New Books from Mission Resource Center

The UM Mission Resource Center marked down some of its inventory and we were able to get some new books for the cost of shipping. These books are still "in process," meaning they are still being cataloged and marked for the library. Let us know if you're interested in one of these titles and we'll make sure it gets to you!

Welcome, Brown Bird by Mary Lyn Ray
Say Something by Peggy Moss
The Carpet Boy's Gift by Pegi Dietz Shea
My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvitz
The Renewed Mind by Larry Christenson
Year of No Rain by Alice Mead
Silent Covenants by Derrick Bell
Race and Resistance: African Americans in the 21st Century ed. by Herb Boyd
Over It: A Teen's Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with food and weight by Carol Emery Normandi and Laurelee Roark
Thriving Marriages by John Yzaguirre and Claire Frazier-Yzaguirre
The Leading Women: Stories of the First Women Bishops of The United Methodist Church comp. by Judith Craig
Living Sacrifices: For those dying to rise to a life worth living by James Haywood Rolling, Jr.
Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone, ed. by Joyce Carol Thomas
My Indian Jatra: Half a Century Life in India by Frances Major
This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader by Joan Dye Gussow
William Sheppard: Congo's African American Livingstone by William E. Phipps
Southern Africa in World Politics by Janice Love
Be Healthy! It's a Girl Thing: Food Fitness and Feeling Great by Mavis Jukes and Lilian Cheung

New Children's Books

Here's a listing of the new children and youth books added to our collection from the book fair we held in April. Many of these books are still "in process," meaning they are being cataloged and marked for the library. If you would like to check out one of these books, please let us know so we can help you locate it.

A World of Prayers selected by Jeremy Brooks
God, Do You Love Me? by Karen Lynn Coffee
Muskrat Will Be Swimming by Cheryl Savageau
Song of Creation by Kathleen Long Bostrom
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
Down in the Piney Woods by Ethel Footman Smothers
Before You Were Born by Nancy White Carlstrom
Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? by Nancy White Carlstrom
Together Forever by Jeannie St. John Taylor
Who's Who and Where's Where in the Bible for Kids by Stephen M. Miller
Bless Us All by Cynthia Rylant
Plant a Seed of Peace by Rebecca Seiling
God's Quiet Things by Nancy Sweetland
Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor

Book Marks - June 2008

A lot is going on in the library this summer. We’re adding new books from the Children and Youth Book Fair, as well as a nice donation of materials that Darryl Stephens brought back from General Conference. Lists of these new additions will be available soon on our blog: http://dhumclibrary.blogspot.com.

Be on the look out for our third annual summer used book sale. A cart will be in the narthex on some Sundays throughout the summer with this year’s treasures, all $1 each! Proceeds will go toward our growing library ministry. Thanks to everyone who has donated their time, money, and used books!

Silence is broken

Hello everyone. While silence may be a virtue in libraries, it is not a virtue in blogging. But there is an explanation. Your church librarian, Myka, gave birth to baby girl Cecily on March 9, 2008. Preparations for her arrival and then adjusting to her being here has kept Myka from making her usual number of posts about library news and excitement. Rest assured that the posts will resume soon. Cecily, now 2 months old, has already been initiated into library volunteering as she helped her mommy a few weeks ago.

Book Marks - March 2008

Our February bible drive is expected to be a success as we hope to send at least three boxes of bibles to Metro State Women’s Prison. This has been an important mission for our library ministry and we send thanks to all who participated.

We are busy preparing for our Children & Youth Book Fair, scheduled for Sunday, April 27 during Fourth Sunday Lunch. This will be an opportunity for you to select and sponsor books to be added to our children and youth collections. If you have suggestions for titles you would like considered, please send them to library@druidhillsumc.org.

The library’s online catalog is still progressing as new titles are added every week. Be sure to check the library’s page on the DHUMC website for more information about our activities and links to the library’s various online resources.

Library Volunteer Training Session Scheduled

There will be a general training session for library volunteers, and anyone interested in volunteering, on Monday, Feb. 4, 6:00-8:00 pm. We will begin with more general tasks, so those volunteers only interested in basics like shelving and processing may be able to leave earlier. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Book Marks - February 2008

Throughout the month of February we will be sponsoring a Give One, Get One Bible Drive. Please bring your old, gently used bibles to church on any Sunday in February. If you do not have a bible and need one, you are welcome to pick from those donated. At the end of the month, all the bibles left will be sent to Metro State Women’s Prison here in Atlanta. Thirty to sixty women arrive at Metro State each week, many of whom have lost their bibles during their incarceration. Our bible donations will be a true gift to them, so plan to bring your extra bibles! We will collect them in the church library prior to worship and in the narthex after worship for every Sunday in February. Donations may also be left in the library during the week or deposited in our book drop.

This month’s bible drive is just the beginning of our activities for the year. For those thinking ahead to the spring, we will be holding a Children & Youth Book Fair on April 27th to grow our collections for those ages. We are interested in your suggestions for books to add to the children and youth collections, so please share your thoughts with us. If you are interested in volunteering with our library ministry, please contact Myka Kennedy Stephens (library@druidhillsumc.org). We will be holding a brief general training session for all volunteers in February, so be sure to let Myka know if you are interested in attending.