SEPTEMBER 2020
By Deacon Keith Davis, Director, Ministry Resource Center The Ministry Resource Center is open (Well, sort of....). The Archdiocese of Santa Fe public library, otherwise known as the Ministry Resource Center, contains a treasure trove of books and DVD’s available for free check out to any parishioner in the archdiocese. While we still cannot have visitors to the library, you can easily reserve an item in our on-line catalog and we will mail it to you. Just return it via media mail with the U SPS or, if you are in Albuquerque, you can put it in our drop box at the Catholic Center. Our online catalog can be reached by C LIC KING HERE. There you can find a list of all our resources (we have over 12,000 items) as well as links to become a patron, videos about how to use the library and much more. While most of our items are religious in nature, we also have a good selection of fiction, including many New Mexican fiction writers. Our video collection contains Hollywood favorites and independent films with religious/ Catholic themes. Many of our DVDs depict the lives of our saints. Our collection also touts many of the “Great Courses” and “Now You Know” video and audio programs that you may have seen advertised. These courses are taught by some of the best Catholic scholars and include themes related to doctrine, Scripture, Church history and much more. For example, we have a course called “Meaning: Exploring
People of God
the Big Questions of the Cosmos with a Vatican Scientist.” Brother Guy Consolmagno is a Vatican Astronomer who develops for the student a clearer understanding of who we are and why we are here. This item is available in several formats. You can reserve and check out the DVD and C D version through the online catalog (click here) OR you can stream the video or listen to the audio book via our eBook catalog (click here). If you are not one of the 3,000 plus patrons of the MRC, it is easy and free to join. Just complete a simple form and we will get you signed up. You will receive a confirmation email from us welcoming you as a patron and you can start checking out items. On the form, you will indicate a user name and pin. These are all you will need to reserve items from our online catalog or from our eBook system (Overdrive). Accessing eBooks is easy. If you are using a smartphone or tablet, simply go to your app store and download the Overdrive or Libby app. Once you install it, select the Archdiocese of Santa Fe library and you are in. Use your MR C credentials to log in and enjoy reading eBooks, listening to one of our over 150 audio books or view over 100 streaming videos. You can also access the MR C Overdrive library on your computer by going to https:// asfmrc.overdrive.com/ Again, our eBook library mostly contains Catholic material. You will find helpful how-to books, fiction, classical
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literature (even the complete works of William Shakespeare) and much more. Our collection includes authors such as J.R.R. Tolkein, C.S. Lewis, Rudolfo Anaya, Flannery O’Connor, Immaculee Ilibagiza, Ronald Rolheiser, Scott Hahn, Richard Rohr, Teresa of Avila and so many more! Using eBooks may seem a bit daunting if you are not used to technology, but the benefits are tremendous. No books to carry around, you can make notes and highlight text, bookmark numerous pages and much more – things you simply can’t do with a normal library book. If you would like to see a short video on how to use eBooks on our system, C LIC K HERE. The staff of the library are available to assist you in finding the right resource. Deacon Keith Davis, the Director of the MR C and Corey Lucero, the MR C Assistant, are ready to help. Contact us at: MRC@archdiosf.org You can also call: 505831.8179 or 505.831.8187. We look forward to hearing from you!
