I have Gaylord check-out cards (gold) to give away. There are about 1,000 check-out cards for the asking. I will pay shipping. See image below.
I also have Brodard date due cards (blue) to give away. There are also about 1,000 of them. I will pay for
Read more…Does anyone take donations that have been written in? I receive donations that run the gambit from just a name to underlining throughout the book. (Often I found books in the library when I come in once a week.) Of course, the ones that are really
Read more…In our 200- theology section, we have commentaries from authors who are good commentators, but who do not totally agree with our Statement of Faith. How should these be labeled? We are an Independent Baptist church, but have John MacArthur, James
Read more…As I understand, a kit should be classified and cataloged as one unit, but items within the kit can be classified separately to circulate on their own. Should each item be entered into the catalog seperately with a different accession number and ba
Read more…and have already learned so much. I'm hoping that I'm posting in the right place!
I'm assisting our one and only librarian at our church as of last Spring. Since our church has moved into a new building, we have been changing some on how we organize
Read more…4 studies from Precepts, Kay Arthur (3 parts of Revelation), and 1 of Deuteronomy were donated. Each album has multiple DVD's in separate sleeves. I don't have any question about classifying them under the correct Bible classification. You woul
Read more…I have several years of Biblical Illustrator magazine that I would like to add to our catalag. Any suggestions on how to process these and what to use for each line of the call #? Most are paper magazines, but some are on CD-ROM. Thanks.
Read more…Does anyone know where I can purchase the latest copies of Sears and Dewey. Lifeway doesn't order them any longer, same for Barnes and Noble. I haven't been able to find them online. I really need to replace mine, but am having trouble where to o
Read more…I recently became a church librarian and am in the process of computerizing our records. Our Accession sheets date back to the 1960s but many of these books have been lost. Can I reuse accession numbers for new purchases?
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Hello All,
I’m curious. How many of your libraries have suffered budget cuts since 2009? I’m just wondering faith-based libraries are experiencing financial pressures similar to other libraries as a result of the economic downturn.
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Our friends in Virginia sent me a question that I want to throw out to you. We encourage all church library teams to do long range planning. Many are involved in the budget planning process of the church right now. What do you see coming in the futur
Read more…Anyone have experience using regular invisible (or glossy) tape to protect spine labels?
Does it work?
Read more…Hello:
I have a question about fiction series that are not numbered and/or do not have anything to do with each other except for the series title. I am referring to the Love finds you series and Romancing America series. With the Love finds you seri
Read more…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.
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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
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