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First Presbyterian Church of Asheville
     Claimed by the Triune God, we worship only God
          and are called by the Holy Spirit
               to share the boundary breaking love of Christ
                    in our life together, in the heart of Asheville,
                         and in the whole world.

Enjoy the resources available in our Davis Library.
Located down the hall to the west of the Sanctuary, this beautiful resource is open for browsing, borrowing and just resting during business hours and on Sundays. Catalog drawers contain cards which are arranged by author/title and subject, and signs identify shelf locations for books, cassette tapes, magazines, videos and books-on-tape. Items are signed out at the desk, and returned there. Seasonal and/or new books are on display and are changed frequently. A committee purchases, processes and maintains materials in the library, usually weekly. New members and their children are invited to explore and use the library frequently for pleasure, for spiritual education and as a resource for committee work.

A new book in the library last month is Dr. Lewis Rathbun’s book A Doctor All My Life. Those of you who know him or were perhaps his patient will be particularly interested. Another doctor’s experiences are chronicled in Tracy Kidder’s account of a Burundi doctor’s escape from the genocide in his country and immigration to the United States in Strength In What Remains.

New books and others of current interest such as those pertaining to the season of the church year or topics related to Faith Development Classes are displayed on the carousel in the library or on the book cart in the Wallace Foyer. Library Books may be checked out for three weeks and renewed twice. Periodicals should be returned in one week and not renewed.