THE CHURCH LIBRARY

The library of Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church was begun many years ago in answer to the need for resources to supplement and strengthen the educational missionary and family ministries of the church

Volunteers took on the task of organizing the material and building a card catalog. Their problems were the same as those confronting Melville Dewey at the turn of the 20th Century: How could one make books and information easy to find, for without such ready access, people would soon tire of useless browsing.

This was the problem of our church library in 1989, and we decided to re-catalog the collection according to the Dewey Decimal Classification, as commonly used in  schools and public libraries. Our goal was to computerize the library holdings from the start, realizing that our children are growing up with computers in the schools as well as home.

The library currently has three networked computers, much like the arrangement of the Lynchburg Public Library. The "server" is where all the cataloging is recorded, along with the patron information. Two other computers access the information on the server, one for circulations and the other to serve the you as you make use of the library.

Current holdings include over 4300 books, videos and audiotapes. This includes over 540 videocassettes and 230 audiocassettes. In addition, the library subscribes to over 20 periodicals. These are displayed, and available for checkout, next to the circulation desk.

The library operation is under the direction of the Christian Education Committee.

Library hours are:

Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Sunday: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM & 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

Everyone is welcome to come and utilize this valuable resource!