An Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northwest Texas

Parish Library

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man and he will increases in learning.

Proverbs 9:9

Arranged using the Dewy
Decimal System, books can be
checked out using the honor
system or browsed in the
spacious facility. 

HOW TO CHECK OUT A BOOK:

1. Remove the check-out card from the pocket inside the front of the book.

2. Write your name and the current day's date.

3. Place the card in the front box provided for this purpose.  It is located on the librarian's desk, next to the card catalog.

4. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO RETURN THE BOOK, EITHER GIVE IT TO THE CHURCH SECRETARY OR PLACE IT IN THE RETURN BOX ON THE DESK IN THE LIBRARY.

5. Videos are checked out in the same manner as books.

Did you know that our library contains some wonderful videos that you may wish to view. Some of the offerings include:

• Conversations on the Lord's Prayer (Set of 3)

• Religions of the World: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism (Set of 4)

• Discovering Everyday Spirituality

Located on the second floor of our church, the library offers a wide variety of material from video and audio tapes to books on reference, history and light reading, our library can meet the needs of serious theological scholars and pleasure readers.

Open at all times, you may wish to go there to enjoy an hour of browsing, to check out a book, or for your personal study and enjoyment.  You are encouraged to take advantage of this wonderful collection.

The library is often used as a favorite meeting place for various church committees.

For those readers interested in fiction, examine our collection of books in this area.  There may be one that you can't wait to read!

Visit us often--we are sure you will find something that will

appeal you!

New Arrivals

• Darwin, divinity and the Dance of the Cosmos
  by Sanguine

• Caring for ourselves while caring for others
  by Terabossi

• From loss to hope
  by James

• Comfort Ye: Finding light in times of darkness
  by Schmidt

• Revolutionary Spirits:  Enlightened faith of America's founding fathers
  by Kowalski

• William Wilberforce
  by Thompkins

• Amazing Grace
  by Metaxas

• Handbook of Christian belief
  by Unknown

• The Worlds of Jesus
  by Tickle

• Joy in Divine Wisdom
  by Dawn

• Welcome to the wisdom of the world
  by Chittister

              Suggested Books

• Mary: The Imagination of the Heart
  by Penelope Duckworth

• Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening
  by Cynthia Bourgeautt

• Sounds of the Eternal: A Celtic Psalter
  by J. Phillip Newell

• Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality
  by Richard Schmidt

• God's Secretaries: The Making of The King James Bible
  by Adam Nicholson