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Adult Book Clubs and Reading Challenges

Now is a great time to share what we are doing with our adult readers. We have had previous discussions but not recently. Jump in and share what you are doing.

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13 Replies · Reply by Deborah Alexander Sep 23, 2022

Magazines?

Joan Hoyt sent in a great question!

Years ago, we were taught to store one of each worship guide, magazines etc. Should we still do this? How long do we keep them?

Started by Morlee Maynard in Collection Development

1 Reply · Reply by Johanne Bryant Jul 20, 2022

Ways to help people select items?

Yesterday, one of the men who drops by the Enrichment Center from time to time, spent some time browsing the shelves. I asked him again what types of books he reads. In our conversation, he suggested we find a way to share the following information:

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2 Replies · Reply by Barbara Brown Aug 29, 2022

Administration: Donations or Gifts?

How do you process financial donations in memory of someone or in honor of someone? Do you have a policy statement about such? When you remove an item that was added to the collection with donation funds, what do you do about that recognition?

Started by Morlee Maynard in Church Library Administration

4 Replies · Reply by Pat Shufeldt Jun 13, 2022

Book Drop?

Sherall Cornwell asked me to ask you this question?

We are remodeling and need to purchase a book drop chute. The Library Store has the perfect one, but waaaay over our budget. What are y’all using? Right now, we have a paper box outside our door,

Started by Morlee Maynard in Miscellaneous

2 Replies · Reply by Sherall Cornwell May 31, 2022

How can we get our readers away from thinking fiction is only for leisure reading?

Who are the Christian fiction authors that you find your people can connect spiritual truth in their stories? Charles Martin, Lisa Wingate, Richard Paul Evans, and Cathy Gohlke come to my mind.

Perhaps as people return a book, we ought to ask them w

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7 Replies · Reply by Martha W. Hancock Jun 6, 2022

What type of server are you using to store MP4 format files?

The library of FBC Griffin, GA has a huge archive of sermon audio and VHS tapes and DVDs, with more recent ones stored online with Vimeo at this point. We are in the investigation process of how to best convert all of these items to MP4 format and h

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1 Reply · Reply by Stephen Gateley Jun 6, 2022

Sunday Morning Group Meets in Church Library?

With the high cost of building these days, churches are having to make difficult decisions about space needs when more people come to church on Sundays. How have those of you who have a group meeting in the library during the Bible study time accomod

Started by Morlee Maynard in Church Library Administration

5 Replies · Reply by Dee Ann Hoff May 30, 2022

Church Library Summer Plans?

Summer is almost here! Any plans for your church's library this summer? Children? Youth? Adults?

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13 Replies · Reply by Gail OConnor Jul 4, 2022

Are you in need of ideas for something?

We are all working on changes or addtions to our library ministries. You are welcome to reply to this post with your need for specific ideas. Or start a new post by clicking on the red button above on the right side. Actually, starting a new post wil

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13 Replies · Reply by Elizabeth Fisher May 5, 2022

Library Emails

Our team is planning to start sending an email once a month to those who want to receive the emails. Help us with how you do such through your library?

Do you use MailChimp or something like that to manage your mailing list?
What do you include in

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5 Replies · Reply by Paul T. Jackson May 2, 2022

Church Library Mission Statement

Yolanda Martinez is pondering if her church's library should have a mission statement? She asks us the following: Do church librarians have mission statements that they use?

Started by Morlee Maynard in Church Library Administration

4 Replies · Reply by Scott Sanjay Hayes Mar 5, 2022

Valentine 2022?

What are you doing for Valentine season this year?

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2 Replies · Reply by Wanda Tuley Feb 7, 2022

Clean Fiction Winter 2021

Nancy Wilson emailed me a book she just discovered: Clean Fiction Magazine, Winter Edition 2021. Neither of us are familiar with it.

Click here to link to their website. They sell it through Amazon: Clean Fiction Magazine, Winter Edition 2021. A hel

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Fantasy and Futuristic Fiction

Tim Wilson asks the following question.

After a tornado severely damaged our church, we're finally recovering and I'm trying to get my library restocked and reopened. I occasionally have requests for fantasy and futuristic type fiction. I'm having a

Started by Morlee Maynard in Collection Development

6 Replies · Reply by Cathryn Clark Nov 22, 2021

Team Appreciation during the Holidays

A great way to show appreciation to our team members is to give a gift of some kind to each one with a little note. Last year I gave our team jars of my favorite jelly purchased from a farm in North Carolina. A greeting card can also be used to expre

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1 Reply · Reply by Tori Wright Nov 9, 2021

Bookstore question

Pam Langston asked me to post this question for her.

I’m in a church now that has a bookstore rather than a check out Library. There still needs to be a simple way to inventory books and retrieve by subject matter. Any suggestions? ( i could get a

Started by Morlee Maynard in Miscellaneous

1 Reply · Reply by Pam Grady Oct 27, 2021

Afghanistan Refugees?

How and what can our library teams help equip our church and synagogue families to participate in preparations being made now in many of our communities for the arrival of 95,000 refugees?

Started by Morlee Maynard in Church Library Administration

1 Reply · Reply by Tori Wright Sep 21, 2021

Reference Books Available

Lou Gardner has reference books available to those of you who need such. Email her for details through the Church Librarians Network email. Note that Lou lives in Cary, North Carolina.

NOTE: If you have not discovered the CLN email, at the top of th

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Duplicates?

Linda Draper, one of our CLN members in St. Louis, MO, emailed me a couple of weeks ago suggesting we connect with churches who lost their libraries during Hurricane Ida, Waverly, TN, and other recent weather disasters. We’ve waited until today to be

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8 Replies · Reply by Anyse Myers Nov 1, 2021

synagogue libraries (116)

Adult Book Clubs and Reading Challenges

Magazines?

Ways to help people select items?

Administration: Donations or Gifts?

Book Drop?

How can we get our readers away from thinking fiction is only for leisure reading?

What type of server are you using to store MP4 format files?

Sunday Morning Group Meets in Church Library?

Church Library Summer Plans?

Are you in need of ideas for something?

Library Emails

Church Library Mission Statement

Valentine 2022?

Clean Fiction Winter 2021

Fantasy and Futuristic Fiction

Team Appreciation during the Holidays

Bookstore question

Afghanistan Refugees?

Reference Books Available

Duplicates?

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