[ISLMA-Share] "Average" size collection for 420 student middle school

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I recently retired from a K-5 building with 470 students and had 8500 books.

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> They did the same for me but I had the advantage that most of my books are
> thin as we are a K-8 so I could keep more.  They told me ahead of time that
> I had to decrease my collection by 3,000 books and I did it by getting rid
> of any duplicate copies and older than 10 year non fiction.  We have 320
> kids and my collection stands at 12,500
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> Betty Klein
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> Librarian
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> Avery Coonley School
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> Downers Grove, IL  60515
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> kleibet at averycoonley.org
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> Hi all!
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> My library got renovated during the summer and today the company came to
> put all my books back on the shelves. Lo and behold, there are not enough
> shelves! We are 26 shelves short! Which led the project manager on the
> business end to ask me if I am perhaps a bit "heavy" on books?
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> Can anyone tell me what your collection number is for a middle school with
> around 430 students? I have 10,000 books.
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> Thank you for any advice.
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> Lori McGreal
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> Library Media Specialist
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> Lincoln Hall Middle School
> 6950 N. East Prairie Road
> Lincolnwood, IL 60712
> Phone: 847-745-3843
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> lmcgreal at sd74.org
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