How do your customers return items? Do you have a drop box in the hallway? A place in the library? Feel free to paste a picture in your reply or post on Photos.
Read more…Barbara Brown posted the following question on the Topics page.
Does anyone have a Book Warehouse in their area? If so, have they ever bought books or gone to one of their 70% off sales? Are the books in sections - i.e. Christian or Christian Fict
Read more…Joan Hite is searching for free eBook sources that she can refer people to who are looking for ebooks. She is exploring Libby for her location.
Do you know of other sources?
Read more…Southcrest asks the following question:
Is anyone else having trouble locating MARC records for books with ISBNs that begin with the newly utilized 979 prefix?
Read more…We shared our Fall and Thanksgiving plans so let’s start getting ready for Christmas or Hanukkah.
Read more…How do you plan to show your love and appreciation for your team members through Christmas or Hanukkah this year? Does your team have traditions? Do you give them a gift with words of appreciation?
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Adair Elwing asks the following question:
Background: They moved our kids to building on far side of campus for SS and started Childrens Church in Fellowship Hall so they are not in Sanctuary at all. Use to get kids checking out from cart in Sanctua
Read more…Renea Skaggs asks the following:
What company do you purchase most of your books from - one that has the best prices? When purchasing books for a church library, do you pay taxes on your purchases?
Read more…Share with us how you participated in this weekend's Fall Festival or the Trunk or Treat activities.
Read more…Linda Johnson is starting a discussion on how you select your Christian fiction. Only those with a message of salvation through Jesus? Those that mention God/praying/faith? Those that are just clean and a good or inspiring story? We have all of the
Read more…'we have our library up and running pretty well right now. Our goal is to open it to the public. Since October is Church Library Month, I was wondering what other church librarians are planning.
I thought an open house or something. Our congregati
Jenni Harvey posts this request:
Teen fiction and nonfiction anything for teens really. My library has a couple devotonals and a few 70-90 nonfiction that seems good for now so I have something. Only regular kid is mine who is 5 so I want to work on
Read more…Lynn Floyd Wright has a question for us to discuss:
How do you justify to your bosses that your church library is necessary? We've got a new pastor (not even 40 yet!) and he wants to put resources into church's digital presence.
Read more…We are helping someone who is working on a project. Would those of you who are public librarians or retired public librarians email me at churchlibrariansnetwork@gmail.com?
THANKS!
Morlee Maynard
Read more…I was going to recommend The Church Librarians Handbook in a presentation I am doing on "Why Church Libraries?" When I went to get the link on Amazon, a new copy of the paperback is $87.80! Does anyone know where to get it cheaper? That seems like
Read more…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.
Read more…Mary Reynolds requests the following ideas:
Our church library has been in a terrible state for the last 6-7 years. We have about 2000 books and we don't even have a budget until January. We have one bulletin board just outside the room & I would lo
Read more…With the passing of the Queen and yesterday’s remembrance of 9/11, do you have books and/or DVDs in your church’s or synagogue's collection related to Queen Elizabeth? 9/11? Would you share the titles?
Read more…This is a beautifully written book about Queen Elizabeth that I am re-reading since her passing. Highly recommend!
