Baru Hulela

Professional Development

“It is an honor to be given such a wonderful opportunity to advance my career. I am forever grateful, and I really appreciate the love and support you always give to ACL members who are financially challenged.”


Baru Hulela from Botswana International University of Science & Technology was awarded funds in 2021 from the Global Library Investment Grant to receive training for a Professional Digital Marketing Diploma program.

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Kazakhstan

Collection Development

Almaty Bible Institute in Kazakhstan was a recipient of Global Library Investment funds in 2021 to increase their collection offerings to support their master’s and doctoral level students.

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Zimbabwe

Institutional Repository

In 2021, funds from the Global Library Investment Grant were awarded to the Theological College of Zimbabwe for the creation of an institutional repository for student research and faculty publications.

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Ghana

Technical Support & Capital Improvements

In 2021, funds from the Global Library Investment Grant were awarded to Ghana Christian University for technical support and capital improvements, including the completion of library automation.

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Gateway Seminary

Gateway Seminary

We joined CLC primarily for the group discount on Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN).  It is an important resource for storing and distributing digital editions of our capstone projects for our D.Min graduates. It allows students to see projects from other institutions and allows our graduates’ work to be read and used by others in the field.

Jonathan McCormick, Director of Library Services

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Point Loma Nazarene University

Point Loma Nazarene University

CLC discounts help us address the challenges of wisely stewarding our limited resources. We save several thousand dollars a year on our OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS) subscription.

Denise Nelson, Library Director

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Baptist Bible College & Theological Seminary

Baptist Bible College & Theological Seminary

We receive an annual discount on the Christian Periodical Index, which pays for the cost of CLC membership. We take advantage of the EBSCO eBook offer almost every fall to build our eBook collection at a discount. This is helping us build a substantial eBook collection for our newly developed online programs and our collection has quadrupled over the past three years. We utilize the Brodart discount for buying our supplies and save money on items we would purchase anyway. We have recently added the Bloomsbury subscription for the Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries to help deepen the electronic content in our online MDiv program.

Jon Jones, Director of Library Services

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Cornerstone University

Cornerstone University

We joined this consortium because it gives us discounts on important resources and allows us to acquire resources that we might not otherwise be able to get.

Jeff Lash, Library Director

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Linda Brogden

A K-12 Librarian Perspective

Along with the wealth of knowledge and expertise shared through the listservs and the camaraderie among all ACL librarians, I deeply value ACL as a Christian librarian association.

School librarians who are Christians generally have only loose, informal contact at best, and quickly find some of our beliefs and thus practices are quite different from our non-Christian counterparts in established school library associations. ACL is a refreshing supportive association of like-minded professionals who seek to honor our Lord in every area of our lives and practice.

Linda Brogden, Head Librarian

Valley Christian Schools, San Jose, CA

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Ezra Choe

A Resource for Young Librarians

I know that if I have questions, I can rely on members of ACL for advice and guidance.

Ezra Choe, Theology & Philosophy Librarian

Baylor University, Waco, TX

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