TSUMC Library
Come By and Check Out Our Resources
Our Mission: To provide materials that enable individuals and families to develop a deeper Christian faith.
TSUMC operates a self-service library, available for your use whenever the church is open. Browse our collection and decide which items you would like to borrow. Sign your name and the date in the library sign out book. Please indicate on the sheet when you return your items and also place returned items to their proper shelf. We ask that you return borrowed items within a timely manner. All books in our library are available for checkout including reference books.
Look for the following:
- General Collection: Books on Christian theology, devotional literature, Christian experience, guides for Christian living, social theology, grief, parenting, worship, church history, marriage and family life, poetry, and history can be found in our general adult collection. We also have a fiction section as well as a section especially designated for the United Methodist Women.
- Reference Books: We have many Reference books and books on the Bible, Old Testament, and New Testament.
- Children and Youth: There are children’s and youth books in the library covering a broad range of Christian topics as well as fiction. We encourage all youth to use the library.
Donations - Donations to the library/resource center may be made by designating your check as a library gift and putting it in the Sunday morning collection plate. Gifts may also be mailed to the church office. Please be sure to stipulate if your gift is in someone’s memory or honor and if you are requesting purchase of a specific book or resource.
Current Library Selections
TITLE |
AUTHOR | CATEGORY | AGE | NOTES |
| A Bishop’s Reflection | Carder | Methodism | Adult | |
| A Book of Angel’s | Sophy Burnham | Spiritual | Adult | |
| A Child Called Noah | Josh Greenfeld | Novel | Adult | |
| A Circle of Children | Mary MacCracken | Novel | Adult | |
| A Common Life | Jan Karon | Novel | Adult | |
| A Hymn A Day | Graham McKay | Music History | Adult, Teen | |
| A Light in the Window | Jan Karon | Novel | Adult | |
| About Prayer (Pamphlet) | Pamphlet | Prayer | Adult | |
| About the Lord’s Supper (Pamphlet) | Pamphlet | Lord’s Supper | Adult | |
| Acolyte’s Book (Pamphlet) | Hickman | Discipline | Adult | |
| All of the Women of the Bible | Deen | Reference | Adult | |
| Amazon Outfitters New Testament | NIV Version | Youth | ||
| America’s Last Call | Wilkerson | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Angel Babies | Knudsen | Children’s | ||
| Angel’s | Billy Graham | Spiritual | Adult | |
| Angels-God’s Secret Agents | Graham | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Answers to Life’s Problems | Graham | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Answers to Life’s problems,c2 | Graham | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Answers to Tough Questions | McDowell/Stewart | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Apollyon | LaHaye / Jenkins | Fiction | Adult | |
| Apostle Peter Speaks to Us Today | Rolston | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Approaching Hoof Beats-4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Graham | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Are You Out There God? | Parenting | |||
| Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret | Blume | Children’s | ||
| Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret | Judy Blume | Youth | ||
| Arthur Peacemaker | Blessitt | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Assassins | LaHaye/Jenkins | Fiction | Adult | |
| At Home in Mitford | Jan Karon | Novel | Adult | |
| Beaming Sonny Home | Cathie Pelletier | Novel | Adult | |
| Because I Love You | Lucado | Relationships | Adult | |
| Beginners Guide to Prayer | Beckmen | Prayer | Adult | |
| Best-Loved Prayers | Rock | Prayer | Children’s | |
| Bible and You | Bible Study | Adult | ||
| Bible Cure | Cherry | Reference | Adult | |
| Bible Handbook | Halley | Reference | Adult | |
| Bible Heroes (Blue Volume) | Bible Study | Children’s | Joseph in Egypt, Moses leads the Lord’s people, Joshua leads the Hebrews against Jericho, Mary visits Elizabeth; Jesus grows up; Jesus and Lazarus | |
| Bible Heroes (Green Volume) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible Heroes (Pop-Up Storybook) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible Heroes (Purple Volume) | Bible Study | Children’s | Samson helps his people. Ruth and Naomi help each other, wise Solomon leads the people, Zacchaeus the tax collector, triumphal entry, resurrection of Jesus | |
| Bible Heroes (Yellow Volume) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible Trivia | Lang | Reference | Adult | |
| Bible World: Amazing Bible Mysteries | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Bible Story Begins | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Everyday Life In Bible Times | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Factfinder (Glossary for entire set) | Reference | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Growing Up In Bible Times | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Kingdoms and Empires | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Lands of the Bible | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Life That Changed the World | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Warriors and Kings | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: Wind and Fire | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Bible World: World’s Most Wonderful Book | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Billy Graham in Budapest | Ployman /Akers | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Billy Graham: Evangelist to the World | Pollock | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Billy Graham: Peace With God | Graham | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Book About God | Fitch | Children’s | Adult | |
| Boundaries With Kids | Cloud/Townsend | Parenting | Adult | |
| Boundaries: When to Say Yes-When to Say No | Cloud/Townsend | Relationships | Adult | |
| Bus 9 to Paradise | Leo Buscaglia | Novel | Adult | |
| Can I Pray With My Eyes Open? | Brown | Spiritual Growth | Children’s | |
| Catch The Wave | Johnson | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Chicken Soup for Little Souls – Best Night Out With Dad | Canfield/Hansen | Inspiration | Children’s | |
| Chicken Soup for Little Souls – Forgotten Doll | Canfield/Hansen | Inspiration | Children’s | |
| Chicken Soup for Little Souls – Goodness Gorillas | Canfield/Hansen | Inspiration | Children’s | |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Canfield/Hansen | Parenting | ||
| Chicken Soup: Teenage Soul | Canfield/Hansen/Kirberger | Spiritual Growth | Youth | |
| Christian Mother Goose Big Book | Decker | Inspiration | Children’s | |
| Christmas Gift | Ferrol Sams | Traditional | Family | |
| Christmas Story (Peek-a-Bible) | Harrast | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Close Your Eyes So You Can See | Michael Card | Youth | ||
| Cold Sassy Tree | Olive Ann Burns | Novel | Adult | |
| Comeback | Stafford | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Creating Christmas Memories | Ellis | Relationships | Adult | |
| Creating Christmas Memories | ZonderVan Pub House | Youth | ||
| Cruden’s Complete Concordance | Cruden | Reference | Adult | |
| Daniel & His Friends | Caswell | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Daughters of Memory | Janis Arnold | Novel | Adult | |
| David and Goliath (Pop-up Storybook) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Davis Dictionary of the Bible | Davis | Reference | Adult | |
| Dear Marilyn | Hickey | Relationships | Adult | |
| Don Juan McQueen | Eugenia Price | Novel | Adult | |
| Don’t Know Much About the Bible | Davis | Reference | Adult | |
| Each New Day | Boom | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Early Saints of God | Hartman | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Easter ABC’S | Arden W. Mead | Youth | ||
| Everyday Religion | Newton | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Explorers for God | Aaseng | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Extreme Teen Bible | Bible Study | Youth | ||
| Extreme Teen Video | Youth | Youth | ||
| Faith and Freedmon | Hart | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Falwell: An Autobiography | Falwell | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Family Bible | NIV Version | Youth | ||
| Foreign Devil in China (Hard Cover) | Pollock | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Foreign Devil in China (Paperback) | Pollock | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Forty-four Ways To Increase Church Attendance | Schaller | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| From Faith To Faith | Copeland | Bible Study | Adult | |
| From Mary Sarton’s Well | Mary Sarton | Adult | ||
| Gates Of Hell Shall Not Prevail | Kennedy | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Genesis: Beginnings of the Biblical Drama | Kraft | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Gentle Closings | Menten | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Gifts of an Eagle | Kent Durden | Novel | Teen | |
| Give Us This Day | Tudor | Prayer | Adult | |
| Go Out In Joy | Herrmann | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| God Loves Me Bible | Beck | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| God Made the World (Pop-Up Storybook) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| God of All Comfort | Smith | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| God Said It, Don’t Sweat It | Warren | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| God’s Words of Life | Prayer | Adult | ||
| Golden Children’s Bible | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Good Earth | Buck | Fiction | Adult | |
| Good News for Children | Michael L. Sherer | Youth | ||
| Good News for Modern Man-New Testament | Bible Study | Adult | ||
| Gospel According To Peanuts | Short | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Great Bible Stories: David and Goliath | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: In the Beginning | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: Jonah | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: Joseph | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: Joseph in Egypt | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: King Solomon | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: Moses | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: Noah and the Ark | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: Rebecca at the Well | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: Samson and Delilah | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: The Story of Abraham | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Bible Stories: The Story of Jesus | Nodel | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Great Souls: Six Who Changed the Century | Aikman | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Growing Deep in the Christian Life | Swindoll | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Guns, Crime, and Freedom | Clancey | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Hand in Hand, Growing Spiritually With Our Children | Downing | Parenting | Adult | |
| Handbook For Christian Maturity | Bright | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Handbook to the Bible | Eerdmans | Reference | Adult | |
| He Walked Among Us | McDowell/Wilson | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Hearts on Fire: The United Methodist Story | Methodism | Adult | ||
| Heaven Can’t Wait | Jeffress | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Helping Children Grieve When Someone They Loves Dies | Huntley | Parenting | Adult | |
| Helping The Struggling Adolescent | Parrott | Parenting | Adult | |
| Here and I! Send Me | Chambers | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Heritage of American Methodism | Kinghorn | Methodism | Adult | |
| Heroes of God | Montgomery | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Hide and Seek Duck | Szekeres | Children’s | ||
| Hiding Place | Boom | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| History of Christianity | Chadwick | Reference | Adult | |
| Holy Spirit | Graham | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| How to Apply the Bible | Veerman | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| How to Be Up On Down Days | Mohney | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| How to Discover the Will Of God | Sweeting | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Hugs from Heaven: The Christmas Story | Myers | Spiritual Growth | Children’s | |
| Hugs from Heaven: The Christmas story 2 | G.A. Myers | Youth | ||
| Hugs To Encourage and Inspire | Smith | Spiritual Growth | Children’s | |
| I’ll Be With You Always | Joni Eareckson | Youth | ||
| If I Could Ask God One Question | Johnson | Parenting | Adult | |
| If You’re Missing Baby Jesus | Gietzen | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Introduction to the Bible | Beasley & | Bible Study | Adult | |
| It’s My Turn | Graham, Ruth | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Jesus Grows Up | Paris | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Jesus’ Final Warning | Jeremiah | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Jimmy Swaggart Bible Commentary, Volume Six | Swaggart | Reference | Adult | |
| Jimmy Swaggart Bible Commentary, Volume Twelve | Swaggart | Reference | Adult | |
| John Wesley, Holiness of Heart and Life | Yrigoyen | Methodism | Adult | |
| John Wesley’s Message for Today | Harper | Methodism | Adult | |
| Just The Way You Are | Max Lucado | Youth | ||
| King James Open Bible | Reference | Adult | ||
| Kings and Queens for God | Greene | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Know Your Ministry | Hickey | Adult | ||
| Late Great Planet Earth | Lindsey | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Left Behind | LaHaye/Jenkins | Fiction | Adult | |
| Leo of Alaska | Agnew | Fiction | Adult | |
| Lets Talk About It: Sharing Values With Your Kids | Jahsmann | Parenting | Adult | |
| Life Changing Prayer Manual | Swaggart | Prayer | Adult | |
| Lion of Wall Street | Dreyfus | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Lion’s Den | Shea | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Little Angel | Tazewell | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Mars and Venus Starting Over | Gray | Relationships | Adult | |
| Mary Did You Know? | Lowry | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus | Gray | Relationships | Adult | |
| More Stories for the Heart | Gray | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| More Than A Savior | Crosby | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| My Father’s Angels(Includes Cassette) | Gaither | Children’s | ||
| Mysterious Bible Codes | Jeffrey | Bible Study | Adult | |
| New English Bible | Bible Study | Adult | ||
| New Testament-New Living Translation | Bible Study | Adult | ||
| New Testament-Revised Standard Version | Bible Study | Adult | ||
| Nicolae | LaHaye/Jenkins | Fiction | Adult | |
| No Only Alone | Brown | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Now You See Her | Whitney Otto | Novel | Adult | |
| Ohio Town | Helen Hooven Santmyer | Novel | Adult | |
| Orthodoxy | G K Chesterton | Christian Theology | Adult | |
| Out to Canaan | Jan Karon | Novel | Adult | |
| Picture of God | Bailey | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Annie Dillard | Form of Meditation | Adult | |
| Please Give Me Another Chance Lord | Peterson | Prayer | Teen | |
| Pocket Bible Handbook | Halley | Reference | Adult | |
| Pocket Wisdom | Savage | Quotable Quotes | Adult | |
| Prayer Secrets | Hagin | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Prayer: Your Foundation For Success | Copeland | Prayer | Adult | |
| Prince of Egypt | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Promises & Premises | Jo Petty | Inspirational | Adult | |
| Quiet Times With God | Mack Thomas | Youth | ||
| Real Faith | Hagin | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Real People, Real Needs, Real Victories | Copeland | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Reclaiming The Culture | Crippen, II | Parenting | Adult | |
| Resurrection Factor | McDowell | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Revelation Unveiled | LaHaye/Jenkins | Fiction | Adult | |
| Revival on Broadway | Wilkerson | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Road To Armageddon | Swindoll/Walviird/Pentecost | Bible Study | Adult | |
| RX For A Hurting Heart | Hickey | Adult | ||
| Science and the Bible | Morris | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Secret of Happiness | Graham | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Seven Things You Should Know About Divine Healing | Hagin | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Shepherd of the Hills | Wright | Fiction | Adult | |
| Simple Abundance: A Day Book of Comfort & Joy | Sarah Ban Breathnach | Devotional | Adult | |
| Skeptics Answered | Kennedy | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Son – Rise | Barry Neil Kaufman | Novel | Adult | |
| Soul Harvest | LaHaye/Jenkins | Fiction | Adult | |
| Spiritual High Treason | Swaggart | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Standing in the Rainbow | Fannie Flagg | Novel | Adult | |
| Stories for a Faithful Heart | Gray | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Stories for a Teen’s Heart | Gray | Spiritual Growth | Teen | |
| Stories For the Heart | Gray | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Story From The Book | Miller | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Story of Easter | Pingry | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Story of Jesus (Pop-Up Storybook) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Story of Jonah (Pop-Up Storybook) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Story of Noah (Pop-Up Storybook) | Bible Study | Children’s | ||
| Streams and Desert | Cowman | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Strengthening Your Grip | Swindoll | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Ten Commandments for Grandparents | Krueger | Parenting | Adult | |
| Tending to Virginia | Jill McKorkle | Novel | Adult | |
| Thank God I’m OK | Richard A Batey | Reference | Family | |
| The Easter Story | Jeffs and Haysom | Youth | ||
| The Greatest of These is Love | Hoffman & McDaniel | Bible Verses | Youth | |
| The Ladies Auxiliary | Tova Mirvis | Novel | Adult | |
| The New Star | Davies | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| The Orchard Child | Racheal Maddux | Novel | Adult | |
| The Other Wise Man | Henry Van Dyke | Youth | Teen | |
| The Wider Place | Eugenia Price | Inspirational | Adult | |
| The Word on Love | Barbour Pub. House | Youth | ||
| There’s A New World Coming | Lindsey | Bible Study | Adult | |
| These High, Green Hills | Jan Karon | Novel | Adult | |
| Threads of God | Josee | Bible Study | Adult | |
| Thursday’s Child | Victoria Poole | Novel | Adult | |
| Tiny Star | Ginolfi | Children’s | ||
| To Heaven & Back | Bennett | Non-Fiction | Adult | |
| Tokens of Myself | Celestine Sibley | Autobiography | Adult | |
| Tramp for the Lord | Boom | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Tree That Survived the Winter | Fahy | Spiritual Growth | Children’s | |
| Tribulation Force | LaHaye/Jenkins | Fiction | Adult | |
| Trying to Get to Heaven | Dixie Carter | Novel | Adult | |
| Tumblin` Creek Tales | (Pek) Gunn | Humorous Verses | Adult, Teen | |
| Twelve Keys for Living | Callahan | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Uncle Noah’s Big Boat | Tsurumi | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| United Methodist Member’s Handbook | Koehler | Methodism | Adult | |
| Vacation Bible Splash | Barbour Pub. House | Youth | ||
| Very First Christmas | Maier | Bible Study | Children’s | |
| Water Bugs & Dragonflies | Stickney | Parenting | Children’s | |
| What is a Father | McGrath Scobie | Children | ||
| What the Bible is All About | Mears | Bible Study | Adult | |
| What Would Jesus Do? | Haidle | Spiritual Growth | Children’s | |
| When do Fish Sleep | David Feldman | Children | Youth | |
| When God Weeps | Tada/Estes | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| When the World Breaks Your Heart | Clapper | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Where Jesus Walked | Bible Study | Adult | ||
| Who Care’s About Love | Nyquist/Arn | Relationships | Adult | |
| Who is Who in the Bible | Dr. Stephen Motyer | Youth | ||
| Who Was In The Bible | Hayes | Reference | Adult, Youth | |
| Why Worship | Pamphlet | Worship | Children’s | |
| Woman Question | Hagin | Spiritual Growth | Adult | |
| Women of the Bible | Colleene L. Reece | Youth | ||
| World Aflame | Graham | Spiritual Growth | Adult |