26 Members
Join Us!

You need to be a member of Church Librarians Network to add comments!

Join Church Librarians Network

Comments are closed.

Comments

  • Lee Smith March 27, 2025 22:31
    It's almost finally here. Tomorrow, Friday, March 28 is our VCLA Spring Conference "Planting New Seeds." Registration begins at 12:30 pm, Welcome & Class Information at 1:30 pm followed by classes at 2:15 pm and ends at 8 pm. Saturday Registration begins at 8 am, Welcome & Class Information at 8:30 am, followed by classes at 9:15 am and we end at 3:30 pm.

    If you wanted to join us and forgot to register, we do allow walkins however meals are not guaranteed. Parking is in the Mulberry Street lot and enter the building through the double doors under the awning. We hope you will come and join us for a time of training and Christian fellowship with with other church librarians.
    #vachurchlibrary
  • Lee Smith March 1, 2025 1:54
    All of the Spring Conference, "Planting New Seeds," information, newsletter, scholarship application and registration form have been updated both here under the events tab and our website vacla.org under the upcoming events tab. The conference is March 28 & 29, 2025 at First Baptist Church, Richmond, VA. Laura Hedrick and her library are excited to host us as well as to show everyone their three newly renovated libraries. We hope you and your library staff will make plans to join us. We are offering scholarships for first-time conference attendees. The deadline to apply is March 15. That is also the same date to receive the discounted registration fee. After March 15 the registration fee will increase by $20 (Zoom is not included). The deadline to guarantee meals is March 24. Also, as a reminder if you haven't already paid your 2025 VCLA membership dues, the deadline to be included in the printed membership directory that will be given out at the spring conference is March 15. The new membership dues are $25 for an individual or $100 for a church. The revised membership form can be found on our website under the membership tab. Check out our website vacla.org and follow us on social media on Facebook - VCLA/Virginia Church Library Association and Instagram - vachurchlibrary. If you have any questions, please email vachurchlibrary@gmail.com. I hope to see you on March 28. Have a great weekend.
  • Lee Smith February 5, 2025 17:44
    Mark your calendars for the Virginia Church Library Association Spring Conference "Planting New Seeds." The conference is on March 28 & 29, 2025, at First Baptist Church, Richmond. We are still working on finalizing the conference leaders, schedule, and classes. Laura Hedrick and her library team are excited to both host us but to also show off their three new church library areas. We hope you and your library staff will make plans to join us. Check out our website vacla.org, the upcoming events section will have all of the conference information once it's available. We will be offering scholarships for first-time conference attendees. We are also on social media Facebook - VCLA/Virginia Church Library Association and Instagram - vachurchlibrary. If you have any questions, you can email vachurchlibrary@gmail.com.
  • Lee Smith October 15, 2024 11:27
    A reminder that today, October 15, is the last day to register and guarantee meals for the upcoming fall conference. If you know you are going to attend but have not registered yet, just email and let us know. You can pay the registration fees either at the conference or online at PayPal or Zelle. Email to vachurchlibrar@gmail.com. Detailed conference information can be found on our website vacla.org under the upcoming events tab. We hope you will join us this weekend for a great conference.
  • Lee Smith October 3, 2024 12:33
    This is a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, October 4, is the last day to apply for a scholarship and register with the discounted registration fee. The scholarship applications can be emailed to vachurchlibrary@gmail.com. The registration fee can also be paid online either via Zelle or PayPal. The instructions for both can be found on our website vacla.org under the Upcoming Events tab. After tomorrow the registration fee increases by $20. The deadline to guarantee meals is Tuesday, October 15. We hope you and your library staff will join us for a time of learning and fellowship.
  • Lee Smith September 10, 2024 13:00
    The VCLA Fall Conference, "Renewing the Future of VCLA" is Friday, October 18 & Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Monument Heights Baptist Church, Richmond, VA. We excited to have local guest authors Rev. Richard Sandberg and Howard Johnson. Our guest conference leaders are Allison Maynard - Book Systems, Inc., Edie Asbury - Delaware Valley Congregational Librarians, and several VCLA officers and members.

    I want to bring to your attention several important dates. October 4 is the deadline to submit scholarship applications and receive the discounted registration fee. After this date, the registration fee increases by $20. October 15 is the deadline to guarantee meals for the conference. We will allow walk-ins but meals will not be guaranteed. The detailed conference information with the schedule and class information, the scholarship application, and the registration form are available on our website https://www.vacla.org/upcoming-events/fall-2024-conference.

    Please share this information with your library staff or anyone who might be interested in attending the conference. If you have any questions, please let us know by emailing vachurchlibrary@gmail.com or by calling VCLA Director, Lee Smith at 804.306.3862. We hope you and your library staff will make plans to join us for this time of training and fellowship.
  • Lee Smith May 2, 2024 3:02
    The VCLA Spring Conference, "Renewing Your Church Library" starts tomorrow Friday, May 3 with registration opening at 12:30 pm followed by the opening program at 1:30 pm and Saturday, May 4 registration opens at 8 am followed by the opening program at 8:45 am. If you haven't registered but would still like to attend, walk-ins are allowed but meals are not guaranteed as well as attending via Zoom.
    You can pay the registration fees either by PayPal, Zelle, or mailing a check. You can find all of the conference information, schedule, and registration form on our website under the upcoming events tab https://www.vacla.org/upcoming-events/. Please email vachurchlibrary@gmail.com and let us know you are coming so we can plan accordingly. We hope you will come and join us for a time for training and fellowship with other church librarians.
    Virginia Church Library Association (VCLA) is an organization dedicated to promoting Christian min…
    Virginia Church Library Association (VCLA) is an organization dedicated to promoting Christian ministries through church libraries of all denominatio…
  • Lee Smith April 14, 2024 11:49
    Reminder that tomorrow, April 15, is the deadline to apply for a scholarship for the upcoming spring conference as well as to receive the discounted registration fee. There have been some changes to the schedule and classes added.

    The scholarships are designed for first-time conference attendees. It gives them an overview of what VCLA is as well as getting training from the various classes. Financial assistance is available.

    Starting April 16th, the prices increase by $20. All of the contact information is listed on both the scholarship application and registration form. These forms as well as the revised conference schedule can be found on our website under the upcoming events tab https://www.vacla.org/upcoming-events/spring-2024-conference/.

    We hope to see you in a couple of weeks at the spring conference. Have a great week.
    Virginia Church Library Association (VCLA) is an organization dedicated to promoting Christian min…
    New page
  • Lee Smith April 1, 2024 0:47
    The spring conference "Renewing Your Church Library" is May 3 & 4, 2024 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Colonial Heights, VA. We are pleased to have as our guest conference leaders The Book Doctor from Demco, Kimberly Young; Book Systems, Inc., Allison Maynard; Church Librarians Network, Carolyn Walker along with some of our VCLA officers and members. I wanted to bring to your attention several important dates. April 15 is the deadline to submit any scholarship applications and receive the discounted registration fee. After this date, the registration fee increases by $20. May 1 is the deadline to guarantee meals for the conference. We will allow walk-ins but meals will not be guaranteed. All of the detailed conference information with the schedule and class information, the scholarship application, and the registration form are available on our website https://www.vacla.org/upcoming-events/spring-2024-conference.

    If you haven’t renewed your membership for 2024 yet, there is still some time. I have extended the deadline to be included in this year’s membership directory until April 15. Thank you to everyone who has renewed their memberships, we greatly appreciate it. We are now up to 67 members for this year as of today. This is still a lot less than the 128 we had last year. Prayerfully consider renewing your membership if you haven’t already.

    Please share this information with your library staff or anyone who might be interested in attending the conference. If you have any questions, please let us know by emailing vachurchlibrary@gmail.com

    Have a great week.
  • Lee Smith January 13, 2024 16:14
    We will be having a Coffee & Chat on Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 10 - 12 p.m. at Monument Heights Baptist Church, 5716 Monument Ave., Richmond, VA 23226. monumentheights.org/library.
    We will discuss promotion using newsletters, social media, and more. Bring your ideas and questions for a time of roundtable discussion and fellowship with other church librarians.
    RSVP by Friday, February 9, 2024 to Lee Smith @ vachurchlibrary@gmail.com or (804) 306-3862.
    Additional information along with a flier about the event can be found on our website vacla.org under the events tab.
    Bring your library staff and come and join us for a time of learning and fellowship.

    Also, mark your calendars for our upcoming Spring Conference "Renewing Your Church Library", May 3 & 4, 2024, at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 3110 Greenwood Ave., Colonial Heights, VA 23834. We are thrilled that Kimberly Young and the Book Doctor from DEMCO will be with us leading sessions on book care training, shelf merchandising, and more along with additional classes on various topics led by different conference leaders. We are still in the planning process but check our website for updated information.

    It's also a new year which means membership dues are due. If you have already paid yours we thank you. In order to be included in this years membership directory the deadline is March 31, 2024. The cost is $20 for an individual or other family members living within the same address or $100 for a church. All of the information and membership form can be found on our website vacla.org under the membership tab.

    We hope to see you at these upcoming events.
This reply was deleted.

Forum

Let's talk Book Clubs and Reading Groups

On October 21, 2023 while we are together in Richmond, we are going to share our experiences and ideas about book clubs. I thought it would be fun to continue to share our stories beyond the conference. So I am setting up a forum for our conversations going forward about our book clubs and reading groups so that I can put the link in our handout. Can't wait to be with all of you on Zoom. Surely do wish I could be with you in person! Morlee    

Read more…
Started by Morlee Maynard
0 Replies

Photos