Conference Resource Library (Western District Conference, Mennonite Church USA)

The Conference Resource Library (formerly Western District Loan Library) functions under the supervision of the Western District Conference Resource Commission (formerly Education Committee). It was begun in 1936 largely through the efforts of Abram Warkentin, then on the staff of Bethel College. Through gifts and purchase the library was developed until in 1959 it had 3,400 volumes for loan; in 2009 it had over 12,000 items316-283-6300. At the beginning it was housed by Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas.

Additional Information

Address: 2517 North Main, North Newton, Kansas

Phone: 316-283-6300

Website: Conference Resource Library

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1136. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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MLA style: Schmidt, John F. and Sam Steiner. "Conference Resource Library (Western District Conference, Mennonite Church USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2009. Web. 22 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/conference_resource_library_western_district_conference_mennonite_church_usa.

APA style: Schmidt, John F. and Sam Steiner. (2009). Conference Resource Library (Western District Conference, Mennonite Church USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/conference_resource_library_western_district_conference_mennonite_church_usa.

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