My other question is this.
How do you bring the church library out of the "dark ages" into the "information age" ?
We are on our church's website, we check out books by using the computer, we have a library kiosk where patrons can find out what is avai
Read more…Ok; should we weed before creating our library and entering in the computer system? Or enter everything thereby capturing it all and then weed? I have 2 folks on opposite sides of this trying to start one library! Do we have a document with this i
Read more…As technology changes how we read (print, online, etc.) and how we use libraries, here’s a fascinating possibility. Please feel free to forward.
NIMBLE http://sureskumar.com/?p=134
One of the places where the tension between searching and browsing is
Read more…I have been approached to help start up a library for a small but growing private Christian school. I know that a few of you get paid for administrating in your own churches or church schools. Could you be so kind as to give me salary range so I can
Read more…Our interim senior pastor, Justin Deeter (who is about to graduate with a Masters in Divinity, yeah!) has posted this request on Facebook about 2 hours ago:
Ok I need a book suggestion for a reading group. I'm looking for a single volume book of Charl
Read more…Hi! I've been the church librarian at First Baptist Mustang, OK, for about twelve years. Last year a dream of mine was realized when Bethany House bought my historical romance - Sixty Acres and a Bride. Its release date is February 1, 2012.
I'm curiou
Read more…How do you handle the storage of the History of your churches? In what format do you keep it? It was recommended that we put it on Microfish. I haven't a clue how that is done. Or even where to get one.
Thanks
Read more…I just purchased Archbishop Desmond Tutu's "Children of God Storybook Bible" for Ages 4-8 . It's highly recommended by Christian Library Journal and I'm impressed with the selected stories, colorful, appealing illustrations by several illustrators, a
Read more…Does anyone starting a library, or adding to one, need library furniture? We are moving to a new space and will probably have some available. We are in the Houston, TX area. Let me know asap. We will be moving in about a month.
Read more…For those of you using ResourceMate, which "Resource Type" do you use for audio books on compact discs? The compact disc category is geered for music CDs and doesn't seem to fit an audio book. How do you process the books on CD? And, for the call
Read more…Do any of you serve more than one library?
Do any of you receive any compensation for your work? How should one arrive at a fair amount if offered it?
Read more…A patron asked for book titles for a Genesis study...any ideas that have worked for you. Thanks
Read more…Can anyone recommend a printer that prints catalog cards? Ours will pick up the first page in the tray but will not grab the second page correctly and the rest of the cards are all printed wrong.
Read more…I was trying to use the LifeWay Internet site this evening and I often got a link to a page that says they are doing remodeling to the site, and when I do find a book or author, I click on it and it takes me back to that dead end page. What's happeni
Read more…We are writing a history of our library. I've read that our library was once awarded the Church Library Achievement Recognition Advanced. Does anyone know what that was?
Read more…I'd like to know if anyone has any knowledge of this on line, web based library automation system.
http://www.libraryworld.com/cgi-bin/lw2.pl?command=show_page&pagename=home.html
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My granddaughter remarked that she is at an "awkward" age -- can find devotional books for teenage girls or women, but nothing for early college years. Her librarian grandmother has had the same problem in looking for something for her. Any ideas?
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I was asked to host a library display during our VBS week. Our theme is archaeology/how we got the Bible. This station will be an optional stop for the classes. I am looking for ideas of books for different ages & anything creative you can think of.
Read more…I recently started working in our church library and when I enter books/videos in our computer base inventory I always include the value of each book.
However, we have many old books and when I put these books in the library I do not have the value o
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