The church library serves as a way to develop the strength and knowledge of members of all ages through a variety of Christian materials. It has a large collection of books, videos, and music recordings. The library is open for about half an hour after Sunday morning services September through June, except on long weekends, and on one Sunday in each of July and August.
Recent additions to the library
Click on the link for additions to the library in December 2017.
Cat. 01 – Bibles Cat. 13 – Christian Living
Cat. 02 – Reference Cat. 14 – Christianity & Culture
Cat. 03 – Theology Cat. 15 – History, Biography, Factual
Cat. 04 – Christian Reformed Church Cat. 16 – Humanities
Cat. 05 – Church History Cat. 17 – Sciences
Cat. 06 – Non-Christian Religions Cat. 18 – Adult Fiction
Cat. 07 – Church Life Cat. 19 – Juvenile
Cat. 08 – Worship Cat. 19A – Teen Fiction
Cat. 09 – Church Education Cat. 20 – Music
Cat. 10 – Study Materials Cat. 21 – Family Entertainment
Cat. 11 – Evangelism, Missions Cat. 22 – Small Groups
Cat. 12 – Youth Ministry
Library Holdings
All books and other items in the church library (nearly 4500 items) have been catalogued in a database called Librarything, which can be searched via the search box button below. If you know the author or the title of the item you are looking for, enter the author’s name or the title. If you do not have that information, you can enter the two-digit category number from the list in the box to the left, or the category subject name. The results page will show a list of all the ‘hits’, along with some information about each item. In addition, the right side of the screen will show a series of links, each of which can be clicked to find related results.
Borrowing Information
The borrowing period for all items is three weeks. The library gladly accepts monetary or material donations.
If you have a suggestion for the library, or a question, please send it to Lisa Snyder (library@westendcrc.ca).