Catholic Library Renewal Network

Promoting the intellectual life of the Church through the restoration of Catholic Libraries
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Our Mission: To advance and promote the Catholic intellectual life through the restoration of Catholic libraries.
How it works: The Catholic Library Renewal Network works to connect willing donors with Catholic organizations for the purpose of building for them a professional library suited to their spiritual, formative, and intellectual needs.  This network takes the stress off the community to fund-raise for such projects thus allowing them more time to advance their work and live their way of life. The CLRN works with Loome Theological Booksellers to appraise and supply the libraries.  As the CLRN raises the money for these communities, Loome Theological Booksellers is able to provide the books to complete their libraries.

Letter from Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

"Dear Friends,

"I am so pleased to be able to write this positive note with regard to the Catholic Library Renewal Network. The mission of the project is to advance and promote the Catholic intellectual life through the restoration of Catholic libraries. By supplying legitimate Catholic organizations with a library that is suited to intellectual and spiritual formation, the Catholic Library Renewal Network is destined to provide a great service for the Church.

"In the past, we know the historical importance of the monastic and university libraries in the development of our Western civilization. I believe, even more so at this critical moment of history, that having access to Catholic resources and Catholic literature is indispensable as we move forward into a technological era.

"I am very pleased to be able to offer this recommendation for the Catholic Library Renewal Network. I ask God's blessing on it and particularly on Loome Theological Booksellers in Stillwater, Minnesota, who are providing this resource."
+John C. Nienstedt
Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis