[Publib] Churches & libraries?

[Rawles-Heiser, Carolyn]

What we did was proactively develop a relationship with one evangelical pastor who recommended titles for our library that would be useful for his clientele (he operates a Christian counseling service).    I also asked if I could meet with a local group of pastors and my contact provided the introduction.     I talked about the materials we already had, handed out material request forms for them to use, talked about the availability of meeting and display space at the library, and encouraged them to send us links to their church home pages to add to our community pages.   I think they appreciated that the library was interested in working with them and that we truly did want to serve the whole community and provide a wide range of materials.   
They seemed to "get" the concept of intellectual freedom and that it benefits everyone including those of a conservative religious orientation.   
We later had a group of people try to get us to install filters, and interestingly, nobody from this evangelical group participated in that effort.    Of course, we are a liberal college town so this may not be the case everywhere!
Carolyn
 
Carolyn Rawles-Heiser 
Library Director 
Corvallis--Benton County Public Library 
645 NW Monroe Ave. 
Corvallis, OR  97330 

(541)766-6910 

 
 

 

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