The audit committee at my church is conducting an "asset inventory" for insurance purposes. This includes the library. Has anyone else been part of a project like this, and can you offer any suggestions on how to prepare for it and assist with it?
How do librarians purge books? I know this has been discussed before, but as newer books are becoming increasingly "edgy," should we be keeping some of the older "tried & true" and if so, what criteria could we use to make our decisions?
Also, do many churches have reading time for children? If so, what time of the week and how did you develop it? Would you consider it a ministry of the church or just an offering to parents to encourage reading?
Recently I viewed a very interesting webinar that intrigued my thoughts about 2026.
Carey Nieuwhof is a Canadian pastor and a leadership expert known for helping church leaders thrive in a rapidly changing world. Recently, he did a free webinar title
We have several CLN members who are on conference teams who plan training events for librarians. One complaint that these planners often hear is “I’ve already heard him or her speak so I don’t need to go to that session.” OR “I want to experience som
One of our new CLN members is beginning the process for his church to revitalize their library. This library room is also used as the Welcome Center. We haven’t discussed multiuse approaches for a church/synagogue/parish library in a long time. Perha
We are in the process of revitalizing and reorganizng our small church libary. I would like to break down the categories on the children's shelf. The children's books all fit in one tall bookcase that has six shelves. There are books ranging from pic
We are seeing an increased number of our new CLN members saying they are starting libraries in their churches. So for all of you that have been serving in your church libraries for years, now is your opportunity to share what you have learned through
In all these years that the Church Librarians Network has existed, I’m not sure we have ever focused on this topic. Perhaps we have touched pieces of the topic but not in a focused way. Let's give it a go this week!
I'm looking for the previous CLN articles describing how an enrichment center varies from our traditional church libray. Seems like there were suggested classes, discussions and activities. How does our traditional library need to change to draw tod
We have discussed theDesk Book in the past. Clickhere to find some ideas for organizing and what to include in a Desk Book. This relates to the idea of being prepared when someone suddenly steps away from the library team. The free book Church Li
We are familiar with book clubs/challenges during the summer. How about during the school year? Anyone have experience with this approach during the school year?
During this summer we had 2 reading group sessions for preteens. Sort of like test runs
Next Sunday, August 10, our church launches the new church year. How do you use this launch with teachers/leaders to connect the library with their teaching ministry?
This Wednesday our Discipleship leadership team is hosting a dinner and training ev
Did you hear the school bus this morning. School started where I live so I heard it this morning. What have you done this year to welcome the new school year with the kids?
I am wondering if other church librarians use clear contact paper (or something similar) to wrap their books and protect their book covers? Or is it common to put books into circulation without any sort of wrap?
By now, many of us have our summer library plans ready to launch. Let's share our plans with each other for this year. Photos? If you plan to take pictures of children, be sure to get permission from their parents for you to share the photos on the C
Yesterday, I had the joy of welcoming someone to our Enrichment Center library. She just starting coming to our church. What a joy to see her face light up as I introduced her to our library, two of our team members who were shelving, and users who w
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
