What do you have in your collections or perhaps such that you would recommend for us to have in our collections for hurting people and families? Topics include the following and you will have other topics too.
I have a new book American Gothic Church : Changing the Way People See the Church. Its message is about how the unchurched view religion or organized churches. I cannot find DDN for it anywhere. I have done some research and I thought possibly 261
Read more…Hi! Our church library is moving in the next month or so to a larger space in our church. As I was preparing to pack things up, I discovered 2 large boxes full of videocassettes from the Home Mission Board/NAMB, "Missions USA," special seasonal em
Read more…What are the latest options for ebooks? Are there any consortiums for church libraries or is any one interested in discussing this options? Who is involved in lending ebooks?
Thanks all
Betsy Ruffin
Field Street Baptist
Cleburne, TX
Read more…Some months ago I remember seeing photos of jellyfish hanging in a church library window. I think it was an underwater/beach theme. They were terrific display items. Can whoever posted those (or anyone else who has done this type of display) tell u
Read more…Has anyone upgraded from Concourse to Atrium? If so can I possibly call you to chat about it?
Thank you.
Sharln Chapman
Hayes Barton Baptist Church
Raleigh, NC
Read more…Is anyone using Accelerated Reader in their library? If so, would you be willing to share your experiences with me? I'm considering adding it to our church library. Thanks so much. Martha
Read more…Hello. I am new here and to running a church library. I am the children's minister and have just taken over the volunteer position of running the library and in return I get my own office. We have a very nice library that I do not believe is used ver
Read more…Our church library has never had a vision statement. I would like to see some examples. I have been praying for God to give me a vision for this ministry. And he has. I just need to see some examples so that I can put it in writing. Any help is great
Read more…What is the best way to catalog biographies of biblical characters? We have some Old Testament characters in 221 and New Testament ones in 225. Some have the first three letters of the author's last name after the Dewey number; some have the name o
Read more…We wish to work at growing our church library, but since we are a small town how can we grow without competing with the towns public library. The town library has a fantastic selection of christian novels, and we often purchase discarded books from
Read more…We are in the process of possibly moving our children's books and videos out of the library and into our Children's church room to make them more accessible for the children and the parents. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I might best track
Read more…Does anyone use a system for people to read books on their Kindle? IF so, what company do you use for this service?
Read more…Our children's section needs a make-over. What do you all do with large softcover children's books? I thought about putting them in something slotted- We have small paperbacks (Arch), and larger ones. Does anyone have pictures they could post or
Read more…Looking for suggestions to plan and implement a weekday library event in our church library for preschoolers such as a story hour. Would love to hear ideas that have worked well for others. How often do you conduct your activity? Should it be wee
Read more…This book was read and enjoyed by two of our staff, one of whom went to Israel shortly after reading the book. She said the book definitely enhanced her experience there. There's no verso info on a suggested Dewey number - it's rather a unique book.
Read more…I am looking for ideas on what to include about the library on the churches website. We do not have the level of software to put the catalog online. I have looked at some bigger church websites near me (Dalhart, TX) and either they don't have a lib
Read more…Have any of you done at Book Swap at your church library?
If so, I would like to know how you did it.
Thank You!
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