We have a church library and we have recently culled it to get rid of books that we thought had little value for our congregation. Many of these were donated from previous members. There was little discernment as to whether or not they were important to place in our library. A big problem today is that many people do not read anything except a short newsfeed on their phone. We are reassessing the purpose for a church library. We do have great reference material and commentaries, but many in out church would rather purchase a book than hunt it at a library. We have tried a book cart at coffee hour to promote circulation, but that was not effective. We are open to forming a better purpose for what requires time to keep organized and promoted. I am interested in suggestions. (Denver CO)
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We have a church library and we have recently culled it to get rid of books that we thought had little value for our congregation. Many of these were donated from previous members. There was little discernment as to whether or not they were important to place in our library. A big problem today is that many people do not read anything except a short newsfeed on their phone. We are reassessing the purpose for a church library. We do have great reference material and commentaries, but many in out church would rather purchase a book than hunt it at a library. We have tried a book cart at coffee hour to promote circulation, but that was not effective. We are open to forming a better purpose for what requires time to keep organized and promoted. I am interested in suggestions. (Denver CO)