The St. Luke’s Dokmo Memorial Library is open to all members of our congregation. We provide resources for children and adults that strengthen the educational work of the congregation, increase understanding of our faith, enrich our worship life, provide information on social issues and deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Dokmo Library is open Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings.
Search the St. Luke’s library catalog online.
Bring your coffee and spend some time in the Library. You will find treasures that you did not know were there and that you find nowhere else. Take home a good book today! We have something for everyone: good fiction, inspirational literature, devotional books, self-help books and books that deal with issues of our time. We have books for children, teens as well as adults, We have reference books and hymnals. We also have archival materials.
NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY:
We have added another Ann Weems poetry collection to our shelves. Kneeling in Jerusalem contains “gems of spirituality and faith”, some powerful, some pensive, all creative. They impart a rich understanding of the Lenten and Eastertide seasons.
Check out our latest DVDs. They include The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City, Troubled Waters, (exploring the blessing and the accessibility of fresh water around the globe), and A Time for Burning(an all-white congregation confronts racism in the 60’s).
We have several new books to read this month, and among them are two new biographies. A Journey of Grace: The Formation of a Leader and a Church is the autobiography of the Rev. Dr. Herbert W. Chilstrom, the first presiding bishop of the ELCA. It is a reflective account of his life as it intertwines with the church from baptism to the present day. A completely different life story is told in Truman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, written by David McCullough, and one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters and dramatic events.
ONLINE JOURNALS:
The Lutheran, the monthly news magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Journal of Lutheran Ethics, is a free, bi-monthly online publication living out the Lutheran tradition of addressing social issues theologically, in conversation with Christian ethics and political theology.
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world.
We invite you to consider helping your church library grow and improve:
- You may wish to donate a book or consider purchasing a book from our wish list
- You may wish to honor or memorialize a loved one with a gift in his or her name.
- You may wish to contribute funds toward supplies or equipment needed for the library.
Contact the Library Team or the church office for more information about how you can help. (847) 852-6659 e-mail
