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.

Book Marks - January 2008

Happy New Year from your church library! We accomplished a lot of things in the last year. Here are just a few noteworthy items:
* We installed a book return slot in the door, so materials can be returned at any time – even when the library is closed!
* We have several resources now available for the UMW reading program, including Response magazine and New World Outlook.
* Our library catalog is now available online and continues to grow as we catalog more and more books in our collection. The link can be found through the new library page on the church’s website.

Looking forward to 2008, we hope to finish our library handbook, continue cataloging the collection, and offering new resources to meet your needs. If you have any research interests or questions, please feel free to ask Myka Kennedy Stephens. Your church librarian can usually be found in the library on Sunday mornings from 9:45-11:00, and always available via e-mail: library@druidhillsumc.org.

We always welcome suggestions and comments about how we can improve the collection and our library ministry. Hope to be seeing you in the new year!

New Resource Guide Available for UMW Reading Program

A new resource guide is now available on our Wiki: UMW Reading Program. Although UMW maintains its own collection of reading program books, several of these titles can also be found in the church library's collection. This guide provides basic information about the reading program as well as a list of reading program books currently available in the church library. Access it at the following address:
http://dhumclibrary.pbwiki.com/UMWReadingProgram