Notice all the changes in the BGLibrary? We have three brand new topical sections, all designed to fit the needs of our changing, growing congregation. First, last fall we added an area for “Creation Care.” Weve been putting many of those books on display, and Glenn O has written some book reviews for the Tidings. After last Sunday’s forum, your Library Team encourages you to do some reading about what’s happening with our earth’s ecology and learn what you can do about it.
Our other two new areas for perusal: “Seasonal” and “Older, Wiser Lutherans” (OWLs). Your Team chose Seasonal because Pastor Luther introduced us to appropriate and challenging readings during Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, and Easter. Pentecost is coming in a couple of weeks. We encourage you to peruse this section and pick out something meditative.
One look around our congregation on a Sunday morning, and it’s easy to see why your Team decided we need an OWLs section! It features such titles as “Outlive,” “The Inner Work of Age,” “Honest Aging,” and “Dying Well.” There’s lots of richness to be learned and enjoyed during these times of our lives.
We’ll be gradually adding to each of these new collections, and we invite you to make suggestions. We also welcome donations from our readers’ personal collections, books you’ve found useful and would like to share.
Take a few minutes next Sunday to check out these new areas. Happy reading!