[ISLMA-Share] Book Weeding

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I've divided the Dewey collection into thirds and weed 1/3 of the
collection every March; I weed fiction every year.  I follow the MUSTY
guidelines that have been posted here already, and use the "no check-outs
in the last 5-years" guideline in fiction as that's the part of the
collection that I find the hardest to weed.  While weeding, I keep a
running list of popular titles that need to be replaced over the summer
(example--this year all Fitzgerald, Frost, and Hemingway will be replaced).

We have a 25¢-per-item used book sale every April that includes lots of
spring-cleaning donations from the high school's staff.  Whatever doesn't
sell will be offered to local public libraries for their upcoming sales.
But the worst offenders of the MUSTY guidelines never make it to the book
sale; they are discarded, recycled, or used by students in the art
department.

Ann Marie Jinkins
Librarian
Rochelle Township High School
1401 Flagg Road
Rochelle,  IL 61068

(815)562-4161, ext. 4112
ajinkins at rthsd212.org

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> I am going through a LARGE weeding process (I have never done it before
> lol). This is year 3 with no weeding....I am getting new carpet this year
> so it is perfect timing. I plan to start on Monday...any advice? How many
> years should I go back--I was thinking since 2010 (last check out date)? Do
> you just give them away? Donate them?
>
> I am happy to let you all know what we have (in general) to see if anyone
> wants them.
>
> Any advice is great!
>
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