I am about to start using the new Equipping Church Library Ministries training program. Are the Interview/Visit sections intended to be physical visits to public and/or church libraries to interview librarians, Q & A's on this network, chats with ne
Shine a light on your library with the OCLC Library Spotlight program OCLC will soon be launching the Library Spotlight program in order to help any library improve its visibility on the Web. We’d like you to help us test the process as an early, pil
I was intrigued by the brief mention of it during our VBLA Fall conference. Here's my situation: We have the main campus, but several years ago purchased an office condo across the street, and that's where the college kids, and Varsity young peopl
How do I find a list of Christian authors living in Texas or from Texas? I've googled "list of Christian authors living in Texas" and similar wordings, but cannot access a list.
As I'm making purchase selections I thought it would be nice to add classics to our small but growing fiction section. What would be appropriate classics to include in a young adult, grades 9-12, church library? Looking for a top five or top ten to b
I am splitting some books with CD's from CBH ministries. Technically, they would be a kit, but kits are supposed to be split, but have the same call number.
Got this question from a librarian today. Any suggestions?
The Preschool teachers have been asking for books to read to the children on our national holidays. I have books for those in elementary school, but the preschool books I have are on Than
We are in the process of building a new church building and will have a new library. Our staff wants all organizations that have a room to come up with a "creative" name for the group (space, room) Anyone else call their organization anything but L
I am my church's library director and I do this job completely voluntarily. I've been asked to help an acquaintance of mine do some catch up cataloging for her church's library. She has stated she will pay me whatever I want. There are probably 100 b
We frequently run into the problem of the data entry person enters a book into the database and the card catalog immediately shows it as "in". The book has several more steps before it will be put on the shelf, so the patrons and/or workers cannot
I have been weeding my church library for several months. I seriously belive it has never been weeded at all since some books date as far back as 1950. Needless to say, I have alot of old books to get rid of and I doubt anyone would want them. Any su
A grandmother came into our library today with a real burden on her heart for her 8 year old grandaughter. Though only 8, this young girl is strongly believing in Jesus to see her through this experience, and grandma would like a book to encourage he
We presently house our DVD collection on shelves on a wallboard. They must be flipped one by one to see behind the stack. We are thinking turntable shelving would make the DVDs more accessible. Would be interested in hearing what works well for you a
I manage a good-sized library in a mid-sized church. I do not have a big enough budget to go automated, so I stilll need to do everything the old-fashioned way, with book cards and card catalogues. I've been using Microsoft XL 97 for my data base,
