The John N. Lukens Library is located adjacent to the elevator on the same floor as the Great Hall. Our library contains a wide variety of resources for Bible study, spiritual development, family life, the arts and music, history, biography, fiction, and books for preschool and elementary age children. The library is always open even though lights may not be on. There is an automatic switch which turns lights on when you enter the library. In the entrance to the library are display shelves with books pertaining to IPC history, current classes, new books, and seasonal books. These books may be checked out. We also subscribe to several publications which may be of interest: The Christian Century, Christianity Today, The Presbyterian Outlook, and Presbyterian Women.
Books for Fall 2025
The books for your Sunday morning classes are available for you to check out. The text for the Reform Class is Life Together, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This book is a study of how to effectively and faithfully build a meaningful community through mutual affection for Christ and each other. The Wonder Years, taught by Rabbi Adam Wright of Temple Emanu-El, will study The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World: an introduction, by Victor H. Matthews. Drawing on archaeology and ancient Near Eastern texts, the prophets are examined chronologically, placing them and their message into historical context. Bridges & Crossroads will use two books; Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn’t Need to Heal From, by Meredith Miller, and Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again, by Rachel Held Evans. The text for In the Trenches, a new class designed for young parents of younger children, is Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home, by Traci Smith. The purpose of this class is to focus on practical ways to grow faithful families within the home.
Books for weekday classes are also available. The Wednesday 5:00 pm class taught by Bill Casey and Lant Davis will study Christian Doctrine, by Shirley Guthrie. Susan Clayton’s Tapestries class, which meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, will use The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts, by Sharon Brous. Susan’s Thursday noon class will be studying 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John. We have several commentaries that will be useful for this study. The text for the Bill Shanks Bible Study for men at 6:30 Friday mornings will be Paul, and Jesus, How the Apostle Transformed Christianity, by James Tabor. The Grace Groups fall study is Matthew: The Gospel of Promised Blessings, by Matthew L. Skinner.
We invite you to visit our library, and we hope you will find something of interest. To learn more about IPC's Fall programming offerings, click here. If you have questions about our library, please contact Ginni Robertson by email at ginni.robertson@gmail.com.
