Q&A

Afghanistan Refugees?

How and what can our library teams help equip our church and synagogue families to participate in preparations being made now in many of our communities for the arrival of 95,000 refugees?

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Reference Books Available

Lou Gardner has reference books available to those of you who need such. Email her for details through the Church Librarians Network email. Note that Lou lives in Cary, North Carolina. 

NOTE: If you have not discovered the CLN email, at the top of th

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Duplicates?

Linda Draper, one of our CLN members in St. Louis, MO, emailed me a couple of weeks ago suggesting we connect with churches who lost their libraries during Hurricane Ida, Waverly, TN, and other recent weather disasters. We’ve waited until today to be

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Libraries in Smaller Churches

Many of our CLN members are serving in library ministry in smaller churches. Let’s say 100 or less in weekly attendance. What are your secrets to providing a library ministry that meets the needs and interests of people in your church family?

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Making Disciples for Jesus Christ Each Book at a time.

What does that mean today? How does that work in our churches today?  Why is that important for our ministries? 

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Budget for Church Libraries

Many of us are finishing up or have already turned in our budget requests for 2022. Or some churches start the budget year in October or another month. Budget preparation is an important aspect of what we do through our churches’ libraries.

What hav

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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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Church Mission and Vision for the New Year

Have you asked your liaison staff person if there will be any updates to the church's mission, vision, and core values? I asked our liaison two weeks ago. He emailed me the updated edition. He asked me not to share it with anyone until it is introduc

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Book Recommendations for Elementary and Middle Schoolers

Jane Sveska sent us the following question:

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July 4?

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

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Dust Jackets?

Ikmoskau asked me to post the following question:

Should dust jackets be removed or left on for processing and shelving?

 

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Children and Youth Collection Location

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

What is your opinion about separating adult and juvenile book collections? Our children and youth ministries wish to move the children’s books to another

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