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May your Memorial Day be meaningful today. Did you connect your church’s or synagogue's library to Memorial Day weekend in some way yesterday? We have 11 Memorial Day posts done in recent years. Click here. Do you have display photos and
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Join me in welcoming Overdrive to our group of sponsors. We learned more about Overdrive when Glenn McKowen updated our articles about E-Books in February. Your public library most likely uses Overdrive’s Libby. Perhaps a growing number
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What did you do yesterday for Mother’s Day? Display? Any new books to recommend for mothers? Anything special for mothers yesterday? Click here.
Any topics you want to discuss, but not sure how to post? Click here to express your request
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How can we disciple a tech-addicted generation? This question is driving the Parents Who Fight organization to help parents, schools, and churches partner together to protect kids from the influence of technology. My church hosted Jesse
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We have more than usual new posts this week!
NEW DISCUSSIONS
Easter Stories to Share?
Any surprises or interesting experiences yesterday as your church celebrated Easter through their library?
To add yours, click here to share your exper
Holy Week is finally here!
NEW DISCUSSIONS
Easter Bulletin Board
Sherall Cornwell posted a photo of their Easter bulletin board last Wednesday. Click here.
What’s New?
Carol Marie Carlton shared what’s new for them. Click here.
CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Our prayers for those who endured all the storms last week. Sadly, the Central Alabama team had to cancel their conference on Saturday due to the storms. This season seems to be quite violent right now. Be safe!
WHAT'S NEW!
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NEW POSTS
Graphic Novels for Junior Readers
Are Paperback Books Going Away?
RESPONSES TO DISCUSSIONS
Favorite Sources to Purchase Books & DVDs
Dependable Sources to Help us Select Books and DVDs for Our Churches
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Another very busy week for the Church Librarians Network!
NEW POSTS
One of our new members, Kathi Cook, shared 3 needs as she joined the Church Librarians Network that she and her team have right now. These are common needs among us so l
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This week has been by far the most active in a long time for CLN members. All of the following links connect to discussions that are new or have new comments made during last week. For fun, I am including the current number of views for
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Great work this past week on our Church Librarians Network! That included an email to us from Cheri Jones:
“I am moving to Bryan, TX. I have several Christian books I would like to donate & would like to know if there are any church libr
E-books: The Process [Revised 2025]
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 members have an electronic
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Last week was a busy one on the Church Librarians Network. Our prayers go out to all of you dealing with the ice and snow storms this week.
eBook Articles
Last Monday we enjoyed the first article updated by Glenn McEowen. This week you w
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E-books: The Ministry [Revised 2025]
E-books: The Ministry [Revised 2025]
by Glenn McEowen
This article discusses how e-books[1] provide a unique ministry through the churc
E-books: The Cost [Revised 2025]
by Glenn McEowen
This article discusses the cost of the e-books[1] service. We will look at the vendors' annual fees, the cost of titles, and the time the library team uses to manage e-books.
Vendor Annual Fees:
When
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Let’s start some new discussions this week.
February means Valentines
What are your ideas for this year? Photos from what you did last year? Add your photos by clicking on the red button on the top right corner. Please share.
Church/Pari
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In case you have been offline during the last week due to the weather, we will continue what we had last week plus new event updates.
Books Available at a Discount
John Avery is offering some of his books at a discount to Church Libraria
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During the last couple of weeks just about all of us have been affected by winter weather. During the last 5 days we have had 5 new members! Three of those on Saturday while a bunch of us could not get out of our driveways. Let’s welcome
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What’s New on the Church Librarians Network!
OPAC and Websites
Diane Beason found some interesting posts related to OPAC and Websites topics on the CLN last week. Click here to see what Diane discovered for us.
Leftover Bible Studies
Dia
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Since we are continuing the holiday season this week, we’ll just focus on a couple of things this week.
Team Gifts
In case you missed last week’s post by Barbara Brown, she posted a yummy idea! Click here. While we’ve been focused on
