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February 11, 2013

Libraries in Churches

We recently came across a valuable resource for church librarians. The Libraries in Churches website started as LINC-List, an email discussion list and website in 2002, and moved to a shiny new blogspot site in 2010. It contains an entertaining blog and a wealth of links to resources for supplies, advice, video tutorials, and church library associations for many regions and denominations you can connect to. It's maintained by Shawn Brouwer of Trinity Western University in British Columbia, serving "individuals or organizations involved with congregational libraries in Canada, the USA, Australia and the United Kingdom as well as library list-serves and selected media outlets."

Libraries In Churches blog page
Libraries In Churches blog page


With its global and multidenominational scope, Libraries in Churches includes some resources we weren't previously aware of. If you're too far away to attend one of our church library workshops, or just want to check out more resources, go take a look.

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Thanks for the mention!

Posted by: Shawn | February 16, 2013 at 01:24 PM

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