Our little library is planning a tribute for our older ladies, many of whom are widows. We are thinking along the lines of a "Spa Day" with a Tea, some sort of short program, etc. Anyone out there got any more suggestions, or ideas on how to perfec
Read more…I am a church librarian in Indianapolis writing an article about church libraries for a national Christian publication. I would love to hear from other librarians about what is the purpose or mission of your church library. Please include the name of
Read more…I received an email from a minister of education in GA who is working with his team to move their library to a new location. They are using this move to do some weeding. What would you recommend to him about determining what to remove from the collec
Read more…We are not offering children's books printed before 1986 at our public library's annual Friends of the Library fundraising sale this year. How will this law affect the books that can be checked out at church and public libraries? If we have to take t
Read more…Our library is planning a grand re-opening sometime in the fall of 2011. I would like to put together a promotional gift bag, one for the adults and one for the kids, which includes information on our library as well as some freebies. Currently, we
Read more…I'm considering removing all VHS from the library. Interested in knowing what other churches are doing?
Read more…I am automating my church library collection and trying to make the classifications more accurate as I go. My questions concern children's Bible story picture books. I know that generally, OT & NT Bible stories retold go under 220.95, OT Bible stor
Read more…I have not developed any Policies. I would like a copy of other church libraries policies about using the Internet. I have a young man who has been doing "My Space" on the Library computer. I would hope that it would be used for research, etc, not so
Read more…We are in the process of putting our books on computer. Is it a good idea to update the subject headings to reflect current usage? In a lot of instances the ones that come up on the MARC record are different from the ones used years ago. We no longer
Read more…I am a new church librarian, learning a LOT! I have some donated books, as well as some used books I purchased, which are in excellent condition except for inscriptions on the inside cover, or library stamps and pockets from the public library. I wo
Read more…I have had two different requests lately from patrons wanting Christian fiction for a friend/relative that is lost as a way of witnessing to them. Please send me recommendations. Thanks.
Read more…Would some of you share your mission statements that you use for your church library.Jim Morrison
Read more…Some of our books are being returned drenched in cigarette smoke. I ended up spraying them with Febreeze. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
Read more…For those of you who ever buy bookshelves from Highsmith, never pay catalog price. Call their bid department and you will get a better price.
Read more…Recently, I received a large donation of books from one of our members and it included a number of books by an author I am not familiar with. Does anyone know if Dr. Wim Malgo is an appropriate author for a Baptist Church Library?
Read more…My goal this summer is to get our library (at least the nonfiction) cataloged in some way that we can give our congregation access to it via the church website. We don't necessarily want it interactive at this point (a static record would be fine), j
Read more…I recently read Crew: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries as recommended by a resource list from NC State Convention and Anne McEowen. This was chock full of information I wished I had used the last time I weeded. We do not weed on a regular basis,
Read more…How many of you have a bookstore in the same church and have a great or poor working relationship with. I would love to find out for a class that I'm giving next month. Please give the name of your church and location and I will post your comments
Read more…What are some tips you would share regarding selection policies and procedures?
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