Greetings! 

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 Library?

Melanie Makin is a new CLN member. She is starting a great conversation for us to share what we do and who we are in the life of your church families. Her questions are broad so select what you would like to share in this conversation. You may want to several comments to respond. Click here

“People Don’t Want a Friendly Church”

Lifeway Research posted recent research results titled “People Don’t Want a Friendly Church.” I’m sure the title itself hooks all of us. This article describes ways that our book clubs can help people connect in meaningful ways. We do the same thing by having a jigsaw puzzle available for people get to know each other while they work the puzzle. What do you find here

The World Radio

In case you did not hear the two recent podcasts focused on church libraries, they featured two members of the CLN: Denise Roberts and Joan Hoyt. In fact, last Tuesday we had 14 new CLN members as a result of these podcasts stemming from The World Radio. Click here to reflect on these podcasts.

Checking Out Church Libraries 

Church Libraries Checking Out 

Topics?

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Morlee Maynard, Facilitator

Church Librarians Network

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