|  POSITION:
President
PHONE: 619-479-2385
LENGTH
OF SERVICE: President
2 years; member 28 years
WHAT
DOES THE ORGANIZATION DO? Provide a support to the church librarian,
techniques and tools for building church media centers in any congregation,
large or small. At each of our meetings we have a ³swap table² where
we can give books to one another. National sends us ³Libraries Alive,²
a magazine devoted to church libraries, also lists of suggested
books. There is also a national conference coming up with workshops
available.
YOUR
PRIMARY DUTIES: I chair two meetings a year, spring and fall, follow
up on contacts, help the board in planning our meetings and anything
else needed.
WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH? We would like to see many church librarians
take the opportunity to get together for fellowship and sharing
of common problems and solutions. We are part of a national organization
that is trying to reach out to all Christian churches, that is also
our local goal.
WHAT
ARE YOU BEST KNOWN FOR? I
am known for being part of Evangelical Bible Book Store. The only expertise I bring is a love of books and people.
WHERE
DO YOU FEEL THE LORD IS LEADING THE ORGANIZATION? Right now we seem
to be in a holding pattern. Hopefully, it is to receive an influx
of new members.
WHAT
IS FRUSTRATING TO YOU? It is frustrating to find that many churches
do not see the need to either have a library or to help it out financially.
Many workers buy books from their own funds. Also to hear that congregations
really donıt use the library or even know where it is located in
their churches.
WHAT
DO YOU ENJOY MOST IN
YOUR POSITION? Having others, Karen McFann and Kathie Russell, among
them, who are full of ideas, so that when we meet as a group, there
are many ways to help each other.
HOW
CAN PEOPLE PRAY FOR YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION?
Pray for your own church library and librarian. If you donıt
have one, start one. It only takes a few books.
IN
WHAT CAPACITY CAN VOLUNTEERS SERVE? Please go to your own librarian
and ask them what you can do. Iım sure they can find someway for
you to be involved.
TELL
US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY? My
husband John and I have Evangelical Bible Book Store in North Park,
since 1970. We have been married 51 years and have
3 daughters, 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
WHERE
IS YOUR HOME CHURCH? I go to Bayview Orthodox Presbyterian Church
in Chula Vista. I am the librarian and have taught Sunday school
classes in the past. We have a faith family meeting in our home
on Wednesday evenings.
IS
THERE A SIGNIFICANT BOOK? Probably the one book that has had a profound
impact was From Forgiven to Forgiving by Jay Adams. It really helped
me so much with this aspect of living a Christian life.
A
FAVORITE SCRIPTURE? 1Corinthians 10:13, ³No temptation has overtaken
you except such as is common to man, BUT GOD IS FAITHFUL, who will
not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the
temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able
to bear it.²
IS
THERE A NUGGET YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? Next time you go to church,
look for your library and as you see all the books, give the Lord
thanks, for the people who did the work to put them there, then
check out a book often.
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