6. List your new books in the church news-sheet or mid-week hello. Here is a good place to feature li brary news as well. 7. Display posters that encourage people to read. Young people might make posters as a special library project. 8. Plan a Library Open House be fore or after a Sunday evening serv ice. This could be planned in connec tion with Library Week. A brief pro gram could be planned which would include readings and testimonies, telling how reading has helped them . . . especially books now found in the church library. Give time for browsing, and encourage everyone to check out one book. 9. Be sure to post all news clip pings, announcements, etc. about Christian authors and books. I f you do have a writer in your church or community, give special attention to new books written by the author. 10. Be sure to have regular library hours. Keep them publicised well. Remember . . . you may have row on row of shelves loaded with helpful, inspirational, and pleasurable books, but only as people read them are they serving and performing the ministry for which a Church Library exists. Q. How can we make our Workers’ Conferences worthwhile? A. A consultant for Scripture Press gives this formula for a successful Workers’ Conference: 1. INITIATE with fellowship (a meal), or perhaps conclude with des sert and coffee. 2. INSPIRE with worship (a brief, well-prepared, pertinent devotional.) 3. INFORM with facts (reports on your progress in the Lord’s work in Sunday school.) 4. INSTRUCT with practical helps (feature filmstrips, speakers, demon strations, etc.). 5. INVOLVE in departmental groups (give time for planned meet ings by departments). 6. INTEREST with year’s pro gram for Sunday school (keep your goals in view and focus). 7. INTERCEDE wi th earnest prayer (only through God’s leading and the work of the Holy Spirit can lasting work be done). Someone has well said, “ As the Workers’ Conference goes, so goes the Sunday school.” If your Sunday school is not ac complishing what it should, LOOK TO YOUR WORKERS’ CONFER ENCES — make all the improve ments necessary. LOOK TO THE LORD — ask His direction in mak ing every conference worthwhile!
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Q. Could you suggest some ways that we could promote our church library? A. Sad but true, most traffic in church libraries is a few Juniors and some elderly folk who have time to read. There should be a stream of folk of all ages, finding help and pleasure through reading your in spiring library books. Here are ten ways to promote the church library: 1. Use a library bulletin board, or ask for a corner on the church bul letin board. Display news of new books, (use book jackets). Perhaps from time to time, you can list books on special subjects, such as missions, etc. Also reveal what age-group uses the library most, the largest number of books taken out in one month, etc. 2. Have individuals review books in each of the departments of the S.S. — Primary through Adult. Someone could be kept busy every Sunday promoting books and the li brary. 3. From time to time, take book displays to various S.S. departments, especially in those departments where little traffic is evidenced in the library. Give time for students to check out books during pre-session or extended-session time. 4. Make a list of recommended books for special church groups such as Sunday school, Youth groups, Women’s groups, Men’s Fellowship. Make the list to fit each group’s needs. 5. Plan a Library Week. This should be done annually. From your local Christian bookstore secure a display of new books. Encourage each one in attendance to buy a new book. They will have the privilege to be the first one to read it before it is placed in the library. Some place the donor’s name on the book plate in front of the book.
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