The Asbury Library Committee is pleased to announce that you can now search our database online by searching title, author, or subject by clicking here!
The first Sunday of each month, the church library bibliocart will meet you in the church Gathering Space with a full selection of new library books and a literary theme of the month.
You can check out the books—for free—right there at the bibliocart.
Founded in 1977, the Library at Asbury First is located off the Welcoming Hall. The book collection ranges from general reference, life stages, religion and science, Bible, theology, and spirituality to fiction, church history, and Christian education, organized with the Dewey Decimal System. A posted chart provides numbers and categories of the books and there is a color-coded chart for the children's collection. Use of the library is free and it is open to church members when the church is open. The process for checking out and returning books is an easy, self-serve honor system.
Besides encouraging use by individual church members, the Library Committee provides programs for children's Sunday School groups and adult education classes. It works to strengthen the family and young adult collections and is creating a library collection database. The committee credits memorials, area book exchanges, and donations as sources for books and supplies. It is possible to leave memorials to help fund the library, and such gifts play a major role in providing for library needs.
For more information about the Library collection and mission, dowload the Library FAQs here.