Library Catalogue Organization on Shelves: Most books are arranged alphabetically by last name of author. Those books without author are integrated into the author arrangement by first word of title. Reference books are arranged separately.

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MISSING LIBRARY BOOKS
Spring is coming and that means time for spring cleaning. As we make that little extra effort, we may come across things that haven’t seen for a long time and have forgotten that we even have them. In some cases this may include books from the church library which we took out – with or without... [Read More]

New Books in Church Library
The following new books have been added to the Church Library. Most of them were purchased during the Church's Pre-Advent Book Sale. Karen Armstrong, The Case for God Diana Butler Bass, A People's History of Christianity Marcus Borg and John Domenic Crosson, The First Christmas: What the... [Read More]

New in Church Library (May 2009)
Armstrong, Karen, Bible, The :A Biography, This is a scholarly but very readable history of the Bible from the earliest Torah narrations to its present forms, and also of the ways in which it has been used and interpreted. Balaam's Courier Staff, Balaam's Unofficial Handbook of the United... [Read More]

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, U.C.C. OF BENNINGTON, VT
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, U.C.C. OF BENNINGTON, VERMONT ARTICLE I – Name The name of this church shall be the Second Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ located in Bennington, State of Vermont. ARTICLE II – Purpose The avowed purpose... [Read More]

Feb. 2009 Additions to the Library – Environment
All concerned about the environment and it (and our) future would find these two books helpful: Brown, Edward, Our Father’s World; Mobilizing the Church to care for Creation The author is a leader of the evangelical Christian creation care movement. He argues that the church has a special... [Read More]

Slate of Officers 2010
Church Officers: Moderator: Norma McShane Vice Moderator: Eric Webster Clerk: David Durfee Treasurer: Gene Clark Cabinet Members at Large: Charlene Adams, David Nicol, Viola Baker Board Members: Christian Education: Laura Boudreau Laura Nowak Dara Lindley Lori Nicol Joe... [Read More]

Latest additions to the Church Library:
Group 1 Armastrong, Karen, Muhammad Borg, Marcus, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Taylor, Failing America’s Faithful (New) Lamott, Anne, Grace (Eventually): Through Faith (New) Rice, Anne, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (New) Robinson, Gene, In... [Read More]

Library: New Additions in December 2007
BOOKS ADDED TO THE CHURCH LIBRARY IN DECEMBER 2007: Most books added this month were either purchased by the church during the book sale or selected from the multitude of books donated to the Sno-Ball Bazaar: Borhek, M., Coming Out to Parents Butterworth, R. & Flodin, M. Signing Made... [Read More]

Library Procedures
What do I need to do if I wish to borrow a book?... [Read More]

Library - Biography
A subset of books that have been classified as Biography, Memoir or History... [Read More]

Category Designations:

A Biography, Memoir, History	I Seasonal, Christmas
B Bible	J Church History, Organization
C Social Issues	K Theology, Religious Learning
D Physical and Mental Health, Addiction	L Youth/Older Children
E Devotions, Spiritual, Inspirational	M Women
F Values and Ethics	N Grieving, Death, Aging
G Interpersonal Relations	O Parenting
H Fiction, Creative, Poetry	P Miscellaneous
Q 2000-2001 Women’s Fellowship Reading List (Q* = same author as one on list)
R 2001-2002 Women’s Fellowship Reading List (R* = same author as one on list)
S 2002-2003 Adventures in Reading List (S* = same author as one on list)
T 2003-2004 Adventures in Reading List (T* = same author as one on list)
U 2004-2005 Adventures in Reading list (U* = same author as one on list)
V 2005-2006 Adventures in Reading List (V* = Same author as one on list)
W 2006-2007 Adventures in Reading List