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NEW BOOKS IN THE
LIBRARY
Summer Reading
T he Church Library offers a large selection of books for the lazy
days of summer for your reading enjoyment. If you have visual difficulties
and need large print books, we also have a selection of large print books.
They are located on the shelf ext to the file cabinet. Also available are
large print Bibles which can be found in the Bible section.
Library Notes
Dr. Lloyd M. Hall has recently written a paper entitled StopThe
Bleeding: Initiating A Systems Approach In Hurting Churches. While this
was prepared for the Wisconsin Congregational Theological Society, the
Library Committee agreed that it should be available to all Plymouth
members. A copy may be found in the file where writings of past ministers
are kept.
Quiet Moments And A Cup of
Tea
Short stories and poems to start your day in a peaceful
time of reflection.
Stories for a Man’s Heart
A collection of short stories about
motivation, fatherhood, sports and faith to inspire men and women of all
ages.
The Library Committee is in need of
pictures of church activities in order to keep our historical albums
current. If you have pictures you would like to donate, please leave them
in the Library mailbox in the office with any information about the
picture, i.e., date, names of people, etc. or if you would like your
picture returned please indicate and we will have it scanned. Thank you
for your cooperation.
New In The Library
Front Porch Tales
by Philip Gulley
Philip Gulley is a Quaker Pastor serving a Church in Indianapolis who
grew up in a small Indiana town. His tales of boyhood to marriage and
becoming a father are often hilarious and always meaningful.
This is a non-fiction book and may be found on the display table.
Run to your church library
Enter a place of wisdom
and pleasure
At your church
library
Don’t hesitate. You are always
welcome.
Book Notes
In This Mountain, the latest book in the Mitford series by Jan
Karon is now available in the Library. This is a great book for summer
reading. Sign up now to reserve it.
Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments by Kent Keith has been
given to the Library in memory of Mildred Barr. The commandments were
written by the author when he was a Freshman at Harvard, and now, many
years later, he tells how they have influenced his life and many others
including Mother Terese.
One Commandment is: "The good you do today will be forgotten
tomorrow. Do good anyway."
This book may be found in the Inspiration Section of the Library.
The Plymouth Congregational Church
Library
Come into this place of peace and let its silence heal
your spirit;
Come into this pace of memory and let its history warm
your soul;
Come into this place of prophecy and power and let its
vision change your heart.
.......William F. Schulz
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PURPOSE
The Library was
established to give the members of the congregation and friends the
opportunity for pleasurable and thought provoking reading with a wide
range of subject matter. Books are chosen with an eye to relevance in the
present world as appropriateness for a church library.
A Library Committee of ten to twelve members of the
church is charged with the duty of maintaining, operating and caring for
the book collection. This committee is responsible to the church's Board
of Religious Education.
In keeping faith with basic purposes of the
library, the book collection is always growing and evolving and
encompasses over 2,600 volumes.
HISTORY
Plymouth's first
library was formed in our former downtown church and was shepherded by
Pearl Price. _In the catastrophic fire that destroyed the church February
25, 1971 the entire collection of books was lost.
With the
construction of the new church building, an attractive room was dedicated
to a combination library and board room. A generous anonymous contribution
of $5,000 was given for the purpose of establishing a new collection of
books. The new Library Committee was soon to be headed by Joyce Granger,
who dedicated herself to the task until her untimely death in 1990.
The committee meets at least monthly to approve new
books and take care of necessary business.
In 1986 Plymouth's library
joined the national organization and the local chapter of the Church and
Synagogue Library Association. This organization shares information with
the purpose of promoting church and synagogue libraries. Our library has
been honored as an outstanding example of church libraries.
A PORTRAIT
The library
is logically arranged into sections with books of similar types shelved
together. Sections include the following subjects: Bible Study, Worship
and Devotion, Prayer, Inspiration, Theology, Ethics, Education, Seasonal
(Christmas, Easter, etc.), Family Life, Aging, Death and Grief, Health,
Substance Abuse, Biography, Understanding (other religious faiths),
Fiction and Non-Fiction. A History section also includes photograph albums
depicting the history of this church. Shelves are dedicated to the
subjects of Art and Poetry, also magazines. There is a generous Reference
Section as well as a collection of different bibles. The sections devoted
to Juvenile and Youth are comprehensive.
Books are chosen not only for study but also for pure
pleasure and enjoyment. Every attempt is made to keep selections current
and contemporary. An active publicity campaign with posters and articles
in the bi- weekly "Church Life" keep the congregation abreast of what's
happening at the library.
MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVES
Many of the books that have been chosen are memorial
gifts from individuals to honor a beloved members of the church. Books are
also given in honor of babies, weddings and other important occasions.
AN INVITATION
Plymouth
Church's Library is YOUR Library. Please come in, browse, sit and read,
and check out books of your choice. We are open with knowledgeable people
to help you on Sundays before and after Worship. _If you visit the library
when it is unattended, clear instructions for checking out books are
posted.
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