Moonshine Public Library Streamlining the collection for a better public service.

Moonshine Public Library

Streamlining the Streamlining the collection for a better collection for a better

public service.public service.

Dilemma of Moonshine

Public•• Moonshine has run out of Moonshine has run out of

shelf space for our collectionshelf space for our collection

•• Our current collection policy Our current collection policy is excessively generousis excessively generous

•• The library has not been The library has not been weeded for damaged, weeded for damaged, unused, and out of date unused, and out of date books since 2002books since 2002

•• MPL staff shortage has made MPL staff shortage has made weeding a secondary thoughtweeding a secondary thought

•• The building is turning into a The building is turning into a fire hazardfire hazard

•• Bond issues to expand the Bond issues to expand the library have been voted library have been voted down three times since 2000down three times since 2000

The previous collection development policy

●Acquire at least one of every book published because someone might want it someday.

●Keep all books regardless of condition.●Keep all usable items regardless of format or

user friendliness.●The town will reduce our acquisition budget.

The Great Purge

• 7 years since last weeding

• 21,100 items• Removing

irrelevant and damaged material

The PlanThe Plan

Step 1: Review Collection

Step 2: Staff Addition

Step 3: Removal of Items

Step 4: Create Weeding Activities

The Future of Weeding

•• Weeding will Weeding will become a become a quarterly quarterly activity.activity.

•• Average number Average number in collection will in collection will be set at be set at 41,900.41,900.

•• Annual book Annual book sales and Earth sales and Earth Week activities.Week activities.

Collection Figures

The Effects of Weeding

•Collection Development Policy

•Budget

• Daily Activities

Collection Development

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Daily Activities

•Pages•Cataloging•Circulation•Collection

Development•HR/Marketing

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Moonshine Public Library

Streamlining the Streamlining the collection for a better collection for a better

public service.public service.