The Hennage Library

The heart of Colonial Williamsburg

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Our parish is blessed with The Hennage Library, a small (1,400) but carefully chosen collection of faith-based materials available to educate, enlighten and entertain members of our congregation. The Library is located in the lower level of the Parish House and is open from 8am to 4pm on Friday and daily whenever meetings are not scheduled there. Check the Calendar for availability or call the Parish House (757-229-2891). More information is found here.

 


RECENT ACQUISITIONS


Lianne Johnson Boller, The Tombs & Memorials of Bruton Parish Church (2023)   283.73 BpcT 


Megan Castellan, Welcome to a Life of Faith in the Episcopal Church (2019)   283.73 CasW


Will Molineux, She Gave Away Bruton's Pulpit: Cynthis B.T. Coleman's Gift to the Reverend W.A.R. Goodwin (2024)   283.73 MolS


Marilynne Robinson, Reading Genesis (2024)   222.11 RobR


Oran E. Warder, Rebuilding Zion: William Holland Wilmer and the Rebirth of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, 1782-1827 (2023)  283.73 WarR


Anna Woofenden, This is God's Table: Finding the Church Beyond the Walls (2020)   272.94 WooT






How To Use The Library

  • Reference Books are to be used only in the Library.
  • All books are to be signed out in the register. 
  • When books are returned, the register should again be used to sign the items back in, and the books placed in the return bin inside the library.
  • Books may be borrowed for a period of 30 days.
  • We thank you for helping us to take care of this wonderful resource so that all may enjoy it.

Adopt-A-Book

If you would like to remember or honor a family member or friend, consider the Adopt-A-Book program to donate a book to Bruton Parish’s Hennage Library. Some Bruton committees recognize the contributions of retiring committee chairs in this way.  You may suggest a suitable book. As with any book donated to the library, it will be reviewed by the committee for consideration. 

 

If preferred, you can describe the individual you wish to honor and the Library Committee will seek a suitable book and review the choice with you. The Library Committee will purchase the book at the best available price and let you know the cost. A check can be written to Bruton Parish Episcopal Church and given to the comptroller with a notation of its purpose. The committee will add a nameplate indicating the person being honored and the donating person or group, if desired. The book is then catalogued and placed on the new acquisitions shelves in the library for parishioners’ enjoyment and education. 

 

Please send an email to library@brutonparish.org to let us know of your interest. 

Guild Of Bruton Authors

The James C. Livingston Guild of Bruton Authors was established in 2012 to honor the legacy of James C. Livingston, late professor of religion at The College of William and Mary and a widely-respected author.


Bruton parishioners who have authored one or more published books may be elected to the Guild by the Library Committee, and there are now over 40 members. Each year the Committee invites nominations, with a November 1 deadline, and new members are announced at the end of the year.


The nomination form is available online (click HERE to access the form) and may be sent to the Library Committee at authorsguild@brutonparish.org or placed in the Library Committee box in the Parish House.


The Link Library


Click here to access the Link Library, a gateway to internet resources that supplement the book collection.

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