Colorado sent the following questions:

What are ways you have found to increase foot traffic to your library and generate interest in the library?  What have you done about declining circulati

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Online Book Clubs

Through the years, lots of you have shared your book club ideas and experiences on the CLN. You will find these ideas on the CLN by searching “book clubs.” Let’s embrace our current church environments. I recently “attended” the live Baptist Associat

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Summer 2021?

Are you planning your church's library summer plans? Let's share our ideas here.

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Library Christmas or Hanukkah Activities?

Are you planning library activities for the Christmas or Hanukkah season this year? Perhaps due to COVID that is not possible this year. What have you done in the past? 

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Quarantine and books

Hello. I'm a lttle late joining the discussion. In June,our library received permission to do curbside service. We also offered porch drop off for our at-risk members. The library then offered open hours by appointment. With our church slowly opening

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What did your team do with VBS and other summer activities in 2020?

As school begins to start each year, we always share what we did during the summer through our church libraries. The summer of 2020 will definitely limit what we have to share due to Covid-19. However, I have a hunch that many of you merely adjusted

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Online Story Times?

Share with us if and how your team is doing online story times.

 

The American Library Association has a great article about such:

Online Story Time & Coronavirus: It’s Fair Use, Folks

 

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Media Center Bulletin Boards

Hey!  I need some suggestions.  I have recently joined a church and am trying to get the Media Center in order and draw some interest.  There is a bulletin board in a hallway I was told I could use.  I'm not creative!  I would love to do a basic layo

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Book Clubs

I am interested in tips on how to organize and facilitate a book club that I can use in a presentation I will be giving this fall. Please share with me your experiences.

 

Thanks!

Edie Asbury

 

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Keeping Parents Spiritually Engaged

Great article in yesterday's Facts and Trends. 

 

https://factsandtrends.net/2019/06/03/3-church-culture-shifts-to-keep-young-parents-spiritually-engaged/?ecid=PDM179347&bid=1168335499

 

What can we do through our library ministries to disciple paren

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Sunday School Display

What materials do you pull for a display for the upcoming topics in each Sunday School class?  Do you pick one or two?  Do you try to do all?  I have a medium size church that has most adults in one Bible guide series from Lifeway and another adult g

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Sunday School Display

What materials do you pull for a display for the upcoming topics in each Sunday School class?  Do you pick one or two?  Do you try to do all?  I have a medium size church that has most adults in one Bible guide series from Lifeway and another adult g

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