Library Services

All Saints of North America Orthodox Library is a library established for the study of all aspects of the Orthodox faith.  The Library serves as a diocesan resource for clergy, laypeople, and researchers.  It currently houses over 3000 books, an extensive collection of Orthodox periodicals (some dating back to the 1950s and 1960s), AV materials, and photos.  Visit the collection page for a more detailed description.

The mission of the library is to preserve, make available and augment the materials within its care.  We serve the Orthodox clerical community by offering comprehensive reference services, performing Internet searches, lending materials, providing online catalogs,  producing on-demand bibliographies, and exhibits that can be mounted locally.

The Library's services include:

• Borrowing materials.  Clergy (priests and deacons) may borrow materials from the library at any time, most for the period of one month.  However, postage is the responsibility of the member.
• Full reference service.  Do you have questions or a need for information on a topic relating to the Orthodox Faith?  Our professional library staff can assist you in finding the answers.
• Influence acquisition of materials.  Materials added to the collection are based on the needs of our users.  Suggestions for new materials are always welcome.
• Bibliographies/Reference Guides.  Our staff can prepare a customized bibliography of books, periodicals and Internet sources on your topic of interest.  For examples of some of our products, see our website's "Downloads" page.
• Internet/World Wide Web searching.  The library staff is trained in locating relevant material on the Internet.
• Locate books and other materials.  If you are looking for a book or other item, we will help you find a copy.  We often purchase these for the library collection, making it possible for you to borrow the item.
• Create exhibits for your parish.  Exhibits combining both inspiring text and photographs illustrating the text can be mounted on the walls of your parish hall to provide topics for study and education of parishioners.  For an example see the pictures of our exhibit "Ye Saints of North America" on our website, assembled from the resources of the library and mounted on the walls outside the library.

Additional Services

You can receive additional services by emailing the diocesan librarian and requesting any of the services below

• New titles added monthly.  We can sent you via email the list of new materials added to the library each month. 
• Library newsletter.  Periodically receive a newsletter identifying books, news, web sites of interest, search tips, and other information of interest.
• Current awareness alerts. Emails alerting you to new publications on your topics of interest. Be sure to indicate what subjects are of interest to you.

We hope that by providing these services, it will free more of your time to devote to your pastoral duties.  Turn your library and informational needs over to us and spend more time with other important aspects of your work.

We know you will find all of our services reflect the professional knowledge and training of our staff.