I have read the older thread on this subject, and have downloaded the 2 attached from one church in Arkansas, and another one. I need to do this- it's been too long neglected, but I need some other examples than these two. If you are willing to s
Read more…Awhile back I posted about starting a teen library for the Varsity-College aged kids who meet across the street from the main campus. The good news is that the youth pastor loved the idea- He wants the kids to be exposed to good quality Christian b
Read more…I would like other librarian's take on the What's in the Bible series with Buck Denver (from the creator of Veggie Tales).
Any complaints from anyone? Is it scriptural? Does it stick to the Bible or make things up? I am encouraged by his use of t
Read more…My annual budget for our church library is only $500. Where can I purchase books at a low cost? I've been ordering from Christian Books Distributors but even that can eat up my budget quickly. Thanks!!
Read more…Hi, I'd like to find out how I can get copies of old issues of Glory Songs, and the accompaniment tracks to go with the booklets. I especially need the CD or Cassett for Oct/Nov/Dec of 1995. Can anyone help? Thanks.
Read more…This may be a silly question, but I am wondering how you decide what biographies should be classified under 266.092 for missionaries or with the call letter B for all other biographies (except for Bible biographies). If it is clear the person is a m
Read more…I was just informed that my offer to do a mini breakout session at the South Roanoke Associational Meeting was approved. This will take place on Oct 17, 2011.
I have about 45 minutes to cover basic library skills and needs like promotion, classificat
Read more…I have a 5 volume set of collective biographies, "The Swans Are Not Silent" series by John Piper. Each volume contains three bios. They include theologians, missionaries and clergymen. I would like to keep the set together. Is 920 the best placem
Read more…We are getting a new church building with a new library next year. Our pastor would like everyone to use unique names for their ministry. Anyone have any ideas for Library that would be unique, but still let everyone know we are a library?
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Does anyone know how to get free or almost free books for your library ? By books, I mean paper ones not ebooks.
Thanks!
Read more…In classifiing a book the information is put in the top right corner of the title page.
What is the purpose of putting the information there?
Who uses this information besides the person who adds the information to complete the processing of the book
Read more…What is the reason for this and how do we do it ?
Go to opec card catalog - general - my items - patron log in - patron barcode - patron pin.
Thanks for your help with this question.
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Hi,
I am trying to create a new section in our church library that is primarily made up of books for single people. I should also explain that our church library uses more of a subject heading system rather than DDC or LCC. (We tried it - patrons foun
Read more…I am part of a committee that welcome nominations for a national Children's book award. The nominations can come from all librarians belonging to the Librarians Association that I'm a member of. We rotate each year and have a children's, YA, and Ad
Read more…"Get your library catalog on the web. Your online catalog will be the link to your
church's eBook check out page" wrote Glenn McEowen, in one of the eBook articles (which have been very helpful - thanks Glenn!).
My question is, if we want to begin an
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What do you do with donated books that your library cannot use? Often I get books that I already have in our library. We don't have enough room to add another copy or to store them to use as a replacement if needed.
Read more…Our Library Team is considering purchasing this machine and we have not had any feed back from other Librarians.
Read more…Does anybody use Ingrams library service? Especially the ebook segment.
Read more…We are using BookSystems WebOPAC and need to assign PIN numbers to our patrons. If you have been through this process, please help us with a couple of decisions:1. Did you assign PINs as people requested them, or did you pre-assign PINs to all patron
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