Library Conference Provides Training, Inspiration
By Eva Wilson
December 2009
The ultimate purpose of a church library is to help lead people to Christ and help them grow in the faith.
“If we ever lose sight of that vision, we might as well close our doors,” Eva Nell Hunter said during the 2009 KNCSB Church Library Conference. Hunter is a national church library consultant with LifeWay Christian Resources.
The annual event was held recently at Webster Conference Center, Salina, Kan. Church librarians received inspiration and technical training to make their ministries more effective.
One of the conference highlights was an appearance and book signing by Judith McCoy Miller. She is a full-time Christian writer living in Topeka, Kan.
She launched her writing career with well-known Christian author Tracie Peterson serving as her mentor. They co-authored these series: “The Bells of Lowell;” “Lights of Lowell;” and “The Broadmoor Legacy.”
Miller also has written two series on her own: “Freedom’s Path,” set in Nicodemus, Kan.; and “Postcards from Pullman.”
She also has written several novellas that were published in “China Tapestry,” “Kansas,” “Tales from Home,” “American Dream” and “Spring’s Memory.”
Miller told how losing her job in a law office ultimately led to her writing career. After losing that job, she ended up commuting from Junction City, Kan., where she lived at the time, to work for the State of Kansas in Topeka.
The idea for her first book developed during her two-hour daily commute.
Although she didn’t realize it, Tracie Peterson worked just down the hall. The two got acquainted, and Miller’s writing career was launched.
Miller told the group about how she and Peterson work together.
“The important thing is we trust each other. We are willing to take the criticism and make the changes.”
She added, “In the series we co-author, she always writes the last chapter.”
Miller also staged a book signing for her latest novel, “The Carousel Painter” that came out in September.
She told how God always makes the details come together when she is doing research for a book. “It’s just God in everything.”
Miller is working on a series set in the Amana Colonies in Iowa. “Somewhere to Belong” is the first book in the series. The publication date has not been set.
Visit her Web site at http://judithmccoymiller.com/
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