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What do you do with your VHS tapes that have been offered, but no one
wants?  I am several boxes that I weeded, but no one is interested.

Nancy Genteman
District Librarian
Highland CUSD#5
Highland, IL

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> When I weeded a lot of videos last year, I first ran a report that showed
> which videos had not circulated in the last 3 years. If they were VHS tapes
> and they had not circulated, I discarded them. If there was a VHS tape that
> had circulated, I searched online to see if there was a DVD I could
> purchase to replace it with. If I could not find a DVD to replace it with,
> then I put a sticker on on the VHS box that said "keep VHS" so I knew not
> to discard it in the future.
>
> *Amie Mouser*
> Tri-Valley CUSD #3 Library Media Specialist
> amouser at tri-valley3.org
> 309-378-2031
> www.tri-valley3.org  <http://www.tri-valley3.org>
> www.tri-valley3library.weebly.com
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone still have video tape collections for elementary or high
>> school?  We have several which have not circulated this year.  I'm not sure
>> what the best way to weed or dispose of them.  I'm open for suggestions.
>> Thanks!!
>>
>>
>> Always,
>>
>> *Amy C. Brokaw*
>>
>> District Librarian
>> Blue Ridge CUSD 18
>> Farmer City, IL 61842
>>
>> Library Catalog: Blue Ridge Destiny Quest
>> <https://blueridge.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas47_1251472>
>> Twitter: @BR18Library <https://twitter.com/BR18Library>
>>
>>
>> "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
>>  Eleanor Roosevelt
>>
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