Křesťanská knihovna a informační centrum, z.ú.

Křesťanská knihovna a informační centrum, z.ú. — commonly presented as Křesťanská knihovna Praha (Prague Christian Library) — is an independent, non-profit Christian library and information centre based in Prague, Czech Republic. Its registered office and public reading room are located at Balbínova 10 in Prague 2. The organisation operates as a publicly accessible lending library whose stated purpose is to give Christians, researchers and interested members of the public access to information relating to Christianity and the Bible. The library describes itself as an independent non-profit organisation that is not affiliated with any educational or religious institution. It is open and available to the general public, and its collection is intended to help users discover the values of the Christian faith, gain a greater understanding of biblical truth, and grow and develop on their spiritual journey. The library maintains a searchable catalogue that can be queried by title and author in both Czech and English. Beyond lending, the library offers a range of services and activities. Its website lists sections covering the library's purpose, location and opening hours, lending, the library collection, library services, activities, information resources, how to get involved, and contact details. It also announces special book orders: the library can order new, used and out-of-print books for users at their retail price. A monthly newsletter of updates is available on request. The library is led by Jim and Laurie Barnes, who are listed as its management. Contact is maintained through a telephone number and an email address published on the site. The website is operated with a content management system provided by NETservis s.r.o., and the site carries a copyright notice for Křesťanská knihovna Praha. As a small, mission-driven non-profit, the organisation is best understood as a community and information-service brand rather than a commercial retailer. Its identity rests on free or low-cost public access to Christian literature and biblical resources in the Czech capital, combined with a personal, service-oriented approach to helping readers find material — including sourcing titles that are otherwise hard to obtain.

Křesťanská knihovna a informační centrum, z.ú. is a Czech non-profit organisation that operates the Prague Christian Library (Křesťanská knihovna Praha). It is registered as a z.ú. — the Czech legal form for a registered institute, a type of non-profit entity — and is recorded as an organisation in Wikidata (Q101063728). The library is based at Balbínova 10 in Prague 2 and presents itself as an independent, non-profit organisation that is not connected to any educational or religious organisation. The library's stated vision is to enable Christians, researchers and other interested people to access information relating to Christianity and the Bible. Its collection and resources are intended to help users discover the values of the Christian faith, gain a greater understanding of biblical truth, and grow and develop on their spiritual journey. It emphasises that it is open and accessible to the general public. The library is run under the leadership of Jim and Laurie Barnes, who are identified on the website as the library's management. Day-to-day contact is handled through a published telephone number and email address. The website provides information on the library's location and opening hours, lending arrangements, its collection, its services, its activities and events, information resources, and ways to get involved. A searchable catalogue allows users to look up individual books by title and author in both Czech and English. If a user cannot find what they are looking for, they are invited to contact the library directly. The library also offers a special ordering service: it can order new, used and out-of-print books for users at their retail price. In November 2023 the website's news section announced this special ordering service and invited users to subscribe to a monthly updates newsletter by contacting the library. The website is built on a content management system supplied by NETservis s.r.o. and carries a copyright notice for Křesťanská knihovna Praha. As of the available evidence, the organisation continues to operate as an active, small-scale, mission-driven library and information centre serving the Christian and general reading public in Prague.

• Website news announces special book ordering for new, used and out-of-print titles.

• Website news invites users to subscribe to monthly updates by contacting the library.

Independent, non-denominational non-profit library and information centre offering public access to Christian and biblical resources in Prague.

• Lending library services

  Public lending of Christian and biblical literature from the library's collection.

• Online catalogue

  Searchable by title and author in both Czech and English.

• Special book ordering

  The library can order new, used and out-of-print books for users at their retail price.

• Monthly updates newsletter

  Regular monthly updates sent to users who request them.

1. 1Křesťanská knihovna Praha - Prague Christian Librarychristianlibrary.cz
2. 2Wikidata: Křesťanská knihovna a informační centrum, z.ú.wikidata.org