church libraries - Let's Read - Church Librarians Network2024-03-28T11:13:09Zhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/feed/tag/church+librariesJust Started!https://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/just-finished-and-just-started2023-10-02T16:31:26.000Z2023-10-02T16:31:26.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Yesterday, I checkout out one of Bodie and Brock Thoene books. I'm already hooked! </span></p>
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<p> </p></div>Memorial Day Readinghttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/memorial-day-reading2023-05-29T13:46:05.000Z2023-05-29T13:46:05.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">As we observe Memorial Day, let’s think about our church’s collection of war history. Which war history authors of fiction and non-fiction appeal to people who use the library? Are there specific books by these authors that you recommend? </span></p></div>The Lighthouse by Karin Ciholashttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/the-lighthouse-by-karin-ciholas2023-05-10T22:16:06.000Z2023-05-10T22:16:06.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">We had a great response to Karin's question back in February. If you missed it, click <strong><a href="https://churchlibrarians.ning.com/QandA/collection-development-selection" target="_blank">here</a></strong>. Thought you would like to know more about this historical fiction trilogy. Book 1 is available as you see here. She hopes to have Book 2 available in a few months. We added Book 1 our collection last week. Click here to read all about it: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}11075086864,original{{/staticFileLink}}">The Lighthouse.</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Can't wait for our readers to check it out!</span></p>
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<p> </p></div>Fierce Convictionshttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/fierce-convictions2022-08-08T14:35:24.000Z2022-08-08T14:35:24.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">I've started reading biographies for awhile. Must say I am finding this book fascinating. I have read articles about Hannah More that were focused on her connection with Wilberforce. But there is much more to her journey. She and her sisters played huge roles in making it possible for young women to be educated beyond home making during their day. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><em>Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary life of Hannah More . . . Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist</em></span></p>
<p>Written by Karen Swallow Prior</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">The enthralling biography of the woman writer who helped end the slave trade, changed Britain's upper classes, and taught a nation how to read. The history-changing reforms of Hannah More affected every level of 18th-Century British society through her keen intellect, literary achievements, collaborative spirit, strong Christian principles, and colorful personality. A woman without connections or status, More took the world of British letters by storm when she arrived in London from Bristol, becoming a best-selling author and acclaimed playwright and quickly befriending the author Samuel Johnson, the politician Horace Walpole, and the actor David Garrick. Yet she was also a leader in the Evangelical movement, using her cultural position and her pen to support the growth of education for the poor, the reform of morals and manners, and the abolition of Britain's slave trade. Fierce Convictions weaves together world and personal history into a stirring story of life that intersected with Wesley and Whitefield's Great Awakening, the rise and influence of Evangelicalism, and convulsive effects of the French Revolution. A woman of exceptional intellectual gifts and literary talent, Hannah More was above all a person whose faith compelled her both to engage her culture and to transform it.</span></p></div>The Record Keeper by Charles Martinhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/the-record-keeper-by-charles-martin2022-07-25T14:05:33.000Z2022-07-25T14:05:33.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Wow, a bunch of us are having a GREAT experience reading Charles Martin’s third book of his Murphy Shepherd series: <em>The Record Keeper</em>. I am assuming I am not the only one having many profound spiritual reading experiences while reading this book. Early in the book I found the following quote made by Shepherd of something his mentor taught him:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><em>"... when a kernal of wheat falls to the grouund, it dies alone. But if it is buried, watered, and fertilized, it puts down roots, spirals toward the sun, blossoms, and produces fruit. And what comes up is never the same as what was buried. It's exponentially more." </em> (page 13)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">As I read that I realized that is exactly what our church library teams need to grasp as we serve Christ as disciple making librarians. Engaging people with discipleship through books, DVDs, and other materials takes time. Just getting people to know we exist is a major part of watering and fertilizing. Let's keep our eyes on Jesus as He puts down the roots and causes them to spiral toward the son. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">I plan to share this quote and reflection with our team when we meet August 10 to plan our new year together.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Those of you reading this book, what are some of your takeaways?</span></p>
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<p> </p></div>Psalms & Musichttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/psalms-music2021-11-19T19:03:13.000Z2021-11-19T19:03:13.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p>From Paul Jackson</p>
<p style="font-weight:400;">Psalms & Music Influences of the Psalms on Western Music</p>
<p style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-Music-Influences-Western/dp/1602802734">https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-Music-Influences-Western/dp/1602802734</a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Psalms & </span><strong>Music</strong><span style="font-weight:400;"> Influences of the Psalms on Western </span><strong>Music</strong><span style="font-weight:400;"> [</span><strong>Max Stern</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">] on Amazon.com. ... Psalms have been set to </span><strong>music</strong><span style="font-weight:400;"> more than any other </span><strong>biblical</strong><span style="font-weight:400;"> texts.</span></p></div>A Life Intercepted by Charles Martinhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/a-life-intercepted-by-charles-martin2021-10-25T15:56:32.000Z2021-10-25T15:56:32.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><img src="https://syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=1455554642/lc.jpg&client=forhillbap" width="118" height="180" alt="lc.jpg&client=forhillbap" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Must admit, I continue to be hooked on Charles Martin books these days. Since football season is big with my family, I thoroughly enjoyed his book,<em> A Life Intercepted</em>. The main characters inspired me to think through my relationships. The depth of the wife's love and faithfulness to her husband is giving me lots to reflect on as we are created in God's image. I highly recommend this book as a disciple making tool for adults, both men and women. </span></p>
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<p> </p></div>Charles Martinhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/charles-martin2021-08-30T15:25:09.000Z2021-08-30T15:25:09.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Our team is currently hooked on Charles Martin books. Just about all of us have now read his Murphy Shepherd series. We are thinking through a strategy to encourage all parents to read these two books. The story truly ramps up awareness of what is currently happening with sex trafficing today. And spiritually it convicts us of the urgency to always remember the "one" in our lives that God wants us to keep searching for . . . for Him to save.</span></p>
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<p> </p></div>The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingatehttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/the-prayer-box-by-lisa-wingate2021-06-23T12:52:37.000Z2021-06-23T12:52:37.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Loved this story! I plan to add a prayer box to our library. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">I am inspired by Tandi, the main character, who let God transform her life through the written prayers of Iola whom she did not think she met before. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Resiliency is powerful. May I let God transform my life to a resiliency that never gives up and pushes me to carry out God's plans for my life. Selah.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Suggestion: Read Wingate's <em>The Sea Glass Sisters</em> then read <em>The Prayer Box</em>.</span></p>
<p> </p></div>The Last Orphanhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/the-last-orphan2021-02-07T17:10:32.000Z2021-02-07T17:10:32.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Jearldine Tolson asked me to post a recommended book:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">T<em>he Last Orphan</em> byJeffrey Lowder</span></p>
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<li id="yui_3_10_0_1_1612717533305_102" class="va-top ov-h"><strong id="yui_3_10_0_1_1612717533305_101">The</strong> <strong>Last</strong> <strong>Orphan</strong> is a wonderful historical fiction about the <strong>orphans</strong> who were rescued from a train during the Arkansas massacre in 1857. The story is about a search for an <strong>orphan</strong> child by his grandparents. <strong>Jeffrey</strong> <strong>Lowder</strong> has developed the characters well and who are very relatable.</li>
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<p> </p></div>Because of Winn-Dixiehttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/let-s-read/because-of-winn-dixie2020-07-20T16:00:54.000Z2020-07-20T16:00:54.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><img style="font-size:16px;" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51j+WKd9PUL._SX334_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="162" height="241" alt="51j+WKd9PUL._SX334_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Thoroughly enjoyed Kate DiCamillo's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Because-Winn-Dixie-Kate-DiCamillo/dp/0763680869/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16NMH9LBNNF8W&dchild=1&keywords=because+of+winn+dixie&qid=1595259583&s=books&sprefix=Because%2Cstripbooks%2C199&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Because of Winn-Dixie</a>. Someone donated the original hard copy which is no longer available. First published in 2000. Newbery Award winner. Would love to see parents read this book with their children. The target audience is 9-12 years, but I am going to recommend it to adults as well. The story gave me lots of reflection thoughts in my own life. </span></p>
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