Events

VCLA 60th Anniversary Celebration

& Fall Conference

Libraries - Diamonds In Our Midst

Conference Leaders

Morlee Maynard  -

LifeWay Church Library Ministry Specialist

Carolyn Walker -

LifeWay Church Library Ministry Specialist

Allison Maynard -

Book Systems, Inc.

Classes and Additional Information

For detailed conference, registration and scholarship information,  check out our website www.vacla.org,    newsletters tab, or Facebook- VCLA/Virginia Church Library Association for updates.

Deadline for Scholarsh

Theme: The Reach of the Church Library

Cost: Free

Please plan to join us for a day of inspiration as we unlock new possibilities for our libraries. Morlee Maynard will be joining us along with other leaders. Open to all school, public and church library workers from any state!

Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.

Guard them, for they are the key to life. Proverbs 4:13

Please plan to join us for a day of inspiration as we unlock new possibilities for our libraries. Morlee Maynard will be joining us along with other leaders. Open to all school, public and church library workers from any state!

Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.

Guard them, for they are the key to life. Proverbs 4:13

The Mississippi Church Library team has a great conference coming up! Hope Ferguson, Sandra Fitts, Stephen Gateley, Anthony Kaye, and Heather Moore will be leading conferences. The featured author is Rachel Hauck.

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Everyone is welcome!!

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All are welcome to participate in this great conference!

NOTE: Technology sessions only are offered on September 27 (1:00-5:00 pm). All other topics are on the 28th (8:00 am - 5:00 pm).

Please plan to join us for a day of inspiration as we look at Keys to Library Ministry and unlock new possibilities for our libraries. Hope Ferguson will be joining us along with other leaders to give us some new and exciting options for our library ministries. Open to all school, public and church library workers from any state!

Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.

Guard them, for they are the key to life. Proverbs 4:13

Please plan to join us for a day of inspiration as we look at Keys to Library Ministry and unlock new possibilities for our libraries. Morlee Maynard will be joining us along with other leaders to give us some new and exciting options for our library ministries. Open to all school, public and church library workers from any state!

Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.

Guard them, for they are the key to life. Proverbs 4:13

Join us for a time of fellowship and practical advice and peer-mentoring. Meet other Christian church librarians. Doors open at 9:30 am for morning refreshments.

The 2018 Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries (PNACL) Conference on June 22-23, in Corvallis, Oregon is not to be missed. It will include 9 workshops, round table discussions on many topics of interest to all librarians, and an "author shuffle" where at least 12 authors will be sharing about their books.  These authors and other book vendors will be selling their books at the conference. Keynote Speaker is Melody Carlson. See pnacl.org for a registration form.

Central Alabama Library Workshop
Shoal Creek Baptist Church
Saturday May 5, 2018
13214 Holtville Rd. (Hwy 111)
Deatsville, Al. 36022
8:00 am-3:30 pm

Dear Fellow Librarians,
This library workshop is open to all library workers. We are inviting all workers from any aspect of library work to attend. The workshop is also open to library workers from surrounding states, private schools and public libraries. If you have friends in library work, please share this information and invite them to attend. We w

Reach for the Future

Central Alabama Church Library Workshop

Cost: $5 for lunch

Register with Marty Woodall by email: martybooks1@juno.com

VCLA 60^th Anniversary Kickoff

Disciple Making Through Your Church Library

Guest Conference Leaders:

Morlee Maynard – Lifeway Church Library Ministry Specialist

Carolyn Walker – Lifeway Church Library Ministry Specialist

Allison Maynard – Book Systems, Inc.

Classes Offered

Disciple Making Centers, Selection for Specific Ages, Concourse & Atriuum Classes, Tablet & Internet Safety Class, Classification, Team Building,

Intro to VLC Media Player, Library Administration, Supporting Other Ministries, Prom

LifeWay Church Library Ministry Specialist,  Bev League, will be leading conferences.

REACH FOR THE FUTURE

South Alabama Workshop

Cost: $5 lunch

Register with Anne Edwards: aee1948@yahoo.com

Registration opens at 8:00 AM.

Event starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:30 PM.

Conferences will include every aspect of church library work—administration, collection development, processing, book repair including preventive measures, automation with Concourse and Atriuum, promotion of all sorts, and classification and cataloging. Church history, cardmaking, the Cricut machine, origami, and making something useful out of the useless material are also favorites of this conference.

Conference Sche

Fellowship and peer-to-peer discussion for all things related to church libraries. Linda Calvert is our hostess this time.

Doors open at 9:30 - bring your own morning beverage; donuts will be provided. Lunch will also be provided by the church hospitality committee. Please RSVP so adequate lunch dishes can be prepared.

Library Training for all school, public and church library workers.  Come One Come All–Join us for a fun day of learning, fun, fellowship and food. Details including classes offered at www.tnbaptist.org. Just search for library.

Libraries: Caring and Sharing

"And do not forget to do good and to share with others,

for with such sacrifices God is pleased."

Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

Guest Conference Leaders:

Carolyn Walker & Hope Ferguson from Lifeway and

Allison Maynard from Book Systems, Inc.

Guest Authors:

Jill Baughan and Roberta Damon both from Richmond

Classes:

Concourse training

Library of the Future

How to use Social Media to advertise your library

Promotion Classes

MS Word/Publisher for Marketing your library

Library Administration

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