Welcome to our Parish Library!
Visit our Online Catalog here.
Check these great Catholic lists! Catholic books and movies, Supreme Court Justices and reading plans and more!
We have an inspiring variety of wisdom-filled Catholic Christian books that can be checked out by any registered parishioner. Many of the books are no longer in print and are valuable treasures. We have more than 3,100 volumes in our collection! And we hope you take advantage of it.
Good News!
Our Parish Library collection is available
for checkouts and returns again!
While we cannot allow any inside-the-library browsing of the collection due to the pandemic, you can browse the collection by clicking “Visit our Online Catalog Here” above. There you can search on a specific topic, title or your favorite author. If you find a book you like and already have a Library Patron account, you can Place a Hold on it. A Library Steward will get it and then contact you via email to arrange a time for you to pick it up in the Parish Hall.
Don’t have an account yet? Just fill out the Library Registration form and return it to us, along with a one-time $5.00 fee, when you pick up your items; or you can put them into an envelope marked “Library” and leave in the donation basket after Mass, or slipped through the mail slot of the Parish Office. Registration forms are also available outside the Library in the Parish Hall, or you can download one here: Parish Library Registration Form.
Don’t have a computer or smartphone? Call Marybeth in the Parish Office and we will find a way to get you access to the library.
A marked Book Return bin is also available outside the library, along with these new St. Mary Parish Library Pandemic Protocol for handling books.
- I already have a Library Patron account:
- Goto: https://www.librarycat.org/lib/stmaryeugenelibrary. This is a new address for our Library, so if you had the old one bookmarked, please replace it with this one.
- Browse our entire collection online and place a hold on the books, movies, or music that you want.
- You will be prompted to log in using the login credentials we provided you when you registered. If you did not receive login credentials, or if you forgot them, send an email to churchlibrary@stmaryeugene.com for support.
- A Library Steward will fill your order and then contact you via email to arrange your pickup time.
- Library Stewards will process library Hold requests and Email messages on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Pickup days will typically be on Sundays. Alternate arrangements may be made in certain circumstances.
- I do not have a Library Patron account:
- You can browse and search our entire collection before you decide to get an account.
- Goto: https://www.librarycat.org/lib/stmaryeugenelibrary and look around. Just know that you cannot place a Hold on any materials until after you become a registered Library Patron.
Important Reminders
The Library will NOT be open for physical browsing at all at this time. Please do not ask for admittance.
Place all returned items in the Book Return bin. Do NOT return library materials to the parish office. NO office staff will be allowed to handle your donations or returns. Library materials will be handled by authorized Library Stewards ONLY, who will handle incoming and outgoing materials with gloves and masks.
Do NOT ask any office staff, clergy, or maintenance workers for admittance to the library, or to accept your returns or donations for the library. If you have donations, please call Marybeth at the office to schedule a time that we can receive them. We appreciate your understanding.
Handling of Library Materials during a Pandemic:
Our Pandemic Protocols
Please be assured that, in offering you access to our large collection of inspirational and educational reading materials during this pandemic, St Mary Catholic Church is following all necessary sanitization procedures with regard to the circulation of our materials. Materials returned to us will be quarantined for a minimum of three (3) days up to a week, depending on the type of material, before being put back on our shelves. This is in line with the latest scientific evidence, along with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the experts at Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC). Furthermore, all materials will be handled only by Library Stewards wearing gloves and masks; no office staff, clergy, or other is allowed to accept library materials, and no office staff, clergy, or other may check materials out. This is for everyone’s safety.
Resources:
Parish Library Registration Form
Parish Library 2020 Pandemic Protocol
Parish Library Email Address: churchlibrary@stmaryeugene.com