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Sarah posted an interesting discussion starter last Tuesday. I responded with the history of Southern Baptist church libraries. I asked her to clarify what she is looking for in this discu
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May your Memorial Day be meaningful today. Did you connect your church’s or synagogue's library to Memorial Day weekend in some way yesterday? We have 11 Memorial Day posts done in recent years. Click here. Do you have display photos and
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Join me in welcoming Overdrive to our group of sponsors. We learned more about Overdrive when Glenn McKowen updated our articles about E-Books in February. Your public library most likely uses Overdrive’s Libby. Perhaps a growing number
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What did you do yesterday for Mother’s Day? Display? Any new books to recommend for mothers? Anything special for mothers yesterday? Click here.
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How can we disciple a tech-addicted generation? This question is driving the Parents Who Fight organization to help parents, schools, and churches partner together to protect kids from the influence of technology. My church hosted Jesse
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Our prayers are with all of you who are in mega storms this week.
A couple of weeks ago some of us experienced the webinar on Artificial Intelligence. Last week I had a discussion starter to share what we learned. Since none of us had ti
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We have more than usual new posts this week!
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Easter Stories to Share?
Any surprises or interesting experiences yesterday as your church celebrated Easter through their library?
To add yours, click here to share your exper
Holy Week is finally here!
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Easter Bulletin Board
Sherall Cornwell posted a photo of their Easter bulletin board last Wednesday. Click here.
What’s New?
Carol Marie Carlton shared what’s new for them. Click here.
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Hi Everyone! Floods, tornadoes, heavy rain, snow, etc. for a high percentage of us this past week. Our prayers continue. Email me if your church or synagogue have special prayer needs during this severe weather season. NEW DISCUSSIONS rclSoftware |
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Once again, we will continue our prayers for those of you involved in all these severe storms and tornadoes.
Carol Buckles sent us a joke for April Fools Day:
How would you catalog VeggieTales? Under horticulture or cooking?
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Our prayers continue for those of you involved in the recent severe storms and tornadoes.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Our prayers for those who endured all the storms last week. Sadly, the Central Alabama team had to cancel their conference on Saturday due to the storms. This season seems to be quite violent right now. Be safe!
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Another very busy week for the Church Librarians Network!
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One of our new members, Kathi Cook, shared 3 needs as she joined the Church Librarians Network that she and her team have right now. These are common needs among us so l
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This week has been by far the most active in a long time for CLN members. All of the following links connect to discussions that are new or have new comments made during last week. For fun, I am including the current number of views for
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Great work this past week on our Church Librarians Network! That included an email to us from Cheri Jones:
“I am moving to Bryan, TX. I have several Christian books I would like to donate & would like to know if there are any church libr
E-books: The Process [Revised 2025]
by Glenn McEowen
This article discusses how the e-books [1] service works. We will consider the need for an e-book vendor and what it can do for us.
E-book technology assumes your church members have an electronic
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Last week was a busy one on the Church Librarians Network. Our prayers go out to all of you dealing with the ice and snow storms this week.
eBook Articles
Last Monday we enjoyed the first article updated by Glenn McEowen. This week you w
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E-books: The Ministry [Revised 2025]
E-books: The Ministry [Revised 2025]
by Glenn McEowen
This article discusses how e-books[1] provide a unique ministry through the churc
E-books: The Cost [Revised 2025]
by Glenn McEowen
This article discusses the cost of the e-books[1] service. We will look at the vendors' annual fees, the cost of titles, and the time the library team uses to manage e-books.
Vendor Annual Fees:
When
