Events

Attention:  Book lovers and Church Librarians!

You are invited to join us.

LESSONS FROM THE LIBRARY
(ABCs of Church Libraries)
SUMMER CONFERENCE
June 20-21, 2025

Westminster Presbyterian Church
Olympia, Washington

Proverbs 2: 10—For wisdom will enter your heart
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

For more information visit https://pnacl.org
or call Mary Knotts at 214-784-0664 or Dee Hoff at 253-232-9793

The Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries (PNACL) as-
sists in the establishment and

Middle Tennessee Church Library Ministry Network Gathering

Sponsored by Nashvlle Baptist Association 

May 14, 2025

10:00 AM to Noon

Brentwood Baptist Church

7777 Concord Road

Brentwood, TN 37027

FREE with no registration

Park in Lot H (Deaf Chapel).

Enter the building through Door H.

All librarians are invited to join us for fellowship, a tour of the Brentwood Baptist Resource Center Library, and a table talk about topics that interest us that day. Bring your weeded books and DVDs for our swapp

Speaker: Dr. Michael Truong

Time: April 17, 2025, noon to 1:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Location: Virtual (via zoom)

Cost: Free

U.S. time zones: 1:00 pm Eastern Time;  Noon, Central Time;  11:00 am Mountain time;  10:00 am Pacific Time 

Please RSVP to Jo Monahan (Jo.Monahan@unt.edu) by April 14, 2025

Questions to Discuss
1. Origins and General Understanding of A.I.
     What is ChatGPT, and how did it all start?
     What are some of the capabilities of AI (e.g., text generation, image generat

Join the Treasure Valley Chapter of Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries for its annual potluck salad luncheon.  The meeting starts at 9:30 with a book exchange and devotional.  It includes a workshop on summer reading programs and is topped off with keynote speaker Angela Ruth Strong 

Angela Ruth Strong survived breast cancer, works as a flight attendant, and uses her own crazy life experiences as inspiration for the stories she writes. Her books have earned TOP PICK in Romantic Ti

• Virginia Church Library Association Spring Conference

  "Planting New Seeds"

  March 28 & 29, 20255

  Location

  First Baptist Church

  2709 Monument Avenue

  Richmond, VA  23220

  Conference Leaders

  Allison Maynard - Book Systems, Inc.

  Carolyn Walker - Church Librarians Network

  Lee Smith - VCLA Director

  Classes Offered

  Atriuum Overview, Cataloging & Cataloging Reports in Atriuum, Circulation & Circulation Reports in Atriuum, Classification, Let's Talk About Books, Making Your Library Feel Like Home, Ministry Opportuniti

Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries
Metro-Portland Chapter

Tessa Afshar shares her incredible journey from growing up in a nominally Muslin family in the Middle East to becoming a beloved Christian author.  Tessa opens up about overcoming rejection and self-doubt as personal scars inspire her storytelling and the healing power of writing.  We also dive into the fascinating research process behind her novels.  We will gather to listen to her interview with Kelly Jo Wilson about her l

Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries
Seattle Chapter Meeting

Middle Tennessee Church Library Ministry Quarterly Gathering

January 23, 2025 (Back up in case of weather, January 30)

SBC Library and Archives

901 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37203

We will gather 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (CST) for fellowship, a tour of the library and archives followed by sharing ideas and needs on topics we choose for the morning.

The SBC Library and Archives is providing a free lunch at Noon. If you can stay for lunch, email churchlibrariansnetwork@gmail.com.

THE DEADLINE FOR

Powell’s City of Books is the largest used and new bookstore in the world, occupying an entire city block and housing approximately one million books. Located in downtown Portland’s Pearl District, the City of Books has nine color-coded rooms and over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find titles.

Walter Powell founded Powell's in 1971. His son, Michael Powell, had started a bookstore in Chicago, Illinois

Program: News from the host library
Past conference memories
What are you reading?

For more information, link here and scroll to the bottom to request information:  https://pnacl.org/newsite/meetings/south-puget-sound/

Program: How to Make our Library a Valuable Resource Center for our Church Community

What would you do if you had a burning desire to do something and it wasn’t happening?  Would you give up or would you keep trying?  Life is full of regret when we give up on a dream and the definition of insanity is trying the same thing and expecting a different result.  So maybe you persevere with a twist.  Mesu Andrews loves the Word of God and wanted to write serious Bible Studies, but it wasn’t happening.  That’s when

Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries

Treasure Valley Chapter

 

November 16, 2024 at 9:30 am to 12:00 pm (Mountain Time)

Location: Tree City Church, 3852 N Eagle Rd, Boise, ID 83713, USA Map...

Program: Thanksgiving Crafts

For more information, please link here and scroll to the bottom.  https://pnacl.org/newsite/meetings/treasure-valley-sw-idaho/

 

Grow Where You are Planted

November 2, 2024

Central Baptist Church

Decatur, Alabama

Everyone Welcome!

Registration Fee: FREE

SCHEDULE

Course Descriptions

Registration

As you have questions: 

email library@cbcdecatur.org or call 256-353-5912 for more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Middle Tennessee Church Library Ministry Network

Quarterly Gathering

October 19, 2024

10:00 AM to Noon

Clearview Baptist Church

537 Franklin Road

Franklin, TN 37069

We will enjoy fellowship, a library tour, book swap, and a discussion of topics of interest to our group.

Park on the north side of the building and enter door A-2. Follow the signs.

Questions? churchlibrariansnetwork@gmail.com

No registration necessary (free).

Mark Your Calendar!

Virginia Church Library Association Fall Conference

Renewing the Future of VCLA

October 18 & 19, 2024

Monument Heights Baptist Church

5716 Monument Avenue 

Richmond, VA  23229

 Everyone is invited!

All meetings will be available both in-person and via Zoom.  

All classes will be available in-person but only some via Zoom.

Local Guest Authors

Rev. Richard Sandberg

Howard Bartholf

Conference Leaders

               Allison Maynard - Book Systems, Inc. & Church Library Director at Signal Moun

Speaker: Chris McQuirk with RevelationMedia https://www.revelationmedia.com/donate/

Bringing people into a closer relationship with Jesus with visual media.

Opportunities at the meeting:  book swap donations, door prizes & fellowship.

Location: 2003 W. 43rd St, Houston Texas

Booked! Reaching and Serving Today's Readers

Featured speakers include Cynthia Ruchti (pictured), Aubrey Sampson and Emilly Assell. We will also be joined for booktalks by Baker Book House Chris Jager and Jessica Lutz. Workshop options for school librarians, church librarians and book lovers as well as a Demco book repair training, book swap, bookstore and free book giveaway. 

Registration fee is $60 which incluces a continental breakfast, lunch and annual membership.

For more information and to re