Managing a Small Theological Library: How to Color with Broken Crayons

This is a book about small theological libraries, for small library directors. The subtitle, How to Color with Broken Crayons, is from a chat among a few members of Atla’s Small Libraries Interest Group. While discussing library size and resources, the directors longed for what they described as “the big box of 64 crayons to color with” that so many college and university library directors have access to. Instead, small library directors make do with a much smaller box of 8 crayons, which as one member quipped, is usually 8 broken crayons. Small libraries require the “wear many hats” approach often overlooked in books and articles on library management. This book focuses specifically on theological libraries or those libraries serving faith-based institutions with a mixture of theory and practical suggestions.