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Welcome to the New Hope Baptist
Church Library
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The library
ministry is a service program located at New Hope
Baptist Church, and is open twice
weekly. We exist to support all programs of the church and to
serve you in every possible way. Faithful volunteers staff the Church
Library. Martha Flowers is the Church Library Director.
The mission statement,
selection and gift policy.
and checkout procedures of the Church
Library have been adopted by the church membership.
The Library welcomes donations. Gifts may be given in
memory, honor, or special recognition of an individual or group. In
addition, gifts will be appreciated to assist with special projects.
Donations will be received in the Church Library so that they can be
properly documented. All monetary gifts will then be recorded by the
church financial secretary. For this reason, please make monetary
donations to New Hope Baptist Church. The Library Team will be happy
to assist by suggesting items needed in the Library.
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MISSION STATEMENT
The
Church Library seeks to provide resources and services to meet the
present and future informational needs of the members and leaders of New
Hope Baptist Church and, insofar as possible, share these resources and
services with those outside the membership. It strives to provide
information, materials, and services to share the knowledge of God, to
stimulate Christian growth, and to enhance the quality of worship,
witness, education, and ministry of the church.
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Selection and Gift Policy
For all
materials in the Church Library to be of high quality and to benefit our
members, these guidelines will be followed:
1. All
materials are subject to approval by the library team.
2. Items should be accurate in facts
and doctrine, and in keeping with scripture.
3. Materials depicting religious
groups and their beliefs should be objective in nature.
5. Titles and authors should be
constructive in influence, morally sound, and free of unchristian
attitudes and actions.
5. Resources should be of high
literary and technical quality and reflect sound educational methods.
6. Gifts to the library are
encouraged, with money being the preferred gift. The donor, along with
the library team, may specify choices of gifts. It is preferred that
materials be purchased through the library.
7. All
gifts must meet the same standards as purchased items. No gifts will be
accepted with stipulations attached.
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CHECKOUT PPRCEDURES
1.
Individuals must be
registered in the library computer.
2.
A total of three (3)
books or other materials may be checked out at any one time.
3.
The checkout period is
two (2) weeks for books and audio books, one (1) week for reference
materials and audiovisual materials.
4.
Teachers and others
doing extensive study will be allowed to check out materials for
extended time periods.
5.
Children fifth (5th)
grade and under will not be allowed to checkout videotapes/DVDs without
their parent’s permission entered in the computer.
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CHURCH LIBRARY HOURS
Sundays:
8:30 to 9:00 AM
5:00 to 6:00 PM
Wednesdays:
6:00 to 8:00 PM
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New Hope Baptist Church Library's Location
New Hope Baptist Church
In the xxx
87
Cogswell Avenue
Pell City, Alabama 35128
205-338-2645 |
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