Recently, my brother-in-law found the Cradle Roll letter sent to his parents when he was born. Does your church’s library team connect with parents of new babies in some way?
Read more…Yesterday I had an amazing experience with a couple who visited our church for the first time. They were in the Enrichment Center when I got there after Sunday School. Both were very excited about our library! We had a delightful conversation about t
Read more…Paul Jackson emailed me recently asking if preachers communicate titles of books they plan to include in their sermons. We grappled with this often-frustrating question through the years within other subjects. Let’s bring it up again. How do you wor
Read more…Barbara Brown asked the following:
Need some ideas on how to purge non-fiction books. They have never been purged! Our fiction section is the most popular and non-fiction books are seldomly checked out except for a few authors.
Thanks!
Barbara Brown
Read more…Let’s focus on the memory of Martin Luther King today by sharing books we have in our collections on peace.
Read more…Roxy Klassen asks the following question:
How do you catalog items that have multiple pieces? We have a good number of Small Group Study Materials. Most have a Teacher/Leader Guide; a DVD; and one or more student book/workbooks. We don't mind if the
Read more…From Martha Jo Dendinger
Do you have separate libraries for the congregation and the school? We are acquiring K-8 school with 87 students. Would love to hear from this wonderful group of wisdom.
Blessings,
Martha
Read more…Books on Thanksgiving? Boooks on gratitude? Lots out there for children, but am having trouble finding ones for older teens or adult books on Thanksgiving.
Thanks!
Martha Wilson
Read more…Emily Belz is a staff writer for "Christianity Today" magazine. She emailed me the following:
“I'm writing about what happened to church cookbooks; do any churches still produce them? What is the story and timeline of their decline? Do librarians kee
Read more…Lifeway Research posted recent research results titled “People Don’t Want a Friendly Church.” I’m sure the title itself hooks you. Even though the article does not mention libraries, it does describe ways that we help people connect in meaningful way
Read more…What is your church’s/synagogue library team doing as your church/ synagogue family prays for people caught in this tragedy?
Read more…Our schools are taking this week off for Fall Break. So our church weekday activities are cancelled this week. Our team is using our Wednesday workday to continue our inventory. How does your team use school break weeks?
Read more…From a Church Librarians Network search, we have overlooked sharing what some of us are doing with greeting cards. We just started a team of card makers for our group leaders and In-Home Ministry visitors. It is led by Debbie Boyte. Once the word got
Read more…Last Thursday those of us in Nashville had a Meet & Greet gathering to launch our new Middle Tennessee Church Library Ministry Network. The planning team is thrilled that we had a total of 10 librarians show up! We had a great experience getting to k
Read more…Today we remember those lost on September 11, 2001. Did you do anything special yesterday? A display? Added books to your collection?
Read more…Those of you who have electronic equipment for self-checkout and check-in, what are our recommendations? Do you have any shopping advice for such machines?
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The role of church librarians in offering resources to congregants during challenging times through the provision of spiritual reading materials is of great importance. Such resources can provide comfort, guidance, and support to individuals seeking
Read more…I would like to hear how other librarians manage notifications of overdue books, and at what point do you just pronounce a book as lost and decide whether to replace it or not. We do not charge fines.This is the least enjoyable duty for me as librari
Read more…Amy Burke needs suggestions for Christian fiction and Christian Graphic Novels for young adult/teens. In order to minister to all age groups, I am trying different things. I decided to create a Teen Satellite Library in our Youth Center. The Youth M
Read more…Do you provide story time for kids during the week?
If not, why not?
If so, when do you have it? Any suggestions for those of us who have not figured it out yet?
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