Just got an email from Emily Martin from Park Cities Baptist Church.
Here in Dallas, there are a number of organizations that have galvanized their constituency to read one common book. For example, SMU Reads, or Richardson Reads. I think Chicago h
Hello everyone:I have a question about classifying fiction. I know the Classificaton System for Church Libraries and the Church Library Ministry Information Service say to use "F," not 813 and 823, like most school and public libraries.Does it really
I am recataloging everything in our library because most things did not transfer when we changed computer systems or, if they did, they transferred with missing or incorrect information. Many of our Bibles have different Cutter numbers or no Cutter c
How are other librarians entering the series names in the Mitford books by Jan Karon? With the new one on it's way, I started looking on all the inconsistent ways I had entered the series. Some Mitford, some with the number of the book in the serie
This question was last posed several years ago. Things have potentially changed, I am wondering what people use now? The cost for a small (~350 person) congregation?
I am gearing up for our Summer Reading Program, which will be for both Children and Adults. We are going to do a Reading Bingo and I was wondering if there is some sort of Bingo template where I could put in the categories or if I need to create a ca
I wanted to give a breakdown on my experience using https://www.libib.com for the past year. I see a lot of discussion about other tools, but very little about Libib and feel that my experience may help others make an informed decision.
Hello party people ;) I am wondering about how you organize your libraries? Do you use the dewey decimal system only or some other way? I am wondering because if I sort, for example, the different five love languages books, there would be some in par
I recently volunteered to help a small church start a library with the 800 or so books they had donated. I was hoping someone could send me the template or form that they have patrons fill out before they are allowed to check out books. Thank you
Someone donated a copy of the book Heaven is for Real and as I was preparing to enter it into the system (using Dewey) and began searching for call numbers, other libraries have used 133.901. We're not using a lot of call numbers that long in our sma
I'm looking for the DVDs that go with a particular Bible Study that a group in our church wants to do. When your churches buy that sort of material, do you normally keep in cataloged in your library or have another area in the church where they are
I am confident more than a few church librarians have been asked to assist a parent whose daughter is an advanced reader, but not ready for the mature subjects that books at her reading level provide. We would appreciate any wisdom on this topic.
Let's share how we set up our systems to make sure we are following procedures established by CVLI (Christian Video Licensing International) and others.
