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 The annual Christy Awards were presented on November 14, 2024. This year is no different than previous years in providing us a great introduction to new novels for our church's libraries. I've already started my purchase list. We are adding new auth

Last week during the Alabama webinars, I mentioned a recent experience with my church's Women's Ministry. They asked me to write a blog post for their ministry blog. The opportunity challenged me to write in a different style than I usually use. For

Contributed by Eva Nell Hunter, library team leader for Central Baptist Church, Decatur, Alabama and Sue Berthelot, library team leader for Ascension Baptist Church, Gonzales, Louisiana. 

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Written by Ken Satterfield

Plans are nothing; planning is everything. - Dwight D. Eisenhower

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there. - Yogi Berra

Successful churches, like successful busin

Written by Sue Berthelot  

 Plans were made and carried out for a successful book drive. Now is the time to wrap up the details and enjoy all the new items in the library.  Consider the day after the drive, evaluation, and coming weeks.

Day After th

Written by Sue Berthelot

With your plans in hand for your book drive, here are some implementation ideas. These ideas include selection, bookstore, online, pricing, helpers, room set up, before the drive, day of the drive, and additional tips.

Selec

Written by Sue Berthelot

With tight or small budgets, it can be difficult for a church library to provide key items to meet the needs of their users. Library team leaders are challenged to be creative and frugal with their dollars. One type of fundr

Written by Glenn McEowen

This article discusses the cost of the e-books[1]  service. We will look at vendors' annual fees, the cost of titles and the time the library staff uses to manage e-books.

Vendor Annual Fees:

When we select a vendor to for ou

Written by Glenn McEowen

This article discusses how e-books provide a unique ministry through the church library. After several years of providing this service, our library and others have discovered it as a ministry beyond what ever imagined.

For th

Written 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 member has an electronic device that can connect to the

Written by Glenn McEowen

A pastor recently contacted me regarding his church's interest in providing eBookservice to his congregation. He shared a list of questions provided by his church LibraryDirector, Pat Bredbenner. They serve at First Baptist,

Written by Sue Berthelot 

Manual Inventory Supplies:

1. 3X5 slips of paper or index cards
2. Pencils with good erasers
3. Paperclips and rubber bands
4. Copies of Repair Slips (See Page 47, Church Library Ministry Information Service)
5. Boxes for books needing

Written by Sue Berthelot
Automated Inventory Supplies Needed:

• Printout of Shelf List or Bar Code Reader
• Pencils
• Copies of Repair Slips (Page 47, Church Library Ministry Information Service)
• Boxes to handle books needing special care once inventory