MSPC

To proclaim & live the Good News of Jesus Christ by welcoming friend & stranger alike into our diverse & inclusive family of faith regardless of race or class or national origin or sexual orientation or worldly condition of any kind as we celebrate our gifts, work for justice & peace, reach out in mission & witness to God's transforming love

The church library is located centrally on the fourth floor. Gifts to the Doorway to the Future Campaign, from the Tuten family in memory of Sarah Tuten and from Sara Jane and Don Cate made the Library possible. These gifts provided shelving shelving, comfortable new furniture, air conditioning, a library computer catalog, a card catalog and the library supplies that were needed to catalog and process the collection.

The collection, for children, teens and adults, now has about 1500 volumes. Recently, a volunteer team led by Jonelle Darr (librarian and executive director of the Cumberland County Library System) has:

Church members may borrow items by signing the circulation card at the back of each item and leaving the card in the designated file box. Items are usually loaned for one month.

In September the Reformed Readers group of Market Square will discuss John Irving’s remarkable A Prayer for Owen Meany. The novel tells the story of the short and fated life of Owen Meany, a strange young man who is undoubtedly brilliant, most likely neurotic and quite possibly the instrument of God.

The novel, unlike his life, is long (over 600 pages). However, its rich storytelling, many comic and tragic turns and thoughtful contemplations on the nature of faith will make it seem much shorter.

Ron Abers

Reformed Readers Fall 2010 Book List

Wednesday, September 15,7 p.m. – A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Wednesday, October 20, 7 p.m. – The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

Wednesday, November 17, 7 p.m. – The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle

Wednesday, December 15, 7 p.m. – Share what you have read this past year. What was most meaningful to you and why?

Find out more from Jonelle Darr, jonelle.darr@comcast.net or (717) 731-1140.

DONATE!

Gifts to the Market Square Church Library collection are welcome. To be sure that the items are needed by the library, Market Square maintains wish lists on Amazon.com from which donors may select. Materials may be purchase by:

Making a direct purchase directly from the Amazon.com wish lists (see below) and donating the item to the church.
Making a financial gift to the church, specifying which items the donor would like to purchase; or
Making a general financial gift to the church, designating the funds for the Church Library.

If the item purchased is in memory or in honor of an individual or group, please contact one of the pastors, or Cindy Sproat (257-1280).

Wish List for Market Square Presbyterian Church

Make a Christmas donation of a book or DVD to the Market Square Presbyterian Church Library today!

Your gift can be made in memory of or in honor of someone you love. Each item added to the library’s collection will receive a bookplate with the name of the person honored and the donor. If your gift is made by Sunday, December 20, 2009, a Christmas gift acknowledgement card will be sent to the individual(s) you designate, informing them of your gift.

Notify the Church Librarian: If you make a gift, please send a copy of your Amazon order to the church librarian, Jonelle Darr, at jonelle.darr@comcast.net. Please let give her:

Your mailing address
Mailing address for individuals that you want to be notified of your gift.

Gift Policy

Materials as Gifts to the Library

Gifts or donations of materials to the collection can be in the form of money or actual materials. These items are added to the collection solely at the discretion of the Pastoral staff and Library Committee. Gifts and donations are evaluated in accordance with the Church’s Basic Criteria for Selecting Items and the other parameters outlined in this policy.

If a gift of materials is accepted by the Church Library, the item(s) becomes the property of the Library, to be used or disposed of as determined by the Library.

Upon request, the donor can receive a written acknowledgement of the gift. Church staff are not able appraise the items or indicate a value in the acknowledgment letter.

Memorial or Tribute Gift Items

Financial contributions in the form of memorial or tribute gifts are accepted by Market Square Presbyterian Church. Books or other materials are added to the collection, usually in memory or honor of an individual or group. While the donor’s suggestions for purchase are welcomed by the Library Committee for its consideration, selections for memorials are the responsibility of the Pastoral staff and Library Committee.

A memorial may be placed in the Library collection, either for reference or circulating use. It will carry a memorial book plate, and records of the gift will be maintained by the Library until the item is no longer in use.