The library committee seeks to create and maintain an accessible and attractive collection of books and materials for both adults and young people.

In pursuit of greater accessibility, the committee is in the process of digitizing and making available online a searchable database of the collection. We are using an Internet-based tool called Library Thing at http://www.librarything.com/. We will be providing details in the newsletter in the future when we have fully vetted and implemented this project.

In an effort to make the physical library more attractive for browsing, we have moved some historical and archival material to the top of the bookcases. This material is important to preserve but is very rarely used. We decided to dedicate the easily-reached shelves to books that we hope will be more likely to be used either to circulate or as references. We have acquired a number of new books already this year and plan to grow the collection further over the next year or two to use the space that has been freed up.

Later this year we hope to meet with representatives of Religious Education Committee. We want to find the best way to organize materials for teachers, young children and teens.

The committee welcomes suggestions both as to books that would suit the permanent collection and as to ways to increase usage of the collection by members and attenders of all kinds.