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The purpose of the media library is to provide resources that support the mission and program ministries of First United Methodist Church. In addition, we offer our members and guests the benefits on an on-site congregational library to enhance spiritual growth and encourage reading for all ages.
The media library is located at the east end of the education building on the second floor (room 204). It is open whenever the building is open with staff available at the time below. You are welcome to come and browse. Instructions for checking out materials are posted on the check-out desk.
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Hours
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Sunday 9:30 -10:45
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Monday 9:00 - 12:00
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Wednesday 9:00 - 3:00
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Features
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Over 3000 titles (adult and children's, fiction and non-fiction), UMW Reading Program
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Videos, DVD, audio cassettes, books-on-tape, worship service videos, etc.
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Computerized Card Catalog
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New in the Library
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Amazing Gace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metexas
Amazing Grace chronicles Wilberforce's life-long fight to abolish the British slave trade, which he won in 1807. This outstanding biography us an opportunity to meet a great man of faith and moral hero for all time.
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
An entertaining and illuminating look at how we make snap judgments (Psychology)
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The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
The magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and creates an epidemic of change (Current Affairs)
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Dangerously ill after attempting to climb the world’s second tallest peak in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered in a remote Pakistani village for seven weeks. He promised to return and build them a school. Coauthor Relin chronicles Mortenson’s amazing efforts which have resulted in the construction of more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson’s story helps us better understand that troubled region of the world and shows us again that one ordinary person truly can make a difference.
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Prayer: Does It Makes a Difference? by Philip Yancey
Prayer: Does It Make a Difference? is an invitation to pray to a Father who sees what lies ahead of us and wants to commune with us, even to the extent of giving us influence with him. Yancey gives a convincing portrayal of a God who wants to know us for who we really are, who welcomes argument and struggle, and who invites us into an eternal partnership in his work—through prayer.
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FOR CHILDREN
47 Beavers in the Big Blue Sea – VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer offers a fun tale about a group of beavers who find themselves lost at sea and discover that things work best when they all work together. Sing-along CD included.
Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne – The newest in the Magic Tree House Series. When Merlin is weighed down by sorrow, Jack and Annie travel back to feudal Japan to learn one of the four secrets of happiness.
Children’s Classic Books on DVD:
Swimmy (Leo Lionni)
Chrysanthemum (Kevin Henkes)
Kipper Helps Out (Mick Inkpen)
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