Some of you have already had spring break while some of us are having it this week, and others the week before Easter. Please share your church’s library activities for kids and their families during spring break this year.
Read more…We are trying to restart an old library at Prentiss Baptist Church. We have a room used jointly with a Sunday School class and some committee meetings. The room is in a good location for a library and has old but usable shelving.
The problem......Most
Read more…Nancy Martin is searching for book about Daniel that is suitable for youth. Any recommendations?
Read more…From Christy Hansen:
I am interested in adding a small handfull of titles to our library's collection some books, for both children and adults, on either Annie Armstrong and/or modern North American missionary work in the 20th and 21st centuries. Ou
Read more…What are the Easter plans for the library this season? Display? Please take a picture and post on our Photos tab. Reading plan for your people?
Read more…How are books such as the I Can Read Series : Daniel and the Lion's Den , Jesus is Born , Faith Gets Us Through catalogued for shelving. It seems to me that being placed together would be easier for children to find. I've been out of this a while so
Read more…I need to update the adult fiction section. We havenot had anything new in a while. I came across Jill Eileen Smith's collection of Wives through the Bible. This is old enough that I could probably get a lot of it used. I have read one book. I have r
Read more…While looking for books about Annie Armstrong on WMU.com, I discovered a great article about today's younger preschoolers. While the article is written for teachers, I think we can find all kinds of implications for church librarians. Let’s share our
Read more…We have biography series but only a few history books for 3-5 graders. Any recommendations? I have a very frustrated 5th grade girl waiting for us to meet her interests! HELP!
Read more…Recently, my brother-in-law found the Cradle Roll letter sent to his parents when he was born. Does your church’s library team connect with parents of new babies in some way?
Read more…Barbara Brown asked the following:
Need some ideas on how to purge non-fiction books. They have never been purged! Our fiction section is the most popular and non-fiction books are seldomly checked out except for a few authors.
Thanks!
Barbara Brown
Read more…Barbara Rodgers asks the following.
How do church libraries handle displays focusing on the emphases of Black History Month, Women's History Month or other cultural history emphases?
Read more…Yesterday I had an amazing experience with a couple who visited our church for the first time. They were in the Enrichment Center when I got there after Sunday School. Both were very excited about our library! We had a delightful conversation about t
Read more…Posted for Linda Barber, First Baptist Church, Brandon, MS
Here’s our plan for later in this month! Not totally fleshed out yet. First Baptist, Brandon, MS
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Paul Jackson emailed me recently asking if preachers communicate titles of books they plan to include in their sermons. We grappled with this often-frustrating question through the years within other subjects. Let’s bring it up again. How do you wor
Read more…From Martha Jo Dendinger
Do you have separate libraries for the congregation and the school? We are acquiring K-8 school with 87 students. Would love to hear from this wonderful group of wisdom.
Blessings,
Martha
Read more…Roxy Klassen asks the following question:
How do you catalog items that have multiple pieces? We have a good number of Small Group Study Materials. Most have a Teacher/Leader Guide; a DVD; and one or more student book/workbooks. We don't mind if the
Read more…Let’s focus on the memory of Martin Luther King today by sharing books we have in our collections on peace.
Read more…Do you provide story time for kids during the week?
If not, why not?
If so, when do you have it? Any suggestions for those of us who have not figured it out yet?
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