Welcome!
We are very excited to present the new online library! Click here to view it! Please be patient with our new system.
The parish library is now open. Please follow all posted notices for room occupancy and cleaning protocols.
Where Is the Library?
The library is located to the left of the receptionist’s desk diagonally across from the kitchen, next to the nursery. It is open at all times unless a meeting is scheduled.
What’s New?
- First, you can search our catalog online! See below!
- People usually think about Lent as a time to “Give Up” something, but you also can “Take Up” something for Lent. This might be a time to consider taking up additional prayerful reading time.To find more books on this topic, go to https://www.librarycat.org/lib/StAndrewApex and in the search bar, type “Lent” and click on the 🔍!
- Check out the library’s new Family Film Formation display. It is one of our latest Reinvent Lent displays. No need to pay for movie rentals when you can check them out from the parish library!
New books! Be sure to check out our new books section!- We’re very excited to announce that there are some additional features available with our online catalog. You may now reserve a resource through the online catalog by clicking on the button next to the item marked “New Patron/Reserve/Books on the Go.” If you would like to be next in line for a resource that is out, click on the button and provide the information requested in the comment section. If you would like for library volunteers to pull materials for you and place them on the “Books on the Go” shelf, indicate that in the comments section.The “Books on the Go” shelf is on the wall on the right when entering the library. Items will be marked with the patron’s name on a paper attached to the spine of the book.
- Our Library volunteers are working to update our
Children/Youth Section. Reading levels vary from a read aloud book to a series for young children to a graphic novel. The following book series have been added:
* The Nick and Sam series “presents Catholic culture easily and normally, and provides opportunities for readers to think about the consequences of words and actions.” – Seton Press
* “The Chime Travelers series features time-travel adventures with a Catholic message that takes kids to long-ago times and faraway lands. Each book features prayers and a short bio to introduce children to a major saint’s life and legend.” – author Lisa M. Hendey
The library offers a great way to grow in knowledge of our Catholic faith and God.
Online Catalog Instructions:
We hope that you enjoy looking through our very extensive resource for Catholic books, CDs, and more when you click here to view our online catalog.
Click here to view a video demonstration on how to use the online catalog.
- For first time online users, you can request a login in two ways: through the link on the home page marked “For first time online users” or from the button on an item’s availability page marked “New Patron Checkout / Questions for the Librarian.” Within a day, you will receive a login and password to checkout materials. Please note what your Patron ID and passwords are. After that you will be in the system and can check out books in the catalog by clicking on “Check out.
- Type what you are looking for (a word, a partial title, an author, etc.) in the “Search for…” box and press the magnifying glass icon or the Enter key to search for it.
- Click on the down triangle symbol for a more advanced search.
- Once you find a book you are interested in checking out, use the Organization information below to locate it in our library.
- If you have difficulty locating an item, please check items on displays throughout the library, as well as its availability on the online catalog. Another patron may have signed out your selection. If you still can’t find it, contact Marion Bhatt (information below).
Visiting the Library in Person
If you are visiting the library in person, you may self check-out the book using your mobile device clicking here after you have received your patron ID and password (see above online catalog explanation) OR by entering the information into the Sign-out Binder in the library. Click here to view a sample of the written sign-out sheet. When you sign out materials from the binder, please provide all the information requested.
Returning Material
- If you have signed out the materials via the online catalog, simply place the item in the RETURN BOX located on the shelf beneath the window.
- If you have signed out the materials via the “Sign out Binder,” please just “X” out your item in the “Sign Out Binder.” You should be able to find the entry easily, but if you cannot find your original entry, write the information again and cross it out. The library administrator will record entries in the online catalog; therefore, it isn’t so important to find the original entry. Right now, the Sign Out Binder is not arranged according to the Title of the book, but will be listed chronologically according to when the item was checked out. Place the item in the RETURN BOX located on the shelf beneath the window.
- Volunteers will return items to shelves.
- Do not place donations in the bin or leave them in the library. There are instructions on the library door on organizations that will pick up donated items at your own home.
Lending Period
The lending period is three weeks. You can renew the materials online if you want extended time as long as the materials have not been requested by another parishioner.
VOlunteers needed
We are looking for volunteers to help out with St. Andrew’s library. For now tasks may include shelf reading, helping with inventory and record keeping of returns. We will train you so no experience is necessary. Eventually we hope to have even more services available through our library that you may choose to be a part of as well. 15 min-1 hour a week or even month would help us tremendously. Please contact Marion Bhatt to sign up or for more information.
Need help?
Contact Marion Bhatt at
Chris Koller, Parish Council Liaison at .
Organization of the Library
- Click here for a video tour of the library.
- Please Note: St. Andrew’s library is broken down into Categories rather than using a complete Religion 200 Dewey Classification.
- Beginning to the left of the library entrance, items are located within each CATEGORY, (Apologetics-Youth), circling the library.
- Items are arranged alphabetically by TITLE – disregarding “A” “And” and “The” in the TITLE.
- Exceptions: SCRIPTURE and certain REFERENCE items, as well as some NEW acquisitions, are shelved to the right of the entrance. Some books about/by the Popes are presently located there – as well as elsewhere in the library.
- It is important to observe the posted simple rules and regulations in order that all patrons may enjoy their library. Items may be borrowed for a reasonable period of time. Most materials are shelved by category.
- If you have difficulty locating an item, please check items on display throughout the library, as well as the “Sign Out Binder”; another patron may have signed out your selection.
Reference Materials
Reference materials such as encyclopedias, dictionaries and other designated items marked Reference may not be removed from the library. Newspapers and magazines fall into this category.
Some Reference materials can be found within the alphabetically listed categories. Such items have a yellow circle on the spine and may not leave the library. The colored circle on an item indicates that data on that material is recorded in the library computer system.
Additional Library Resources
The online collection can be found by clicking here. These lists below are the former catalog to be viewed remotely. Our online database is currently being updated to include all of this information. If you don’t find what you are looking for using the online catalog, you may be able to find it on these lists. Contact Marion Bhatt at if you have any questions.
Additional Resources
In addition to the Global Catholic Network, the following references provide excellent Catholic information:
- “Origins” – a weekly documentary service brought to you by Catholic News Service (CNS). Copies available for reference in the library.
- Diocese of Raleigh website
- “Ecumenical Trends” – a monthly publication of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement Graymoor Ecumenical Institute. Copies available for reference in the library.
- “L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO” – Carries the Pope’s discourses and reports on the activities of the Holy See as well as on the main events taking place in the church in Italy and around the world. English edition received weekly and available for reference in the library.
- The Vatican website
Learn more about your Catholic Faith…help to evangelize it …. AMDG (for the greater glory of God). All are welcome to St. Andrew’s Library!