We have a WONDERFUL library facility that has been badly neglected for years. A group of us are attempting to organize it. There are groups of old charge cards from media that has been lost for years. Is it necessary to keep these cards? And, if
Read more…If the book "A Classification System for Church Libraries" is no longer available from Lifeway or any other source (i.e. is out of print), is it permissable to copy it? -- Cheryl Swain--
Read more…We would appreciate knowing the recommended temperature and humidity level for a library. Thanks
Read more…Well, i have a BIG QUESTION about WEBOPAC and security. i have a trial version of webopac installed so that those staff within the church can get onto it. HOWEVER, our IT guys are not enthusiastic about having my computer left on all the time, an
Read more…The Church Librarians Network is among many social networking options. Others include FaceBook and LinkedIn. Why do you think we need to know about these options for our library ministries as well as our personal use?
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I was asked to lead a roundtable discussion on patron/data driven acquisitions. in order to prepare, i thought it would be helpful to gather questions and opinions. anyone want to share?
Read more…How do you ask for book donations ?
We get books donated but they are usually very old, not suitable for a church library, or ones we already have.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Thanks!
Read more…Does anyone have a source for pre-printed post cards to send as 'overdue' notices? Thanks
Read more…Help! I need encouragement. We have over 3000 non-fiction books in our library and only about 200 of them have ever been checked out since the beginning of our library. I know they need to go but I am afraid of the huge gap it will leave on the sh
Read more…Can anyone recommend books on aging? I had a female patron ask for some books on aging - as in how to handle all the changes that come with it and she said some humor in the book would help.
Read more…Doing anything special during Easter through your library? We would love to your Easter displays too?
Read more…At the moment, we don't have any periodicals in our collection. Any suggestions as to which ones I should subscribe to? Also, how do you store them? check out? We have a small church, but I would like to have some periodicals available.
Thanks so
Hi, I Have Started To Work On A Church Library Website To Help With Promotion. I Am Starting To Run Out Of Ideas. Please Reply With Thoughts On The Website ( CLICK HERE : http://gfumcl.yolasite.com/ ) And Other Promotion Ideas. Please Note That
Read more…Does anyone have any information about whether or not it is legal for our library to copy our VHS tapes onto DVD's? I have the software; but wasn't sure if it was allowed.
Thanks,
Diane S
Read more…We keep scrapbooks yearly of the churches events and happenings for the year. We also keep CD disks pictures in an album. to keep track of the History of the church. How do other churches do there history. We are quickly running out of space to st
Read more…I just printed one of these, and would like to put it in word- is there a way to do that? Is there a way to get it out of Concourse and export it to text. Can't figure it out. Help topics not helpful.
Read more…Do any of you allow your patrons to self check? We have a fairly small library and so far I have allowed it by having them fill out the book cards and leave them in a box until a librarian is available to enter the information, but I really want to
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We did some research to see what was possible re e-books, besides OverDrive which seems too expensive for our [Canadian] setting. (I have followed Glenn McEowan's posts with much interest. But we don't have the geographical popula
Read more…Does anyone have a comparison chart of Resource Mate and Concourse software? We are a small church library looking for software that will provide full database management, reporting, and barcoding. We need to provide a proposal and were hoping that
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