Share with us how you participated in this weekend's Fall Festival or the Trunk or Treat activities.
Read more…Southcrest asks the following question:
Is anyone else having trouble locating MARC records for books with ISBNs that begin with the newly utilized 979 prefix?
Read more…Jenni Harvey posts this request:
Teen fiction and nonfiction anything for teens really. My library has a couple devotonals and a few 70-90 nonfiction that seems good for now so I have something. Only regular kid is mine who is 5 so I want to work on
Read more…Renea Skaggs asks the following:
What company do you purchase most of your books from - one that has the best prices? When purchasing books for a church library, do you pay taxes on your purchases?
Read more…Linda Johnson is starting a discussion on how you select your Christian fiction. Only those with a message of salvation through Jesus? Those that mention God/praying/faith? Those that are just clean and a good or inspiring story? We have all of the
Read more…Lynn Floyd Wright has a question for us to discuss:
How do you justify to your bosses that your church library is necessary? We've got a new pastor (not even 40 yet!) and he wants to put resources into church's digital presence.
Read more…Renea Skaggs posted this topic for us to discuss:
Do any other libraries have their nonfiction books organized under topics instead of the Dewey Decimal system. If so, what are your topics and how do you label the spine of the book?
Read more…Mary Reynolds requests the following ideas:
Our church library has been in a terrible state for the last 6-7 years. We have about 2000 books and we don't even have a budget until January. We have one bulletin board just outside the room & I would lo
Read more…With the passing of the Queen and yesterday’s remembrance of 9/11, do you have books and/or DVDs in your church’s or synagogue's collection related to Queen Elizabeth? 9/11? Would you share the titles?
Read more…Karen Pippenger asks an interesting questions for us to consider:
Has anyone here organized their fiction by genres? Just wondering, and if you have, what categories did you use? Tell me about how you did it and how long it took, how did you mark the
Read more…Jackie Huffman is wondering about library groups.
I appreciate the opportunity to read ideas on this site. My library ministry is re-energized with new ideas! How many church librarian groups are still meeting in person? I appreciate the Pacific No
Read more…Sherall Cornwall needs our help!
We are remodeling our library after 20 years! Need ideas for our new door sign. Suggestions? This is what we have now.
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Do you have a way to remember names and faces of people when they checkout books?
Read more…Now is a great time to share what we are doing with our adult readers. We have had previous discussions but not recently. Jump in and share what you are doing.
Read more…I will start a discussion for each topic either on Q&A or one of the other tabs where it fits best. Topics may or may not be questions.
Looking forward! Please do not reply to a question posted here. Give me an opportunity to post the requested topi
Read more…Joan Hoyt sent in a great question!
Years ago, we were taught to store one of each worship guide, magazines etc. Should we still do this? How long do we keep them?
Read more…Yesterday, one of the men who drops by the Enrichment Center from time to time, spent some time browsing the shelves. I asked him again what types of books he reads. In our conversation, he suggested we find a way to share the following information:
Read more…How do you process financial donations in memory of someone or in honor of someone? Do you have a policy statement about such? When you remove an item that was added to the collection with donation funds, what do you do about that recognition?
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