We are almost done with unpacking the library books upstairs. Thank you to Renee Anderson for coming in during the past two weeks to continue unpacking books. Ernie Congo, our building coordinator, has been a big help as well, moving boxes and tables, as well as providing many of the...
Library Move Progress This week, volunteers started loading books on the shelves in the new second floor library space. Meanwhile, in room 6, new flooring has been installed. For more information about the move, as well as a photo gallery of our progress, please click here.
The library space on the first floor is almost ready for EEC to move in. We will start working upstairs on library set up soon. Pictures of our progress can be seen here.
September 10 update: Walls are painted and rugs scrubbed. The music room and office received some attention in recent weeks, as we continue to work on setting up our new combined music and library space. July 31 update: We are almost done with...
The Board of Trustees, in collaboration with staff and other lay leaders, has made a decision to relocate the library to a reorganized space in the music room and to lease the library space to the Educational Enrichment Center (EEC), our long term daycare tenant, to allow expansion for infant...
Borrow seasonal books from our Library. Extend your winter season of awe with books to borrow from our First U Library, including titles for adults and young people. If you were intrigued by Rev. Pamela’s story on Dec. 22 about Wilson Bentley’s snowflake photographs, we have a children’s book, “Snowflake...
Extend your winter season of awe with books to borrow from our First U Library, including titles for adults and young people. If you were intrigued by Rev. Pamela’s story on December 22 about Wilson Bentley’s snowflake photographs, we have a children’s book, “Snowflake Bentley” (J551.57 MAR), about his life...
Our church Library has many UU and other meditation manuals that may be borrowed. Newest is:”Still Praying After All These Years: Meditations for Later Life” (Upper Room Books, 2019). It is a gift to our library from the author, Rev. Susan C. Scott, in thanks for our help last year...
Stop by our church Library to read Peggy Rawheiser’s article, “My Universalist Family Tree,” in the current issue of Universalist Herald, on display among other periodicals. Peggy is a First U member and lifelong Universalist. Her book, A History of Universalism in North Carolina, is also in our Library, on...
Explore this month’s theme of Journeys through wide-ranging books in our Library, including: “Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses,” by Bruce Feiler (2001); and “Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time,” by Andrew Forsthoefel (2017), who was just...
In her sermon on February 3, Rev. Roberta encouraged everyone to read the UU book “Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity, and Power in Ministry.” A copy is now available to borrow from our church Library. And stop by any Sunday morning to see other current titles as well. The Library is...
Do you like to borrow books instead of buying them? Books in our First U library may be checked out for up to four weeks. Use our card catalog to search by author, title, or subject, or simply browse the shelves. A copy of Fred Muir’s “Turning Point: Essays on...