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Church Library

Purpose

The Church Library was established in 2008 to provide a religious educational resource for the Congregation which would:

  • Support the Peace in Christ educational ministries (Adult Bible classes, Sunday School, and Vacation Bible School)
  • Foster knowledge about the Bible
  • Assist in individual spiritual growth

Types of Materials

The Church Library Collection of books and other materials is available for use by Members and Friends of the Peace in Christ Congregation. The books for adults, youth and children include:

  • Fiction (arranged alphabetically by author's last name)
  • Non-fiction (arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification Number)

A list of Dewey Decimal Call numbers for popular religious topics may be found in the Checkout Area.

The following types of materials are found in the Church Library:

  • Adult Fiction and Non-fiction Books
  • Adult Reference Books* — should be used only in the Church Building
  • Youth (Y) Fiction and Non-fiction Books (for 7th to 12th grade)
  • Easy (E) Fiction and Non-fiction Books (for 1 year old to 2nd grade)
  • Easy Big Books* — should be used only in the Church Building
  • Juvenile (J) Fiction and Non-fiction Books (for 3rd to 6th grade)
  • Juvenile (J) Reference Books* — should be used only in the Church
  • Magazines — includes Lutheran Witness, Lutheran Woman's Quarterly, Thrivent Magazine and more
  • DVDS

Loan period for all materials is 4 weeks, with a Sunday due date. All Church Library materials may be borrowed and taken home, except for those marked with (*) above, which may be used in the Church Building and returned the same day to the Church Library.

Borrowing Items

To borrow library materials, congregational members and friends may checkout materials by themselves, whenever they visit the Church Library. The Sunday due date (4 weeks in the future) is set by the Church Librarian on the Date Due rubber stamp (located on the ink stamp pad in the checkout area). When borrowing Church Library Materials do the following:

  1. Remove the book card from the book pocket (located in the back of the book)
  2. Print Borrower's first and last name in book card
  3. Use Date Due rubber stamp to stamp Sunday due date (4 weeks in the future) on:
    --Book card (to left of Borrower's name)
    --Book pocket due date (in book)
  4. Place book card in front of Borrower's file (located in checkout area)

When returning Church Library Materials, place returned library materials in the checkout area. Church Librarian will place the book card back in its pocket and shelve the book.

New Library Materials

On a regular basis, descriptions of interesting new Church library books will be submitted for inclusion in the Sunday Worship Bulletin. On occasion, important articles from library magazines will also be included.

Church Librarian Marilyn Georg is available to provide assistance in finding materials in the Church Library.

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