The Belle/Carson Library

Lent 2011

HOW DO I CHECK OUT A BOOK OR VIDEO?

  • Sign your name and the date you borrow the book on the card inside the book or on the video box. If you are not in the church directory please give phone #.
  • Place the card in the box marked “place card here” on the desk in the library.
  • When you are finished, please return the books inside the drawer marked “return books here”.

HOW LONG CAN I KEEP A BOOK?

Our books don’t have due dates. We want you to read your book at your own comfort level. Most books take between 2 and 4 weeks to read. I may call to see if you are still using the book if it is out more than 8 weeks.

WHAT ABOUT VIDEO TAPES?

Videotapes may be borrowed for two weeks. There is a limit of two videotapes per person. Please be considerate and rewind tapes and return them inside the book return drawer.

AND MAGAZINES?

Magazines do not have checkout cards. Just borrow them, read what appeals to you, and return them to the rack.

 

LENT IN THE LIBRARY

We invite you to celebrate Lent in the Library with us again this year.  Our theme is “Enlighten your life and your spirit with a book from the library.”  Our bulletin board features a yard with children playing.  The plan is to decorate this back yard with hanging lanterns.   Choose any book you wish from our library.  When you read it any time by Easter Sunday, sign your name to a “lantern” you will find in an envelope on the bulletin board and staple it onto one of the string lines.  On May 1st each person who participated will receive a flower during the worship service.

 

RECENT GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY

We celebrate the birth of a baby in our church by placing a book in the library in their honor.  See and Say. A Lost Sheep Story is placed in honor of Rebecca Anne Lennox’s birth on March 2.

Theresa and Jack Bennett gave Leaving, #1 in Karen Kingsbury’s new “Bailey Flanigan Series”, in memory of Gerri Conard.

Terry and Louise Neubert donated A Heart for Home by Lauraine Snelling in memory of Gerri Conard.

Gerri enjoyed reading, and these are two of her favorite authors.

 

HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE BOOK YOU WANT?

You may be puzzled for a little while because the library has been rearranged!  #248 books are non-fiction “Inspirational” books.  You will find the on your left as you walk into the library hallway.  Other non-fiction books begin next to the window and continue to your right.

 

Some special sections:

#155:  Books on sickness, sadness, and grief have all been put together under #155.  You will find children’s books as well as books for adults together because the children will need an adult to help them with these books anyway.  Also, the children’s books on subjects like cancer and the death of loved ones are very helpful to adults trying to formulate their thoughts to talk with children about them.  Many of these books were previously in the children’s section and mixed among the “Inspirational” books.  They will be easier to find now.

 

#254:  These books are on various aspects of church life such as stewardship, membership, and evangelism.  Two special books in this section are: Not Your Parents’ Offering. A New Vision for Financial Stewardship by J Clif Christopher,and   Who Stole My Church? What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Move Into the 21st Century by Gordon McDonald.  If you hold any office in the church, both of these books should be of interest to you.

 

Audio/Visual Materials

Most of the video cassettes have been removed from the library.  Some of the more popular ones were replaced with DVD’s.  Already children are enjoying the 30 VeggieTale DVD’s we have.  Check one out—winter is not over yet!

 

IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT . . .

just ask.  Helping people find library books is one of my favorite things to do.

Louise Neubert, Librarian