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Signs

Barbara Brown asks the following:

Does anyone have signs for Non-fiction books to help members find books? For instance, prayer, child development, divorce, adoption, etc.

We are thinking about signs to go above the bookcase that would list the DD

Started by Morlee Maynard in Collection Development

13 Replies · Reply by Barbara Brown Oct 12, 2020

I am the proud librarian of our wonderful library, the Lamppost, at Northeast Presbyterian Church in Columbia South Carolina, and have a question about Atriuum library software: would love to hear from anyone who uses that system and what they like a

Started by Morlee Maynard in Classification and Cataloging

2 Replies · Reply by Barbara Brown May 20, 2021

Are any church libraries in state of Texas still open?

I have had our secretary open the library during office hours for people to self check books and I go up once a week to wipe down books and stuff...but I am wondering if we should completely close down because we are not isolating books and wiping do

Started by Carolyn Koepf in Church Library Administration

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Weeding and collection policy for 242 devotional literature question

Good morning everyone,

I'm attempting to weed our 242 section, primarily devotional books in the calendar format. How does everyone handle this section? With all the ones published each year, do you carry them in your library? How do you weed?

Tha

Started by Martha Jo Dendinger in Classification and Cataloging

13 Replies · Reply by Martha Jo Dendinger Mar 22, 2021

Resurrection or Christian Living?

I am trying to decide how to classify the following book:

Practising Resurrection: The Church Being Jesus Hands, Feet and Heart

by Chris Rogers ISBN 9781780781334

OCLC shows that some libraries classify at 248.4 and others at 232.5. I am torn betwe

Started by Jennie Andrews in Classification and Cataloging

1 Reply

Classifying 22 vol. set of John Calvin's commentaries

Question for someone. I am in the process of splitting up the 22 volume set of John Calvin's commentaries to be filed with the book (s) of the Bible. I've read what Eva Nell said about those more than 12 vol. in 2013. This is a real hard one.

Started by Martha W. Hancock in Classification and Cataloging

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Question about a Conference for Librarians

If you were to attend a conference for church librarians, what are some workshop options you'd like to see? What interests you, what would you find helpful in your job as a church librarian?

Thanks!

Started by Debbie Dehart in Miscellaneous

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Library Books in a small library

In a small library is there any need to keep old reference books that can 't be checked out? My pastor wants old Bibles and books stored in the library, should they be processed and how and should they be available for checkout? I am weeding out in

Started by Sharon Sommerkamp in Collection Development

1 Reply

library software

Is anyone familiar with "libib.com, a web based system that is way more affordable than "atrium."

Started by Linda Johnson in Collection Development

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How do you get "Free Books"?

As we all know, most of our Church Libraries are operating with little or no money at all to buy books, supplies, etc.

I'm wondering, how do you all get free books? We get donations but most of what we get we already have or can't use in a church lib

Started by Janet Estridge in Collection Development

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children's book award winners

Is there an award given for excellence in Christian writing for children? I'm familiar with the Christy awards for Christian adult fiction, but wondered whether there was any recognition for excellence in books for kids (fiction or nonfiction). The

Started by Linda Draper in Collection Development

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Other Formats Such as DVD

I'm looking for the DVDs that go with a particular Bible Study that a group in our church wants to do. When your churches buy that sort of material, do you normally keep in cataloged in your library or have another area in the church where they are

Started by Teri Magdon in Collection Development

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Posters from the Past

Our Children's and Youth Department Is going through the makeover process. There have been several old posters found that have our kids and youth on them involved in various trips and events. Can someone tell me how best to handle these for archiving

Started by Nancy C. Hinshaw in Miscellaneous

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ebooks

This question was last posed several years ago. Things have potentially changed, I am wondering what people use now? The cost for a small (~350 person) congregation?

Thanks for any help

Started by Amanda in Classification and Cataloging

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Library organization

Hello party people ;) I am wondering about how you organize your libraries? Do you use the dewey decimal system only or some other way? I am wondering because if I sort, for example, the different five love languages books, there would be some in par

Started by Amanda in Classification and Cataloging

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Programs Ideas

I am looking for programs my library could offer? Reading type programs for children, maybe a reading contest type thing geared toward adults, things along those lines. In addition, any other fun/interactive programs your libraries offer? Thanks in a

Started by Amanda in Promotion

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classification

How do you classify a children'2 book that the content is fiction but one Bible verse is used as reference? Example: My princesses learn to be brave; the reference verse is Esther 4:14. Is it classified as fiction (CE) or would use C and a dewey numb

Started by Joyce W. Bullock in Classification and Cataloging

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Mitford

How are other librarians entering the series names in the Mitford books by Jan Karon? With the new one on it's way, I started looking on all the inconsistent ways I had entered the series. Some Mitford, some with the number of the book in the serie

Started by Jonna Bridgman in Classification and Cataloging

1 Reply

Library Software

Is or has anyone used Prima Soft Library Software and how would you rate it. I need new software and need to turn in a price for my 2018 budget.

churchlibraries (52)

Signs

Atriuum

Are any church libraries in state of Texas still open?

Weeding and collection policy for 242 devotional literature question

Resurrection or Christian Living?

Classifying 22 vol. set of John Calvin's commentaries

Question about a Conference for Librarians

Library Books in a small library

library software

How do you get "Free Books"?

children's book award winners

Other Formats Such as DVD

Posters from the Past

ebooks

Library organization

Programs Ideas

classification

Mitford

Library Software

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