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The Middle Tennessee Church Librarians Ministry Network had a fun learning experience Saturday at Woodmont Baptist Church Nashville! Kudos to Cookie Schauman and Linda Hunt for hosting us. Our group of 13 enjoyed refreshments, conversat
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New discussion since March 11:
Recommend these Children/Teens’ Authors?
Mimi W found these titles on Christianbook.com.
Continued from last week:
Please share your church’s library activities for kids and their families d
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We almost doubled the number of survey participants this past week. We now have 71 responses. Not too late to participate. Click here.
New discussions this past week:
Collection Development on North American Missions, Annie Armstrong, a
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Lost Bibles?
Barbara Rodgers has a situation with lost Bibles. Let’s help her out. Click here.
Cultural History Emphases Displays?
Barbara Rodgers also asks a great question for us to discuss. Click here.
Sunday Morning Experiences
Debo
Let the Holidays Begin!
Happy Hanukkah to those of you who serve with synagogue libraries!
One of our authors is offering a free ebook on Amazon through this Thursday. You can read it on your Kindle to determine if
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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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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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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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Engaging and Coordinating Library Volunteers
This conversation started back in January. Last week Denise A. Roberts continued the discussion which includes what they do by offering their list of ways they engage and coordinate volunteer
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New Post: Book Content Appropriateness
Julianna Dew started a discussion by asking for websites to help church librarians check the appropriateness of books. Click here.
Disclaimers
We are embracing the need for disclaimers for a coupl
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Mothers Day?
What are you doing for mothers in your church this Sunday? Do you have books in your collection for mothers? Click here.
The Importance of Relationships
During the recent Disciple Leaders Network conference, we learned a l
Dear Librarians,
We deeply value your work as champions of literacy who empower and encourage your patrons with faith-friendly books.We know you are the absolute best at finding your patrons inspiring reads!
To support your work, we invite you to si
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Reminder
The Virginia conference is coming soon! Click here for all the details and registration information.
Vacation Bible School and Libraries
Many of our churches are in the VBS preparation season. How do you as librarian participate i
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Collection Development: Books Written by Men?
Barbara Brown is looking for books written by men. To comment with recommendations, click here.
Collection Development: Removing Older Books?
Barbara Brown asked about criteria for removing
Now we move on to 2023! So, let’s move on to new conversations. We have lots of new members who are all in the process of revitalizing existing libraries or starting new ones. Let’s talk about two overlooked topics that may be of interest to them and
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The week between Christmas day and New Year’s Day is wonderful. I thought about not sending an email today, but if you are like me, I’ll have time to do some things I usually do not have time to do. Here are a few suggestions for your br
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
Many of us have been celebrating the life of one of our own, Eva Nell Hunter. She passed away on November 21. Her celebration service will be today at 5:00 PM (Central time) at her church, Central Baptist Church, D
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Kudos to Patty Easterling and Amanda Thompson for a great library conference this past Saturday! Many of us have attended this annual conference at Central Baptist Church in Decatur, AL for 20+ years led by Eva Nell Hunter. She has now
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Fall Activities and Displays?
Yes, today is Halloween. I’ve only seen one post about participating in a church’s Fall Festival or Trunk or Treat. Anyone else do so this weekend? Click here. How about your Fall displays? Click here to pos
