Fall 2018 Librarian Update

It's done! The adult fiction bookshelves, once containing a random assortment of genres, have now been organized. I've tried to keep the categories vague, since being too specific seems to confuse people, and the point of this project was to clear up confusion and make it easier for guests to find the kinds of books that they like.

Romance, Drama, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Apocalyptic Fiction, Suspense, and Christmas (yes, we had enough novels about Christmas to fill a shelf)... I can rest easy and hope that library visitors will benefit from the new system.

One thing I've come to realize in the course of this exercise: that there doesn't seem to be many currently-writing, Christian fantasy authors for adults. Granted, there are various fantasy series, but these tend to be aimed at youth (probably an easier market to sell to); and there are classics like the Lord of the Rings, but Tolkien stopped writing a long time ago (at least in this world).

Our fantasy shelf was sparse, so I've added several books. Some could honestly be said to be a little more aimed at youth, while others were written by authors of the past (CS Lewis' Space Trilogy is there).

However, there are two currently-writing, Christian fantasy authors whose works seem more aimed at a mature audience (though youth could read them, they may not fully appreciate some aspects). I've included their books in our Adult Fantasy shelf, and I'm going to follow up this blog by posting reviews for them: Scott Appleton's Sword of the Dragon series, and Anne Elisabeth Stengl's Tales of Goldstone Woods series.

This is my fourth blog about running my church’s library! Read my previous posts to find out how I became a librarian, what I’ve learned from running the library, and my vision for the library.