New Babies?
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…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…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…Barbara Rodgers asks the following.
How do church libraries handle displays focusing on the emphases of Black History Month, Women's History Month or other cultural history emphases?
Read more…Barbara Rodgers asks the following.
Our church library has become the final resting place for Bibles left in Lost and Found for more than a year. Worn out and torn Bibles from somewhere (no one knows where) keep turning up in the library in boxes and
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…Posted for Linda Barber, First Baptist Church, Brandon, MS
Here’s our plan for later in this month! Not totally fleshed out yet. First Baptist, Brandon, MS
Read more…Sign up for the Coffee and Books book club for adults. Earn a prize by visiting
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…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…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…Let’s focus on the memory of Martin Luther King today by sharing books we have in our collections on peace.
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?
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…I am trying a new idea of mine-- to catalog Biblical fiction with the book of the Bible it fictionalizes. I clearly label the fiction with a sticker that says "Biblically Based Fiction" covered with an orange label cover. I know nothing is new unde
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…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…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…What is your church’s/synagogue library team doing as your church/ synagogue family prays for people caught in this tragedy?
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…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…Perhaps for fun, what are some odd challenges that you have experienced through your library ministry? Some of these may not be so fun.
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