Hi Everyone!
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 church’s library? Is this season the time to reset the library team for a new year? Click here.
Training Approaches Are Shifting
Church Library Ministry is well known among ministries for the strong history of a variety of training events through the years. While many ministries have given up on providing training for church leaders due to lack of funding, librarians have figured out how to continue to provide training opportunities. Even though some church library associations have faded away, we do continue to have a few groups that continue to host training events. We have fewer conferences on our CLN Events page than we did when we started the CLN in 2020. Let’s share what is happening these days as approaches to training librarians are shifting to new formats. Click here.
Administration: Budget Planning
Great posts from Mercee Tate and Adair Elwing last week sharing how they plan the budget. How about the library budget you work with? Click here.
Collection Development: Easy Chapter Books
Carolyn Koepf got suggestions from Jackie Huffman and Tara Smith. What recommendations do you have for children who are transitioning from picture books to chapter books. Click here.
Topics?
What is a topic you wish we would grapple with on the CLN? Post the topics here. I will start a separate discussion starter for each one according to the appropriate tab.
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May God bless your ministry this week,
Morlee Maynard, Facilitator
Church Librarians Network
Email: churchlibrariansnetwork@gmail.com
Website: churchlibrarians.NING.com
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