Library Trustee - Eric Eldritch
eldritch @ openhearth.org

The Pagan Lending Library at the DC Pagan Community Center is a collection of approximately 4,000 books. The books have been collected by the Open Hearth Foundation for more than 10 years. In November, the books were moved from various storage places (homes of current and former OHF governors) and brought to the community center. As of January 1st, the library committee has cataloged approximately 1,700 volumes into a very profressional library management software called Koha. The library committee is currently working on addressing the needs of the library, such as which books do we put on shelves, which are appropriate to keep in storage, and which books we need to sell or get rid of. The library committee is also creating policies on the lending of books, their care, and trying to set up the Open Hearth Foundation to have a lasting and useful resource.

In the very near future, you will be able to browse the collection online and books will be able to be checked out and in of the library. But, only members will have the ability to check books out of the library, so make a point to sign up as a member.

The library committee meets regularly, and there's certainly still enough time and work to get involved with this project. To get involved with the OHF Pagan lending library, email Eldritch (eldritch @ openhearth.org).

The OHF Library is a Reality!

On Sunday, December 11, 2011 a great team came together and worked from 9am until 4pm processing approximately 2,000 non-fiction books in a wide range of topics that may be of interest to Pagans. Each of the books currently in house (nearly 4,000) were inspected, reviewed and sorted. Click here to read more...

OHF Library Groundwork Meeting this Tuesday

On Tuesday, November 29th at 7:00pm, transitional library trustee Eric Eldritch will host an opening discussion for setting the groundwork of the OHF Library.  This meeting will be the first set in forming a library committee and establish needed policies for the success of the library. Click here to read more...

Pagan Library Moving Day

On Saturday, November 19th, the OHF rented a Uhaul and many volunteers helped us round up books, bookcases, and furniture for the OHF Pagan Lending Library.  At 6:00am, Sean Bennett, Michelle Benvenga, and I woke up and headed over to the Uhaul place in SW DC. Click here to read more...