Let the Holidays Begin!
Our prayers continue for Ukraine and Isreal!
Church Cookbooks
During the last few weeks, we discussed cookbooks and participated in a survey by Emily Belz. She is a Christianity Today reporter. Click here to get the link to
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Praise God for the release of some hostages. Let’s continue to pray for the people of Israel and the innocent people of Gaza.
Encouraging Report
Recently, Lee Smith had the opportunity to talk with people about church libraries.
Let’s continue to pray for the people of Israel and the innocent people of Gaza. What are you thankful for this year regarding your church’s library ministry? We may be focused on our families and friends this week, but what is one point of |
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Let’s continue to pray for the people of Israel and the innocent people of Gaza.
Bulletin Board Photo
Becky Johnson posted 3 different views of a fall bulletin board. Very nice! Other fall displays? Click here.
Thanksgiving Books Recomm
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Let’s continue to pray for the people of Israel and the innocent people of Gaza.
Grace Bags
Everly Bolton posted pictures and information about something her church’s library team has added to their collection. Great ideas here!
Church
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Let’s continue to pray for the people of Israel and the innocent people of Gaza.
Church Cookbooks?
Emily Belz is a staff writer for Christianity Today. She emailed me the following:
“I'm writing about what happened to church cookbooks; d
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Let’s continue to pray for the people of Israel and the innocent people of Gaza.
Odd Challenges
Jackie Huffman had an odd challenge recently. Has anyone else been “commandeered" in some way? Click here.
What is the Scope of Your Church
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Remembering the people of Israel and the innocent people of Gaza.
What is your church’s/synagogue library team doing as your church/synagogue family prays for people caught in this tragedy? Click here.
Virginia Church Library Association
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Fall Break Plans?
Our schools are taking this week off for Fall Break. So our church weekday activities are cancelled this week. Our team is using our Wednesday workday to continue our inventory. How does your team use school break weeks?
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Virginia Church Library Conference: October 21
Have you noticed this event is also available in-person and live on Zoom? Click here.
Greeting Cards
From a Church Librarians Network search, we have overlooked sharing what some of us are d
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Local Gatherings of Church Librarians?
Last Thursday those of us in Nashville had a Meet & Greet gathering to launch our new Middle Tennessee Church Library Ministry Network. The planning team is thrilled that we had a total of 10 librari
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Church Library Month?
Amy Burk started a conversation for us to share how our churches celebrate Church Library Month which is in October. Click here to share your plans for this year.
Let’s Read!
We have not posted what we are reading lat
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Remembering 9/11
Today we remember those lost on September 11, 2001. Did you do anything special yesterday? A display? Added books to your collection? Click here.
Bibliotherapy
Occasionally, we are asked to assist students in their res
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Self Check-In/Check-Out Equipment?
Those of you who have machines for self-checkout and check-in, what are our recommendations? Do you have any shopping advice for such machines? Click here.
Overdue Books and Other Items
Last week, Lind
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Overdue Books and Other Items
Linda Johnson would like to hear how other librarians manage notifications of overdue books, and at what point do you just pronounce a book as lost and decide whether to replace it or not. Click here.
Youn
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Circulation Desk
We have not talked about the Circulation Desk lately. How do you coordinate the Circulation Desk needs on Sundays and weekdays? Click here.
Assisting Users in Locating Items
How do you schedule and train team members t
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Church Library Month
Amy Burke is new to Church Library Ministry. She is looking for ideas on how to use Church Library Month to promote the library. Click here. I just did a search for posts on Church Library Month through the years. C
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Churchwide Reports
Do you have the opportunity to give reports to the church family in some way about the status of the library? Business Meetings? Staff Meetings? Did you have that opportunity in the past? Click here.
Odd Challenges
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Team Building
In addition to budget planning, many of us are in churches that are having “Promotion Day” this Sunday. Then the new weekday schedule begins at some point during the next two to three weeks. Does this season impact your ch
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Administration: Budget Planning
After we sent last Monday’s email, we got our first question for the budget planning season. Let’s share how we prepare the budget for our churches’ libraries. We have new members who are preparing budget
