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Let’s pray for the families, churches, and synagogues affected by the Texas floods and those on the east coast dealing with the tropical storm Chantal.
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Happy Independence Week!
What’s New This Past Week
New Reading Group
You will find an addition to my church’s library journal here on the CLN. Last Wednesday we had our first reading group session for preteens. Read all about it with pic
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We’ve had an active week on the Church Librarians Network.
What’s New This Past Week
Doing an Inventory on Concourse
Laura Reed needs some insights on doing an inventory. I suspect she’s not the only one. Even if you use another software
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Today is the first of our VBS at my church. I wonder how many of us are enjoying VBS this week. Must admit I was exhausted all afternoon. Looking forward to the rest of the week!
What’s Next? Independence Day! Any special ideas for the l
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Since these are busy days with VBS, summer vacations, and so on, here’s an easy approach to find what’s happening on the CLN.
THESE DISCUSSIONS HAD COMMENTS LAST WEEK
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NEW DISCUSSIONS
History of Church Libraries
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.
Any topics you want to discuss, but not sure how to post? Click here to express your request
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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!
NEW DISCUSSIONS
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!
NEW DISCUSSIONS
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.
CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS
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?
NEW DISCUSSI
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Our prayers continue for those of you involved in the recent severe storms and tornadoes.
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A Church Library Currently in Transition: March 17, 2025 Comment
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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NEW POSTS
Graphic Novels for Junior Readers
Are Paperback Books Going Away?
RESPONSES TO DISCUSSIONS
Favorite Sources to Purchase Books & DVDs
Dependable Sources to Help us Select Books and DVDs for Our Churches
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Another very busy week for the Church Librarians Network!
NEW POSTS
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
