Library Location

The library is located across the hall from the pastor’s office.

Donation Policy

• What: New or used books in good repair, magazine subscriptions, CDs, DVDs, or monetary donations are acceptable. Audio and VHS tapes are not accepted. Since our library specializes in all aspects of Christian needs and interests, all media should be specifically “Christian” in content.

• How: Make checks payable to “Community Bible Church” with “Library” on the memo line.

• When: Materials published in the last 10 years are preferable, unless they are classics.

• Where: Leave donated items in the library in the “Donation” bin.

• Who: All donations become the property of Community Bible Church.

• Why Are Some Items Not Used: We may remove, sell, trade, donate, or destroy any media that do not meet library criteria.

Special Donations

• In Honor of/In Memory of an Individual: These items should include special instructions listing the names of donor and honoree which will be included on a bookplate on the item recognizing the donor and the honoree.

• When Items Duplicate Those in the CBC Collection: Christian Resources International (CRI) provides free used Christian literature worldwide to groups and individuals who are unable to obtain these resources. Used books may be shipped (postage is tax-deductible) to CRI, P. O. Box 356, Fowlerville, MI 48836-0356 (They ask for a $1 donation per pound to cover shipping costs that they incur). Individuals may also ship directly overseas through CRI’s “Bare Your Bookshelf” program. Go to http://cribooks.org/projects/book-donations/

How To Find Books In Collections

• Check the hard copy media list in the library.

• Check online.

Using An Online Database

You can look for a book in three ways:

• By AUTHOR

• By CATEGORY—You can also look for a particular topic in this listing. See Step 4 below.

• By TITLE

1. Open the tab that you’re interested in:  Author, Category, or Title

2. Go to the column in the data base with that heading:  Author, Category, or Title

3. The column is sorted from A to Z. 

NOTE: In the Title column, titles with numbers in them come first in the list, but the numbers are not in the usual order.  Everything beginning with a “1” for example are all sorted first: 1, 10, 100, 101, 150, etc.  Next come everything beginning with a “2”: 2, 29, 207, 234, etc.  And so on…

4. Under “CATEGORY” if you are looking for a particular topic

• In the Category column, the categories are alphabetized. Find the “TOPICAL STUDIES” category near the end of the list.

• TOPICAL STUDIES is abbreviated as “TOPIC.”

• Find the column entitled “TOPIC/Copies.” This column lists the topic associated with the corresponding book in the TITLE column.

How To Check Out A Book

This is a self-service library. There is no time limit on borrowing materials, but they should be returned as soon as they are no longer needed.

To check out a book, kit, cd or dvd…

1. Select a resource…

A) from the online database at CBCloslunas.com  

OR

B) from the binder on the library desk entitled Resources by Author, Title, Topic, and Category 

and note its CATEGORY number. 

2. Find the CATEGORY number on the bookshelf. CDs/DVDs are on a separate table.

3. Locate the resource (alphabetically by last name of the author) in that category. The spine of the book has a label with the first letter of the author’s last name and the category number.

4. Remove a Checkout Card from the library desk and fill it out completely. Please print.

5. On the shelf, place the Checkout Card in the slot where you removed the resource.

To return a book, kit, cd or dvd…

1. Find your Checkout Card on the bookshelf—see the number and letter on the spine of the resource.

2. Re-shelve your book or other resource by replacing the Checkout Card with your book.

3. Fill out the “date returned” space on the Checkout Card.

4. Return the Checkout Card to its container on the library desk.

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