I am looking for fiction books for a tween boy (age 11) who has read about everything in our church library that is catalogued for his age. He's read Cooper Kids, Imagination Station, Young Whit, Pricilla Shirer, Red Rock Mysteries, Bill the Warthog,
Read more…I am having trouble classifying the book Incredible Creatures and Creations for the Bible. I have tried both OCLC and WorldCat without luck. This includes angels, bebemoths, etc.
Read more…We're looking at online resources for our library. Has anyone used RightNow Media or DevoHub? I'd be interested in hearing your comments.
Merry Christmas to all.
Martha
Read more…I'm going to start re-labeling our children's books. A few questions about picture books specifically:
1. Do you label them as "P" followed by the author? or
Do you separate Child (0-7) "C" from Juvenile (8-12) "J"
2. Is a Child book one with few
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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
Read more…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.
Read more…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
Read more…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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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?
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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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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
Read more…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
Read more…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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