How do you schedule and train team members to assist users on Sundays and weekdays? Same people each Sunday? Monthly rotation? Other?
Read more…We have not grappled with the Circulation Desk needs lately. How do you coordinate the Circulation Desk needs on Sundays and weekdays?
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Church Library Month begins October 1st. What ideas/activities are you creating in order to promote participation and interest in the church library? This is my first year as church librarian, so I would really like to know what works to
Read more…Perhaps for fun, what are some odd challenges that you have experienced through your library ministry? Some of these may not be so fun.
Read more…Do you have the opportunity to give reports to the church family in some way about the status of the library? Business Meetings? Staff Meetings? Did you have that opportunity in the past? If you do, share with us how you do such. Note that this ques
Read more…Church Library Ministry is well known among other ministries for the strong history of a variety of training events through the years. While many ministries have given up on providing training for church leaders due to lack of funding, librarians hav
Read more…In addition to budget planning, many of us are in churches that are having “Promotion Day” this Sunday. Then the new weekday schedule begins at some point during the next two to three weeks. Does this season impact your church’s library? Is this seas
Read more…I just had my first email question about creating a budget for the new year. Churches vary on budget seasons so some of us are going to be receiving forms to fill out with deadlines in the next few weeks. Others won't have to do such for a few more w
Read more…We are putting together a reading challenge for the summer. I just read all about our local public library's summer reading challenge. There's no way our church reading challenge can come close to what all they are doing. Now I understand why absolut
Read more…Email from Julianna Baucant:
Our church librarian, Nettie K. passed an article around for all library volunteers to read. The article was titled, 'Important Relationships: Church Librarians and Children.' It changed my perspective on things. The auth
Read more…Bev Colquett has a situation that many of us deal with often.
Read more…Weeding - Someone recently donated 4 boxes of books to the church library. Many of them deal with marriage, child rearing, etc. but are already 12-15 years old. Are there guideline
What are you doing for Mothers in your church this Sunday? Do you have books in your collection for mothers?
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Read more…I have been asked to update our policy on receiving donations. Would you please post a question to ask for examples of receiving gifts of books and media to the media library? Our policy has not been updated in several years and needs to be more sp
Read more…Any ideas on how to organize children's books (age 0-2nd grade)? By suthor, title, age,etc.
Barbara Brown
Read more…Let's give some thought and reflection on our role when crises hit our cities, communities, and church families?
Read more…Easter is April 9. What are you planning to do through your church's library this year? Display? We would love to see it: Photos. Click on the red and white plus sign.
Read more…Kristin Ciholas is an author who wants to know how church librarians choose books, through what publications, and how you learn about the books.
Click here to meet Kristin and her books.
Read more…Barbara Brown asks the following:
Would like some suggestions on good/interesting Christian fiction books written by men.
Read more…My church calls our homebound ministry the In-Home Ministry. Last night I had a long overdue conversation with the leader of our In-Home Ministry. She loves the idea of the Enrichment Center collaborating with the In-Home Ministry.
How do you work w
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