Publications

Christian Librarian

Christian Librarian appears three or four times a year, incorporating the former LCF Newsletter, ISSN 0309-4170. Provides commentary on professional issues as well as news  in-depth articles, book reviews and reports on our activities including the annual conference, lecture and visits.

Selected highlights from the Autumn 2021 edition

– Richard Waller: First Word.
– 2021 Annual Conference Address by Mark Woods entitled Telling the Church’s story: the outlook for religious journalism
– CLIS’ 2020/21 Annual Report and Accounts, Robert Foster & Diana Guthrie
– Two Book Reviews: Tim Dowley’s:. “Christian music : a global history”; and “A roomful of Elephants – my first eighty years in the church” by Patrick Forbes.
– A report of the CLIS Memories Event in October 2021, along some personal memories by some of those who attended.
– Tribute to Brenda Dixon who died recently
– “Meeting God in Unexpected Places”, some personal book recommendations, by Richard Waller

Christian Librarian Archive. We are pleased to announce that our journal “Christian Librarian” will be Open Access after a rolling one year. You will find links to previous issues of “Christian Librarian” from Autumn 2008 Issue No. 42 below:

No. 42 Autumn 2008 

No. 43 Winter 2008 

No. 44 Spring 2009 

No. 45 Summer 2009 

No. 46 Autumn 2009 

No. 47 Winter 2009 

No. 48 Spring 2010 

No. 49 Summer 2010 

No. 50 Autumn 2010 

No. 51 Winter 2010 

No. 52 Spring 2011 

No. 53 Summer 2011 

No. 54 Autumn 2011 

No. 55 Winter 2011 

No. 56 Spring 2012 

No 57 Summer 2012 

No 58 Autumn 2012 

No 59 Winter 2012 

No 60 Spring 2013

No 61 Summer 2013

No 62 Autumn 2013

No 63 Winter 2013

No 64 Spring 2014

No 65 Summer 2014

No 66 Autumn 2014

No 67 Winter 2014

No 68 Spring 2015

No 69 Summer/Autumn 2015

No 70 Winter 2015

No 71 Spring 2016

No 72 Summer/Autumn 2016

No. 73 Winter 2016

No. 74 Spring 2017

No. 75 Summer 2017

No. 76 Autumn 2017

No 77 Winter 2017

No 78 Spring 2018

No 79 Summer 2018

No 80 Autumn 2018

No 81 Winter/Spring 2018/19

No 82 Summer 2019

No 83 Autumn 2019

No 84 Winter 2019

No 85 Spring 2020

No 86 Autumn 2020

No 87 Autumn 2021

To subscribe or purchase individual copies please contact Secretary.

E-Newsletter

The CLIS E-Newsletter is circulated to members several times a year to keep members up to date. It typically includes information on recent activities, details of forthcoming events,news items of interest and website reviews.

Here is the most recent edition. To be added to the circulation list please contact John Wickenden.

Occasional publications

Copies of the following are no longer available

  • Issues in Librarianship: the Christian dimension. LCF, 1985. ISBN: 1 85169 003 4. Price: £0.75. This booklet explores the main areas in which the Christian faith impacts upon library practice.
  • Issues in Librarianship 2: the debate continues. LCF, 1996. ISBN: 1 85169 010 7. Price: £3.00. This booklet contains reprints of the best articles published in our magazines over the last ten years, including our Childrens’ Literature Working Party Report.