Wow, great news about the new Dewey church library classification manual! If we buy it as a pdf, can we print it out to use in our library on workdays, or may we only refer to it onscreen?
Do any of you have a letter to share about DVDs (not) coming back dirty or damaged? On our registration form, there is a line that adults agree to - that children will not be allowed to touch the DVDs. However, our (brand new) children's DVDs are com
One area I'm focusing on this year is the Adult Fiction section with some incomplete series and a need for new books. As I update the Adult Fiction series, I believe it beneficial to classify our fiction section differently. That is, in a more specif
Our library has experienced several years of serious budget cuts. With funds only covering expenses, we have been unable to purchase new books. Our additions have consisted primarily of donated books. With the current COVID controls, a new
Do you shelve copies of your church directories and your church history? What about church photo albums? If so, under what number, or how do catalog them? Do you shelve maybe as Church History or Reference? And if you do do one of these, do you allo
I have not purchased any ebooks for our library. Our technology/media director would like for me to post sites that have only Christian titles. I'm not sure if such as site exists. I believe limiting searches to Christian fiction on sites like
Hello. I'm a lttle late joining the discussion. In June,our library received permission to do curbside service. We also offered porch drop off for our at-risk members. The library then offered open hours by appointment. With our church slowly opening
Lindsay Thompson sent us a link to the Realm Project Test 4 Results. Click here to open the site. Notice the focus here seems to be the way we qurantine the items--stacked or laid flat. You will find other links for more information. You can also sig
As school begins to start each year, we always share what we did during the summer through our church libraries. The summer of 2020 will definitely limit what we have to share due to Covid-19. However, I have a hunch that many of you merely adjusted
Is it time to consider what your church library will do about the coronavirus. It is becoming a real issue, and some of us are in the most vulnerable population (60+). Let's not forget how germ-laden books can be.
We've had a good-sized library (roughly 1200 items, print and non-print), but recent church reorganization will dismantle it. The collection will be weeded to remove anything not furthering the church mission, then we will store the collection (I ho
Our church membership is approx. 300. Our media collection is approx. 8,000. Also, we use barcodes. Would anyone recommend a certain software program or should we continue using Concourse by Book Systems even though they have discontinued up dates? A
Does anyone still maintain a cassette tape collection?
A patron has contacted us wishing to donate a collection of "cassette tapes of Christian topics or music...such as the NIV Bible on tape, Kenneth McAll, Kay Arthur, Rev. Herman Riffel, the Linn
