Religious Education Lending Library

The Thomas Jefferson District Religious Education Committee has focused its attention on Lifespan Religious growth and learning. There are curricula for children, youth and adults in its catalog. Your suggestions for future purchases are welcomed.

• TJD Library Catalog 
• TJD Resource Library "Card" Catalog  (searchable)
• RE Lending Library - Guidelines and Procedures
• Checking out and returning items
• Library Policy
• Print-and-mail  - Book Request form
• Extension Library

Resources from the Thomas Jefferson District Religious Education Library have been collected and purchased by the TJ District Religious Education Committee.

RE Lending Library Guidelines & Procedures

• You are invited to borrow any listed item for up to a one-year period. Check with the RE Librarian to renew any books, curricula, and/or multi-media materials.
• When requesting an item, please send a request by email or snail mail 
• Once you receive your order, promptly email the librarian to let her know you have received your package 
• Items are available to borrow at no cost
• Return postage/insurance:
  (Borrowers are expected to pay for return postage and insure at full- replacement value in case of loss or damage in transit. Mark the package "media mail)"

To check out resources and curricula contact:

Library Policy

The TJD RE Committee provides a Lending Library free for the use of the Thomas Jefferson District Churches and Fellowships. The catalog is available online at www.tjd.uua.org/re/relib/html  If you would like a hard copy, please contact the Librarian..

How to use the Library?

Select the books, curricula, and/or multi-media materials you want and fill out a form with your request. You may mail it to the Librarian or e-mail it. The librarian will make every effort to respond quickly to your request. If there is a waiting list or other situation, you will be notified by telephone very quickly. Often, the District will purchase a popular book so you can have a copy.

The only cost to you is the postage to return the item.  Please mark your package "Media Mail", address it to the Librarian at the address above, and please insure the book against loss or damage..

What happens when the books are due?

Around the first of May, you will receive an email/letter listing the books and curricula your church has. The items are due back to the library by June 30th. If the item(s) haven't been returned, the librarian will send one reminder.

If there is still no response, a letter is sent to the DRE or to the Congregation Board President stating that the books seem to be lost. There are two choices: Look really hard and find them and return them, or pay for the replacement of the books. Prices and shipping and handling fees will be listed in the letter.

When books are not returned...
We are accountable!

The TJD RE Lending Library works because Congregations are accountable and feel the responsibility of caring for the borrowed materials. If for some reason your church loses books and you have to pay for them, please do so quickly. Our policy is you may not use the library until your account is settled. We also request that all curricula are returned complete; i.e., pages aren’t missing. If the librarian has to copy missing pages, you will be billed for the cost. Many of our books fall in the ARCHIVES category and we can't replace them. Thank you for using this library!

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TJD District
RE Library Lending Request Form

Copy and paste this form into an email addressed to: OLDARFIE@aol.com
or send your request to:  

Name:_________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________
 

Zip:__________________ Phone:__________________________________

Fax:________________________________________________

e-mail:______________________________________________

Church:_________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________

Zip:___________________ Phone:________________________________

Do you want the items mailed to your ________ home or ________ church?
 

List completely the items you desire to borrow:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dates desiring to use requested resources: ________________

Intended date to return borrowed resources: ________________
 

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Annotation Credits:

The annotations in this Catalog have been taken in part from Curriculum Mapping. A Guide to Curriculum Planning for Unitarian Universalist Congregations, edited by Elizabeth Anastos and from the Unitarian Universalist Bookstore Catalogs 1991 - 1999. The RE Committee would like to thank the authors for giving us permission to use this material.

The history of this catalog:

• Originally compiled by Sally Taylor, Retired DRE of Charlottesville, VA in 1993
• Additions compiled by Charlotte Seth, DRE of UU Church of Roanoke in 1995
• Produced by Donna M. Mosby, past DRE of Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, in 1995
• Compiled with revisions in June 1998 by Charlotte Seth, DRE of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke and produced by Helen B. Nunley, Roanoke, VA
• Additions compiled by Michael Angel, Library Administrator, Thomas Jefferson District, August, 2000
• Additions compiled by Laurel Amabile, District Religious Education Consultant 2002
• Updated by Charlotte Seth, DRE of UU Church of Roanoke 2008.

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