Ashley Borman, Technical Services Librarian at the Clintonville (WI) Public Library and YSS board member, is back with her monthly column and she found a great resource to share with you.
Are you always unsure of what you should and shouldn’t keep? Or what to do with the books you do discard? Here is the link to an excerpt from a Booklist article that gives some great advice.
Here are a few quick tips from
the article (take a read for some more in depth explanations):
- Already discarded items can be donated, sold, given away, recycled, or repurposed.
- Award winners don’t need to be saved if they don’t circulate
- Gift items and local authors should be treated as every other book-if it doesn’t circ Throw-It (in the discard pile)!
- If you have upset patrons, create a Cart of Shame
- If you have a high circulating collection, re-evaluate space needs for other areas and think about expanding
The Cart of Shame is my favorite of these tips (and one I think I might try someday!). Do you have any fun or out there weeding rules you follow?
If so, I’d love to hear them! Send
me a message at aborman@clintonvillelibrary.org
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