Hello,
This week we will tackle weeding the 200’s. This section is Religion and Mythology. Much of our books in this area such as Bibles, devotional materials, and missionary stories are timeless and there may be very little weeding done here. Look for books that may be outdated, or that are in dire need of repair. Consider replacing books with newer editions or brighter covers.
Check your section and see if there are books that aren’t circulating. If they aren’t, try to learn the reason why. If they look ‘old’, maybe you need to help move this along. Here are some ideas to promote books in your library.
1. New Book Jackets. Ask students to read them and create a new book jacket for the book. This could be a book report assignment.
2. Junior Librarian – Ask particular students to help you decide whether or not to keep the books. Their job is to read the book and let you know what the book is about and their opinion of the book. If you keep this to a certain few, word will get out and others may ask to help, too. I usually approach a student in a confidential manner and ask if they are interested in helping me with something.
3. Read one part of the book and get interest going. If students ask why you aren’t reading the whole book, tell them that you are reading a blurb similar to the information found on a book jacket or the back of a book. They will have to read the whole book themselves.
4. Create a space to focus on older books that haven’t circulated much and put up a sign that reads “Lonely Books, These books need a friend to read them.”
You will be able to come up with other ideas to promote books. Send any great ideas to me and I will share them with the group.
Have a great week – what’s left of it!
Audrey
Sdalibrarian.blogspot.com
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