In all these years that the Church Librarians Network has existed, I’m not sure we have ever focused on this topic. Perhaps we have touched pieces of the topic but not in a focused way. Let's give it a go this week!
First, any interest in the CLN having a Group for librarians that serve both?
Second, we have lots of new members in recent months to the CLN who are restarting or revitalizing a library. For those of you who serve both a church/synagogue and a school/preschool/PTO, do you have suggestions or tips for those considering serving both? What have you learned from experience?
Third, for those of you in this multiple type situation, do you have challenges that we can chew on together? Chances are you are not the only one with the challenge.
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Our church has the privilege of hosting 3 different homeschool Co-ops on 3 different days during the week. We have invited them to utilize our library and materials and they have. They are also better at returning books than most! Greatful to have this wonderful connection.
Besides our youth fiction section, I have been adding materials to the youth non-fiction section such as Biographies, Science and History.
If you have ideas regarding this partnership I would love to hear them!
The children in 3 and 4 year old classes of the Weekday Children's Program that meets in our building come once per month for Story Time in the Library. The Bridge Class gets permission slips to bring home and get signed so that the children in that class are allowed to check out one book with their class after the story. Other than that, we don't do much with the program.