"I love this program and already have over 800
books entered!"
Jeanne Sant, Secretary
First Southern Baptist Church
San Diego, CA
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"I have lots of people coming in to help me and
they really like the program because it is so easy
to work with."
Regena Banta, Church Librarian
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Mt. Pleasant, SC
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"I recommend Library 1.7 for new library starts and for established libraries because it is user-friendly and affordable."
Mary Ellen Draper, Library Director
Briarlake Baptist Church
Decatur, GA
Note: Mary Ellen Draper has worked in church libraries for almost 30 years and has been a paid library director for Briarlake Baptist Church for over 20 years. While her church does not use Library 1.7, she demos and recommends it in conferences and seminars for church library workers throughout the South. For the past several years, she has led conferences for beginning libraries for the National CSLA (Church and Synagogue Library Association) meetings.
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"We purchased the Library 1.7 program this past year for our church library and I love it!!! I love this program because I am basically computer illiterate and this has been so easy and basic. It has felt like it has been leading me by the hand through each step."
Kim Bodeau
Immanual Lutheran Church
Eau Claire, WI
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"Excellent software for church libraries with
tremendous software support."
Diane B. Carr
East Cooper Baptist Church
Mt. Pleasant, SC
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"I think this software is marveous! What I like
most is that I don't have to be a programmer to figure it out. It is so user-friendly, efficient, and easy -- yet I am still growing with it as I discover new features."
Louise Gibbons, Librarian
Kingdom of Heaven Christian Ministries
Menomonee Falls, WI
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"I just purchased your Library 1.7 software and
am very happy how it is working for us. It is
very easy to use and prints everything in such a professional manner. Thank you again for this great software package--it does the job for our library!"
Lorraine Bradfield
Lake Athens Baptist Church Library
Athens, TX
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"The program is great and just what we needed.
It is like going from driving a Volkswagen to a Cadillac! So many of the features are
really great. Love the reports feature. The more we use the software, the more pleased we are with it."
Leslie Costner
Covenant Bible Church
Lincolnton, NC
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"We have enjoyed using the software. We processed
over 1200 books and have more to go. Thank you for helping us get started."
Jan Hill
Intown Community School
Atlanta, GA
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"The program is working great and I really enjoy how it makes my life easier.
The Library 1.7 program has been easy to use, resourceful and very time saving. I would
recommend this program for any church to use. It was the best investment our library has
ever made! The help you have given us in the support line has also been very good.
Anytime I have had a question or problem you have been very quick to respond."
Note: After receiving the update in January 2003, Carol wrote again:
"I am very pleased with the CROSS Library 1.7 system. I have installed the updates and I am so very pleased with the results. The new backup is just wonderful. So much better than the drag and drop method I was having to use before. I also like the label update. It saves so much in labels. Thank you for your product!"
Carol S. Buck, Chairperson Library Committee
First Presbyterian Church
St. Albans, WV
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"Last year your company was most instrumental
in helping Aveleigh Presbyterian Church get our library into the present and hopefully the future!
I can not express the thrill it is to see the records generated, labels printed and books processed due in large part to your technology! My attention gets turned away
from the library frequently, but your product allows me to 'pick up where I left off' with no difficulty! Thank you for the excellent product!"
Cheryl Parr, Librarian
Aveleigh Presbyterian Church
Newberry, SC
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"I have a very extensive church library and am trying to educate
people to the importance of this ministry. I can't tell you how much this
program has already helped me. I was able to put 80 new books into the library this
week-end with all the cards and everything done! It really saves time! I also would like to say how much I
appreciate the quickness in answering my questions. Unlike other vendors,
sometimes it takes forever to get anyone to respond. Keep up the good work. You
may give my name as a 'happy user.' "
Alice Smith, Librarian
Berean Baptist Church
Portage, MI
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"I am recommending your program to everybody I meet! I love your program. It is so easy to use. We are a small congregation of about 375 people.
I am a retired school librarian with a theological degree. For classification purposes, I use the Church & Synagogue Library manuals on classification and
on subject headings. I find them simple enough to use for the size of the library I serve. I expect that these are the two areas in
which most non-professional people need help. I now have entered 626 books in the data base, and
I am hoping to enter the 2000+ remaining this summer. Thanks again for your easy and useful program."
Note: After receiving the January 2003 update, Chris wrote again:
"I have downloaded your latest revision and I think it is just great. I am particularly glad to get the accession report with the classification information. I keep a monthly record of new items by classification and this will keep me from having to make a new file. Thanks so much for all you do. I keep telling people about Library 1.7.
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Chris Kline, Librarian
North Decatur Presbyterian Church
Decatur, GA
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"For several months, I searched for a Windows based library program to replace our DOS based program. I wanted something that would be easy to use, would meet the needs of a multimedia library, and allow us to expand. I was very excited to find Library 1.7. I did some research on it, read the users comments and decided to give it a try. I have found it very easy to use and the customer support during the conversion process was excellent. I am happy to have it set up and in use in the C.N. Glover Library."
Ann Ward, Librarian
Missionary Baptist Seminary
Little Rock, AR
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"We purchased your product some time ago and have been total satisfied with it--it's just as you advertised and more. Thank you for your quick responses to my emails. I'm in the technical computer business and every time I get a chance,
I tout your product, not only for the program
ability but just as importantly, your service. I deal with 20 to 30 different software vendors a week and never have I found service or response that I have with your company."
Jeffrey Baroli, Information Technology Manager
Sterry Memorial Presbyterian Church
Roswell, ID
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"When I spoke to you on the phone last spring about ordering the Library 1.7 program, you requested feedback. I Love It! That's the worst thing I can say about your program. It has proven to be every bit as good as I expected after checking it out on your website prior to ordering. I am still in the process of getting books catalogued and entered so I am not in 'full' operation as yet. It has been relatively easy to find the answer to the questions I have had. As of right now, my questions have all been answered, and I just wanted to give you an encouraging word for the day and to say a big THANK YOU for making this program available. Have a great day."
Janet M. Sanders, Librarian
The Christian Library
Broken Arrow, OK
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"I have really enjoyed the program. I have trained volunteers easily to use it for input. I love how quickly I can sort by clicking on one of the fields. Between Sort and Find, I quickly find any book I want to check on. The Search also allows me to control exactly what I want in a report. Library 1.7 is simple yet powerful enough to do what I need to do with it."
Note: After receiving the January 2003 update, Linda wrote again:
"The program gets better all the time. I love using it!"
Linda Goldman, Librarian
Richland Bible Church
Richland, MI
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"Thanks for making my work easier. I really appreciate having an affordable program to use in our small church library. Your promptness in technical support has been outstanding and your quick replies to email questions have saved
me a
lot of time."
Mag Wilkins, Church Librarian
Salem Avenue Baptist Church
Rolla, MO
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"Thank you for the prompt delivery of my order. I have been experimenting with the system today and am very pleased with the results. I look forward to getting all the church library finally
inventoried and know that going forward the job will be much less demanding because of your software."
Donna Stanton, Librarian
Shiloh Evangelical Free Church
Rockford, IL
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"I certainly have enjoyed working with this program and I find it very easy to use and convenient for our needs. We appreciate your service and interest in keeping us, your customers updated. I was 69 years old, without any experience in library skills at all, when our pastor asked if I would set up a library using the many books which were in boxes and not being used. I surfed the internet to find a program that was available at an affordable price and which would deliver the features that we were looking for. Your program was just what I needed for our church. After entering 1300 books, using the Dewey Decimal Classification system, and labelling, and shelving these books, our congregation is now delighted to have a library that is functionable and a pleasure to use. We are joining up with a more sizable church which did not have a library, and there are people from this incoming congregation who are offering to help in the library because it is so well organized and easy to keep track of the books. So, they will be learning the program. There are folks who are donating many good books and I am pleased to see how the interest in the library has taken off. Thank you very much for all the help you have given."
Viola Ewert, Acting Librarian
Mission Foursquare Church
Mission City, B.C. CANADA
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"Thanks so much for your help. I now have an icon on the desktop that opens
straight into the view screen. It will be so much easier for the users.
I am really enjoying using the program; it is very user-friendly. And,
when needed, technical support has been easy to reach and very helpful."
Shirley Bonfiglio, Library Administrator
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Brevard, NC
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"I'm excited about introducing this whole package
to our members, because I think we are the only
church in town with the library on computer--and
it is looking like it will be easy for people to
use.
It's been very easy to learn, and I think our
teenagers can tutor the rest of the congregation.
I have 250 books entered so far, and the lists are
looking very professional. Thank you for your quick
response and support."
Ann Gallon, Library Team Leader
Community Church of Life, ELCA
Bakersfield, CA
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"I wanted to let you know how pleased we are at Notre Dame with Library 1.7. I have found it to be very easy to use and very clear in its
instructions. In looking at other programs, I found them to be very complex
and somewhat confusing, as well as expensive. Library 1.7 is direct
and quickly learned. The support I have gotten from the technical support
group has been terrific and enough time was spent to solve any problem I
had. Thanks so much for all you've done to assist me in bringing our library
on line.
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Richard A Johnson, Head Librarian
Notre Dame High School
West Haven, CT
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"In the Fall of 2000 I was directed to establish a library for Channel Islands Bible College and Seminary. Well....I knew nothing about libraries! So, to the internet I went....looking for help. I needed a library computer program and I found some, but the costs were very prohibitive! Then, Praise God, I discovered CROSS Systems and Library 1.7....the price was wonderful and we decided to take a 'chance.' What a wonderful program Library 1.7 is!!! It seemingly does everything that the much more expensive programs do. Library 1.7 is so very user-friendly and I really mean that....it just flows. Our Library is small for now, but Library 1.7 has enabled us to have a modern up-to-date computerized library so that we can accommodate our growing student body. Library 1.7 produces the reports, labels and cards for you......you're
gonna love it!"
Note: After receiving the update in October 2002, James wrote again:
"Still love Library 1.7 --- It's simply wonderful!! Thank you for providing this great software!"
James R. Abram, Librarian
Channel Islands Bible College and Seminary
Oxnard, CA
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"I am the Church Librarian for Calvary Reformed Church in Ripon,
California, with a congregation of over 700 members. I am very happy and
satisfied with the CROSS Library 1.7 software. It is 'user-friendly'
and easy to learn. By inputing the information just once, I am able to
generate labels, catalog cards and all types of lists. What a time saver!
Technical support is excellent."
Wanda, Church Librarian
Calvary Reformed Church
Ripon, CA
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"Library 1.7 works flawlessly. Technical support took the time before I made
the purchase to answer questions I had about possible conflicts with other
databases on my pc--and they were right. Library 1.7 does not interfere
with them. Outstanding software and support make this an unbeatable value
in library cataloging. It's really a wonderful program."
Note: After receiving the January 2003 update, John wrote again:
"I have been using Library 1.7 since 2001 to catalog a library of between 10,000 to 15,000 volumes. The program has performed admirably, technical support has been swift and friendly and, with recent enhancements, the program has continued to improve while still being simple to use and easy to update. Future releases may very well give some sophisticated library systems a run for the money at a fraction of the cost."
John Grivetti, Registrar and Administrative Assistant
St. Joseph's House of Studies
Irondale, AL
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"I was in charge of setting up a library for our organization from scratch. With no previous experience in this area, I was bit worried. But Library 1.7 was unbelievably easy. You don't have to be computer savvy to master it! I researched possible systems before purchasing the Library 1.7, and no other product can even come close for the price! None! Their staff is also very friendly and a pleasure to work with. Thank you very much CROSS Systems!"
Pete Kouris, Agency Auditor
GE Capital Card Services
Canton, OH
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"The look of Library 1.7 has a great 'home' feel to it. The color is professional and so is the layout. Thanks for making an easy to use program at a very reasonable cost. I am grateful that this software was available--incredibly easy to use!"
Note: While writing in response to a card about the January 2003 update, Betty commented:
"Again, I absolutely LOVE your program and have told many church librarians about your website in the Sioux Falls SD area--all the way from IA to MN.
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Note: Betty wrote again in November 2004:
"I have been using the new software and am so impressed with it. Any novice or experienced computer user can use this software. That along with the price makes it affordable for any individual or church. I have had many calls from your website and from our own area about the use of this software. The very few times I've had questions regarding the software, the support I've received is truly excellent. You've done everything in your power to make this software user friendly. Again, I would highly recommend this software to anyone.
PS
We have 1500 books logged already, including keywords where appropriate!"
Betty Otten, Church Librarian
Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church
Sioux Falls, SD
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"Library 1.7 was recommended to our library staff less than a year ago. It is wonderful and so user-friendly. Equal to the quality software itself is the helpful customer service. They are so under-standing of any situation or question I have to ask and walk me right through whatever I ask. They even showed me how to get information from the Library of Congress on the Internet. I highly recommend Library 1.7 to anyone. When I volunteered as co-director of our library staff, I did not even know what the "Dewey Decimal System" was. I now have 1000 library books in my computer. See how easy it is when you have Library 1.7!"
Note: While writing about ordering a CD of the January 2003 update, Barbara commented:
"I still absolutely "love" this library software! Your customer service is wonderful and so prompt! Thanks for responding so quickly."
Barbara Blankenship
White Oak Hills Baptist Church
Stone Mountain, GA
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"I highly recommend this software for churches and other organizations operating on small budgets that desire an affordable quality product. After talking with library software vendors whose products costs hundreds more, I wasn't sure what to expect out of Library 1.7 since it was so inexpensive. However, I was pleasantly surprised! Library 1.7 is very user-friendly, and I was able to begin after spending only 20-30 minutes reading the program's help manual. The database initially defaults to sorting the books by title, but this sort-order can quickly be changed to other fields (such as author, or subject) by clicking on that field's label. There is a very large selection of reports to choose from. The program allows your data-entry to be as simplistic or complex as you desire. If you choose to enter the information, an 'index' field is available to reference page numbers of keywords or phrases. Thank you, CROSS Systems!"
Marcia Carswell, Librarian
Morganton First Church of God
Morganton, NC
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"I am so delighted with this program. It is so easy to use and makes the work so much easier and faster. I can accomplish so much more in the library now that I don't have to type all those catalog cards! I would be happy to recommend this to anyone looking for a good inexpensive program for their church library. The support is the greatest! Thanks again for all
that you do."
Josie J. Hudson, Librarian
Pinewood Baptist Church
Pinewood, SC
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"We love your Library 1.7 program. There is still so much for us
to learn and it is all there. All we have to do is spend more time in the
program. The support we have received from CROSS Systems is fantastic.
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Connie Highland, Media-Library Co-Chairman
Point Pleasant Baptist Church
Buchanan, TN
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"Almost one year and 1353 entries later we are
finished! We have completely reorganized and set up
our church library similar to that of a Christian book
store, and we couldn't have done it without Library
1.7!
I became the librarian of our church with absolutely
no previous experience. Add to that the fact that I
was also pretty computer illiterate. Your program was
an absolute life saver! It easily led me step by step
through the process with virtually no problems. It
was also very affordable for a small church such as
ours. I am recommending it to all of our fellow
churches!"
Lisa Haynes, Librarian
Antioch Baptist Church
Waynesville, NC
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"Library 1.7. is very user-friendly and easy to train
fellow-workers to use. All the features you need to run a church
library. This program is all that they say it is and more. If I had
to do it again I would make the same purchase."
Richard Erickson, Volunteer Librarian
Christian Church of Broomfield
Broomfield, CO
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"Just a quick note to let you know that we are absolutely DELIGHTED with our
new Library 1.7 software from CROSS! It`s installed and "up and running."
And--it`s everything your material said about it, plus being easy to
work with. Our head librarian is 80 yrs old and has never used a computer
before. Believe me, it took some doing
to convince her to make the plunge. Now, she is taking to it like a duck to water!
Thank you so much for your good help and advice both by
e-mail and phone. One other thing I like about you and CROSS Systems is that you don`t take a
week or two to reply! Keep up the good work."
Lyle Gordon, Church Chairman
Inland Valley Baptist Fellowship
Hemet, CA
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"We have found Library 1.7 to be very easy to learn and an ideal choice for our rather large church library."
Carolyn Brown, Librarian
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Dallas, TX
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"I am a retired high school librarian. I'm using CROSS Library l.7 to manage our 1,000 volume church library. It prints all kinds of reports for the church staff that makes our collection much more used by the congregation and, therefore, our members support our library. I feel this is a 'win-win' situation for a church!"
Celia Eddy, Librarian
First Christian Church
Topeka, KS
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"I printed label sets and catalog cards today for the first time and am really thrilled with CROSS Library 1.7! Before this I was typing individual catalog cards, labels and check-out cards on an old electric typewriter. What an improvement this is! Entering the information is easier than I'd imagined too. I love the way just typing the first letter of a publisher already added just pops in the publisher's name field box. Other shortcuts like this help make entering the information fast and easy. I am really happy with your program! Thank you too, for the patient helpful technical assistance."
Donna Martin, Librarian
West County Christian Church
St. Louis, MO
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"My wife and I are co-chairs of the library committee. I must say that the Library 1.7 system is well designed and easy to use. Your help screens are very well designed. We are also pleased with the innovative aspects of design, such as the drop-down menus for publishers and subject headings. All in all, the system seems to be well suited to the needs of our retirement community."
Don Axman
Covenant Village of Cromwell
Cromwell, CT
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"I've just read all the comments printed on your web site. They are wonderful and absolutely correct. I could repeat everyone of them for I too love the program and especially appreciate your regular prompt attention to problems. I'm visiting two nearby church libraries on Thursday and each is interested in your program. I'm taking much of your information to them plus samples of cards
and labels. You can be sure that I'll give them an enthusiastic sales
pitch."
Mary E. Graham, Librarian
First Presbyterian Church
Annapolis, MD
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"I want to tell you how much I am enjoying my
recent purchase of your system. It is saving me so much time and it is so easy to use!"
Karla Burkholder, Librarian
Ebenezer Mennonite Church
Bluffton, OH
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"Just a note to let you know that we received the Library 1.7 software and it is everything we needed it to be. We feel very blessed and are very glad we came across your website. I am the Administrator of a private Christian Independent Study Program for Home Educators. We have a big Resource Center and this will be perfect for maintaining our inventory and allowing some accountability for check-out. My sister-in-law, who also is a teacher, saw the program yesterday and will soon be placing an order. I will also refer people to you when appropriate. I am very pleased with your program. Thanks again for your great product!"
Bobby and Tina Jones
Willow Creek Christian Academy
Walnut Creek, CA
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"We purchased the Library 1.7 program this past year for our school library and I love it very much as this program is very user friendly. There are useful functions like lending and borrowing of books or any material. I sincerely appreciate CROSS Systems for coming
out with this software which really helps us a lot. I will strongly recommend to anyone I come to know that they buy this software."
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"I just want to let you know how much this program has been a blessing to our Church. Everyone loves the library and the Library 1.7 program has made the process so much easier and more organized."
Kathy Rouse
First Christian Church
Kenosha, WI
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"Many thanks to you for the print work-around. It saved the day.
All the subject cards are now printed and we can open the library on time. You are by far
the best and most accommodating help service I have ever worked with."
Warren Simmons, does the computer work--not the librarian
First Presbyterian Church of Hemet
Hemet, CA
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"I just want to let you know how much this program has been a blessing to our Church. Everyone loves the library and the Library 1.7 program has made the process so much easier and more organized."
Kathy Rouse
First Christian Church
Kenosha, WI
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"Your product is absolutely perfect for our small Jewish congregational library. What I like most about it is the fact that we can use any call number and are not locked into Dewey, LCC or numbers generated from ISBN numbers. We use a classification system specifically created for Judaica and we needed the flexibility to use any call number. The other enormous plus is the ease with which I can enter the data and print out my entire card catalog after one entry per book. The price can't be beat and I got through to tech support with one phone call. WOW! Your product is making our "room full of books" into a user friendly and easily browsable resource. Thank you!"
Diane Unterspan, Library Chairperson
Temple Beth Or
Montgomery, AL
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"We bought CROSS Library 1.7 for our church library last year after a long search for library software. We have been so pleased with it! It's very easy to use and does everything we need it to do!"
Library Committee
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
Grand Rapids, MN
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"Library 1.7 has been the best software anyone could ask for. It meets ALL of our needs. Our Church Library has over 5000 books and everything is so easy on this software. I couldn't imagine a library without this. This software is extremely affordable, very easy to use, and a delight to work on. I've been using this software for over 2 years and have had NO problems at all. I've been nothing but happy with this product!"
Cathy Harris, Librarian
Moraine Valley Church
Palos Heights, IL
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"Library 1.7 works well for a smaller specialized library that has a staff of 15 volunteers. We are a not-for-profit, art education organization with a fine arts library that consists of nearly 1700 books, 240 videos, and 12 periodical subscriptions. This last year we input all the books, and have almost completed the video section. After the input, we print by title, author, subjects, and classification, and file in large 3-ring binders. This professional system has facilitated searching for ourselves and all our members. We have come a long way from the old and cumbersome card catalogue files that we used in the past."
Note: The Naples Art Association purchased Library 1.7 in November 2001. After receiving the January 2003 update, Patricia wrote:
"I especially like the new "Find" feature. What an improvement, and it makes searching such a joy. I looked for Picasso and found we had 15 books on him. Then I was able to search each of these books and check for any input errors. Terrific. Congratulations and thanks to you and your team."
Patricia Treusch, Librarian
Naples Art Association
The von Liebig Art Center
Naples, FL
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"I like the new update of Library 1.7 very much. I am happy to recommend Library 1.7 to others.
It has been an easy to use system and very dependable. I am using it in a church library of 1,200 books and I am sure it will be satisfactory
for many more books. We use it for separate collections, such the main library, plus different files for easy and juvenile books, and AV. I have been an administrator in a large university library and helped install systems but I am retired and volunteering in small church and academic libraries."
Eva Kiewitt, Ph.D
Bloomington, IN
Note: Eva is a member of The Christian Librarian's Association and within the association was the former chair of CILA, Commission for International Library Assistance. She first purchased Library 1.7 in March, 1999 and updated in January, 2003.
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"The CROSS Library 1.7 software has streamlined my method of placing donated and new books into circulation. There are eight pieces of information that has to be typed or written to record a book for circulation. Library 1.7 takes one small screen of information and generates all eight pieces of information. I press print a few times then glue, stick, file and place in the accession book. In four hours I processed 85 books for circulation. I am very pleased with this software and its accompanying consumable paper products."
Note: Two years later, Dana wrote again:
"I am still enjoying the software. It performs well for our 2000 title library."
Dana Benefield, Librarian
Leonardtown Baptist Church
Leonardtown, MD
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"I am enjoying using the updated Library 1.7 software. It is responsive to
commands and inputting is fast. I really appreciate the addition of being able to have the first 3 letters of the author's name in caps as this is the way I prepare my books. The service from CROSS is great. I am glad I chose this product for our library."
Janet Vance, Librarian
NW Hills Community Church
Corvallis, OR
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"Thank you for such a prompt reply to our Viewer sign off problem. What you suggested worked and our members should find it very computer friendly. Your tech support is great and really appreciated. I never expected such a quick response. I was also impressed with the Library Program 1.7. It was easy to enter our 2,703 items and went much faster than I had anticipated. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in a Library program."
Note: Joan wrote that on 7/25/2003. The program was sent to her on 7/1/2003! Upon further inquiry as to how long it actually took, she wrote:
"I installed the program on July 3rd and started entering on July 4th. On July 21st I finished. My goal was to have it completed in one month averaging 100 a day, but it was so easy I usually did over 200. I am amazed myself."
Joan Keiser, Library Chairperson
First Reformed Church
Lafayette, IN
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"I am a missionary and at present I serve as the Librarian for our Baptist Theological Seminary of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi. We have been using your program for almost two years now and find it user-friendly and a big improvement over our previous media program we were using. I really do enjoy using your program!"
Note: Mary wrote again on 10/8/2003 after having a problem following a download update of the software:
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! The program is working now on both computers. I had problems with my program after completing the download for an upgrade from the internet. You have been so helpful through your technical support. You received my questions in a good way, responded promptly to my queries, and kept offering advice for things to try until I was able to sort out my program problem. I am a missionary serving in Africa with a seminary library, and so it was not possible to call on the phone for help and advice. I feel like you all went the second mile in steadily receiving and answering my email questions with patience, in easy to understand directions and in a very timely manner. It was great to realize such good technical support over such a long distance.
Your program is very user friendly for our setting. Then when I had a technical problem your technical support was "spot on" as we say here in sorting out the problem."
Mary E. Thompson, Librarian
Baptist Theological Seminary of Malawi
Lilongwe, MALAWI
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"Thanks for such a great library program, it makes my job so much easier. I found it very easy to use, even though I have very limited computer knowledge. It is great to see your openness to user suggestions and your willingness to incorporate them in future updates. I would recommend this program to anyone in a library."
Susan Muldoon, Church Librarian
Winona Gospel Church
Winona, ON CANADA
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"I personally thank you for having invented such a good system, even better than you think it is! With money as tight as it is, we are very grateful for your terrific system, your efforts at updating, keeping us informed, and the economical aspects of your useful, practical system. Thank you!"
Sister Marie Therese Poliquin, Volunteer Coordinator
Saint Raphael Church
Crystal, MN
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"I love the Library 1.7 software! It makes it very easy to catalog new
acquisitions and to update the "old" collection as well. It is simple
enough that even those with no computer experience can learn to help. The
various kinds of reports are very helpful and the ease with which you can
produce catalog cards is wonderful. The Technical Support has been
superior. I can highly recommend this product for any church library!"
Alice Griffin, Library Chairman
Calvary Baptist Church
State College, PA
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"I found the entry process very easy and the ability to print a copy of
the collection helpful. I haven't used all aspects, but am looking forward to doing so."
Shirley McMillan
New Wilmington Presbyterian Church
New Wilmington, PA
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"I would like to say how pleased I've been with the CROSS Library 1.7 program. It performs an amazing number of functions quite well and is definitely "user-friendly." I especially enjoy the Internet link to Library of Congress which makes cataloging those books without CIP information so much easier. Students and staff have quickly learned to use the program and are quite enthusiastic about being able to find books and create bibliographies. It's a very useful program at an incredibly reasonable price."
Ann Wilkerson
Ascension Episcopal School
Houston, TX
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"I have been so pleased with the Library 1.7 software program. Entering data is so easy and fast. I have had problems in the past with other software programs with my labels not lining up correctly. It caused hours of frustration and wasted labels, which also meant wasted money. I recently printed labels for the first time with the Library 1.7 software and they were aligned perfectly. I am excited and looking forward to when all the data has been entered so that we can begin using the check in/check out features. I know our users and library volunteers will enjoy it because of its ease and quickness.
The customer support is outstanding. I just couldn't believe the quick response to my email. The customer support staff actually called me and walked me through each step. I am not computer literate. This is what I think I appreciated most about the support, that they were so patient and didn't treat me like I was bothering them or asking stupid, repetitive questions. They didn't rush me, even though we were on the phone for quite a while. They answered every question I had and gave me additional information that would make things go smoother.
I would highly recommend this software for any church library, no matter the size. The product is the best I've seen on the market, the price is lower than any I had priced out, and the customer support is second to none. Thanks for making my library job more pleasurable and more efficient."
Susan Hogan, Librarian
Church of Christ at Manor Woods
Rockville, MD
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"We at the Louis Gossett Residential Center have a small library that contains nearly 8,000 books, not including the variety of magazines. Library 1.7 has enabled us to maintain a solid record of our collection and also of the students usage. Since using this program we have experienced fewer losses and have become more organized. The new updates have allowed us to view our collection from a variety of perspectives. Our social study teachers had wanted us to have the capability to access all books on one theme that exist in our library. With this new 2003-2004 update, we can now do this.
This program is not only functional but economical and I would suggest making a committment to paying the annual update fees in order to benefit from extending the life and capabilities of this program. In comparison to all other programs I have researched, I would say that it is more than worth what you pay and as good as those others on the market that are too outrageous in cost to purchase!"
Note: When emailing a year later Consuelo wrote:
"I really love Library 1.7!"
Consuelo Bernard, Librarian
Louis Gossett Jr. Residential
Lansing, NY
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"I was about to recommend to my church a much more expensive system that is too much for small churches when I learned about Library 1.7 from the library director at another church. I am having a lot of fun with it, especially with showing patrons what it can do."
Note: When emailing several months later about another matter in September, 2004, Gayle wrote again:
"First, I want to say how much I am enjoying our Library 1.7 system. It is perfect for our church."
Note: Gayle emailed us again in September, 2006 about moving on to another ministry opportunity and made the following comment:
"CROSS Systems has a great product and helped organize our library so much at a very reasonable cost."
Gayle Britt, Media Library Director
Providence Baptist Church
Bartlett/Arlington, TN
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"I am using the CROSS Library 1.7 software program and it is working very nicely for me. It is very user-friendly and I am having a great time getting our books cataloged. We have a small library about one thousand or so books and I am about half way though. Thank you for an excellent product."
Shirley Kendrick, Librarian
Parkwood Seventh-day Adventist Church
Modesto, CA
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"We are so pleased with this program. All committee members are having an easy time learning how to use it. I am not very literate when it comes to computers so I appreciate its simplicity."
Lois Walton, Librarian
Caribou United Baptist Church
Caribou, ME
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Note: After receiving the latest Library 1.7 update, Marcia wrote in July, 2004:
"It's like Christmas in July at the GSP Library!"
Note: In response to our request for permission to put her comment on this site, she wrote:
"I'm not sure how much help I can be to others as I'm still fumbling my way around the program, but it IS easy to use and a little time spent reading the help and tutorial sections would be well spent! My days working in the college library are long past and we did it all by hand and typewriter on cards!!! Love having computer to do it, but takes a little 'learning.'"
Marcia Reynolds, Librarian
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Bartlesville, OK
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"We are very happy with the Library 1.7 program and so glad we found it by searching the Internet. It was easy to learn and does a beautiful job of printing out information we need
."
Lois Ford, Librarian
World Gospel Mission DBA
American Indian Field
Peoria, AZ
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"When I was told that I had to switch to a new library record system, the idea of starting over, with 5030 books to enter, was devastating. Thanks to the CROSS Library 1.7 system, the job was quick and painless. With very little computer knowledge, I was able to load and use the system immediately with only minor frustration. Technical support was always ready with the answer when I hit a snag. I put the system on home and church computers so that I could keep adding books wherever I happened to be when a spare moment came along. Now the reports I am generating astound me. Using older computers, we have set up viewing screens in both our adult and children's libraries. If you have other media to maintain, videos, cd's, sheet music, etc., the Media Type option makes it easy to separate.
I am a volunteer librararian (former school principal) who loves books but didn't want a scheduled job. Our church is a large, urban, older and very supportive Lutheran congregation. We do not use the checkin/checkout capabilities and are not interested in bar codes. But, the best part is, that we no longer have to use a Card Catalog!!!"
Note: Shirley wrote again in February 2007:
"Although I have been using CROSS Library 1.7 for over three years now, I am still finding new things that it can do for me every day. Having very limited computer skills, I truly appreciate a program that is both quick and uncomplicated. I simply enter the information, run off the labels, and my super library team can accession new materials, generate inventory reports, and keep all our records accurate and up-to-date. This program makes it easy for me to work both at church and at home, which ever suits my schedule.
Now that the old card catalog is gone, our congregation uses the Search function to find books or other media with just a click of the keys. It is surprisingly easy. They can use title, author, subject, or classification to find all the material they need. I recommend an extra computer just for the congregation. And be sure to sign on for assistance which also entitles you to get all the updates, plus very prompt, unthreatening personal help on everything. As we approach our 6000 accession mark, I can’t imagine life without Library 1.7."
Shirley Cunningham, Librarian
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Hickory, NC
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"We are a church of about 200 in attendance, and the CROSS Library 1.7 system is serving our congregation very well. It's affordable, easy to use and the tech support is outstanding. Help is just a phone call away, and our questions are always answered with courtesy. A representative has patiently walked us through various steps without making us feel hurried or pressured. We have catalogued more than 1,300 items to date and are grateful for an efficient, workable library system to manage them."
Shirley Brosius, Christian Education Chairperson
First United Methodist Church
Millersburg, PA
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"I am so very pleased with my CROSS Library 1.7 software. It has been so easy to use. Also, the technical help is tremendous. It is prompt and each question answered completely. I purchased a new computer last week and transferring my information was a breeze. Thanks so much for making this program available."
Lela Wilson, Librarian
Calvary Baptist Church
Scottsboro, AL
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"I am so very pleased with my CROSS Library 1.7 software. It has been so easy to use. Also, the technical help is tremendous. It is prompt and each question answered completely. I purchased a new computer last week and transferring my information was a breeze. Thanks so much for making this program available."
Lela Wilson, Librarian
Calvary Baptist Church
Scottsboro, AL
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"I truly love your software program. I used it to organize around 3,000 books, videos, etc. It has made our library so much more organized and user-friendly. It's worth every penny!!"
Note: Four years later, Barb wrote again after downloading an update:
"We have been using this library system since 2002 and really love it. I just downloaded the updated version and this is the best of all. I am totally convinced that we have the best collection of Christian materials in all of Steamboat Springs, and it could not have happened without CROSS Library 1.7 (almost 4,000 entries). CROSS technical support is very helpful and I appreciate it as well."
Barb Bradt
Euzoa Bible Church
Steamboat Springs, CO
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"The Edmond Church of Christ has been a satisfied user of your Library 1.7 software for several years, with a current book inventory of about 2500 books. We are presently extracting reports of books by author and title to PDF format for members to browse via our church Internet web site. The reports are Library 1.7 generated by simply printing them to the Adobe Acrobat Distiller, which Acrobat sets up as if it were an additional printer. The report files are thus saved in Adobe PDF format, copied to our Internet server, and linked to the “Resources” page on the church web site. You are welcome to visit our web site and see for yourself at:
www.edcofc.org/church_resources/index.html under Church Library Resources."
Hope Jernigan, Librarian
Ken Jernigan, Rod & Dicki Phillips, Associate Librarians
Edmond Church of Christ
Edmond, OK
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"We've been using your system for over a year and are very pleased with it. Very simple to enter data and save and retrieve. I'd be happy to encourage anyone to "audition" your library package. It certainly is an easy program and one that after the first few entries the editor has enough expertise to sail along. You have a great program and services."
Sheila Irmiter, Library Volunteer
Jesuit Retreat House
Parma, OH
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"We have been using the CROSS Library 1.7 Software for over a year and it has
surpassed our expectations. The user friendly screens are expecially helpful as several different people have worked on entering the 2000+ books in our library into the data base. The process of cataloguing the books has been made very easy by using the labels for the author and title cards, date due envelopes, spine labels and borrowers cards. We are a small church library which recently relocated into a larger area and the software has allowed us to become much more efficient. Thanks for a great program and timely support."
Connie Smith, Church Librarian
Groveland Missionnary Church
Groveland, IL
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"I greatly enjoy working with the Library 1.7 program. It is very easy to use and it has allowed me some options for our small church library (approximately 2200 books and videos). For instance, the library has just completed the first stage of organization and at present we are using the Reports feature to produce a "Paper Catalog" for our patrons. The formats of the reports are wonderful! They are uncomplicated and easy for the patrons to
interpret. I am extremely satisfied with the program!"
Charlotte Brown, Librarian
Western Hills Church of Christ
Fort Worth, TX
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"I recently went to a library conference and attended a workshop on another library program. I just want to let you know how proud I am that we have the CROSS Library 1.7 program. The other program is far too complicated for amateurs to master. It seemed like a program suitable for university or large civic libraries. I think Library 1.7 is perfect for small churches which most of them have. There were two ladies in the workshop that I was in who had had the program for over a year and they could hardly go through the process of entering a book. Most church librarians are not trained in library skills. That’s why I like Library 1.7. Even though I have worked with school library automated programs, I still feel Library 1.7 is more suitable for the average unskilled church librarian."
Ethel Stiles, Librarian
Parkview Baptist Church
Lake City, FL
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"I love the Library 1.7 program! It's very easy to understand. Not only is this program easy to understand, it's easy to show others how to use it. I was in charge of figuring it all out and then teaching the others. It was so simple. I also encouraged the other librarians to go to your website and read through all of your questions and answers. They were so helpful to me that I wanted them to read it for themselves. I was afraid we would be very overwhelmed with entering all of our books into the computer. But it is running so smoothly. The more we enter, the faster it goes."
Bonnie Valentine, One of the Librarians
Berea Baptist Church
Berea, OH
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"I had a lot of fun learning your excellent Library 1.7 program. It was so user friendly, I couldn't believe it!!
The way you have the Help section organized, I imagine was the result of a lot of time and effort. Including a short library set of books is an excellent way to get some hands on experience before setting up your own library. I started entering books and was surprised by all the little things in the program to make it so easy (especially compared to what I had been using).
It didn't take long to discover how easy it was to print the labels. I have now printed the label sets for new purchases and am ready for more!
I have been listing "SERIES - (name of the series with the BOOK NO.)" in Collation. In Comments, I have been listing "GIFT - Name of the donor". In printing lists, I have used the SEARCH in finding the series or gifts for a printed report. That SEARCH tool gives you almost unlimited possibilities in coming up with all sorts of reports!
Today I made a backup (3 1/2" disk). Your program formatted the disk and entered the data nicely. I think I have done most of the operations we will require and it has been a real pleasure doing it. Thanks again for your fine program. I'd recommend it to any library, especially smaller ones like ours."
Jackie and Eldon Buss
Redeemer Lutheran Church
South Holland, IL
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"I have been using the Library 1.7 program in my church library for almost four years. I've been very happy with Library 1.7. It has made the whole process of being a church librarian so much easier."
Cynthia Leonhardt, Librarian
East Greenwich United Methodist Church
East Greenwich, RI
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"I purchased the CROSS Library 1.7 program for our church several years ago. I can't tell you how pleased we are with the software. It's better than I ever expected, is easy to use and our library is finally getting organized! Thank you again for putting out such a good product at such an affordable price."
Susan Kessler, Library Coordinator
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pell Lake, WI
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"I really like this software. It is easy to use and very helpful in finding
books and making reports. Thanks for all your help and thanks for creating this software!"
Nancy Robbins, Church Librarian
South Jefferson Baptist Church
Louisville, KY
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"I am a retired librarian and have been very happy with the CROSS Library 1.7 software for our church library. We have about 1500 books entered with about 200 left to add. The program has really done everything I've needed!"
Karen Warner
First United Methodist Church
Norfolk, NE
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"We love using the Library 1.7 software to maintain the database for our church library. We often have people who are looking for resources in our library. It helps us greatly to be able to locate the resource they are seeking by checking our database. One of the best advantages to this program is the technical support. I have always found the technician to be pleasant, genuinely concerned, and determined to find a solution for any problem we have encountered."
Sandy Bolton, Assistant Librarian
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church
Princeton, WV
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"I have been very happy with the software and all the report options it offered."
Lynn McClure, Librarian
Cross Pointe Church of God
Bloomington, IL
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"I have used this library program for 5 years. It is a jewel to use. Anytime I had a problem tech service was right there to help. Most of the time it was me who had the questions and no fault of the program. I felt very secure with the program and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to speed up their time processing books.
I would be happy to talk to anyone about the program."
Janice Browning, Church Librarian
First United Methodist Church
Ponca City, OK
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