church libraries (185)
Barcode Labels
My question is this :
We are thinking about switching from Concourse to Atrium.
For those who use the Atrium program, this question is for you.
Our barcode labels come from the Library Store.
We are down to our last 5 sheets.
The barcode labels wor
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"A Classification Guide For Church Libraries"
I am looking for an updated hard copy of "A Classification Guide For Church Libraries". The copy I am using is 1996 and I know there is one dated 2004. I have looked everywhere I know to look, but most are priced way out of my range, $200.00-500.00.
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How to Label DVDs ?
How to you label DVDs?
Kids vs Adult section. But then I see comments about fiction and non fiction, Movie and Teaching
What do you put on the spine?
To keep Veggie Tales together for example, the letters would need to include VEG or they’ll be all
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Concourse Atrium Program
How many of you use the Concourse Program "Atrium" ?
If so, what are the pro's and con's of it?
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Graphic Novels
Does anyone carry Graphic Novels in their church library? If so, where do you classify them. Dewey says 721.4. Since we don't put Fiction in the 800's, I wonder if we should not put the Graphic novels in 700's, but in Fiction?
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Help with typing old card catalog records -- LONG STORY!!
Good morning, fellow librarians!!
I have volunteered to help our church library which is in dire need of update.
Unfortunately, the librarian in charge has been there for quite some time and
simply refuses to consider updating to any computerized s
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Library staff problem
Any tips on tactfully asking a committee chairman to step down?
This chairman has done nothing since taking the office of chairman except attending the state Library conference just after taking office. She doesn't even fill out the check out sheet
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STEM and Maker Spaces
STEM, STEAM and Maker Spaces are popping up in libraries all over my town. I wonder if there are church libraries that have these programs? I see the potential of tweaking and shaping these programs to incorporate biblical truths, team building, and
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Atrium
How do you use Atrium to enhance other ministries. For instance our shut ins can go on line and order books that our visitation team will deliver. I am looking for ideas so that we can justify the cost of the program. For those of you that have ha
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Reading Programs...?
Hello all!
I have to set up reading programs for the summer and am looking for help. Below is what I have come up with, but I need some fine tuning and of course any other suggestions are appreciated as well.
o Summer reading list with a prize
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Atrium & Opac Rollout to Church
We have recently installed Atrium and OPAC however have not yet rolled it out church wide. I am looking for some ideas and thoughts on how best to do this. I fear some of our Seniors will be intimidated by the Scanner.
Thank you
Linda Adams
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A Library in the Foyer - what do I need to consider?
Hello everyone
I'm the library ministry leader at a church of ~2-300 people in Sydney Australia, but I have zero training in the area - aside from experience as a library desk worker at high school and university. And a love of books :) Our church
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replacing kits that use out dated VHS tapes
Our library has MANY great kits for group study. Some are not that old. However, they use VHS tapes rather than DVD's. Our younger patrons won't even consider them (even though we have a VHS player they can use). Most of the kits cost $150+. No
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Help please with a Family Devotional & Website
Our pastor has emailed asking for help with a family. He is looking for a good family devotional book. The kids range from preschool to teens. The parents are looking for something that they can have daily devotions and work on reading the bible t
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Direction please!
Hey girls and boys....can anyone recommend or direct me to an app or website which allows one to type in a book title for classification?
Our church is small and so is our library so I am not using Dewey but rather a handful of relevant church categ
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Church libraries near Plainfield, IL?
I recently moved to Plainfield, Illinois. I was wondering if there was a library near me that could use a cataloger and help with other library projects? I have several years of experience in public, church and school libraries.
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Paid Church Librarians
I've posted a similar question last year, and got a few responses.
I'm just trying to gauge how many of us are paid. If you feel comfortable, would you please let me know if you are paid or not. I'm not looking for any specifics, just looking for
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Reorganizing Classification
Hello again,
I had asked about this before and decided that I am going to do a topic classification, no numbers at all.
With that said I am having a bit of trouble on figuring out my topics...
so far I have:
R – Relationships
RM – Marriage
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