Moonshine Public Library

We Don’t Want to End Up Like Sunny

Glow Library

S W O TStrengths: Weaknesses: Opportunity: Threat:

Willingness of staff to tackle this issue

Lack of public space-poor space flow with excess carts

To clean up collection and make it more current

Possibility of bad publicity

Collaboration between departments to solve this situation

Books not organized as efficiently as possible

To make some money selling weeded materials

Possibility of disagreements on how to accomplish tasks

Lack of funds for purchase of new shelving immediately

Look and be more organized

Realize the need for additional shelving and plan for the future

The weeding process provides 4 Opportunities:

1. staff leadership and learning

2. the MPL to gain positive publicity

3. address the shelving budget and plan for the future

4. improve the library’s collection, organization, and appearance

Mission Statement

Ou r l i b ra ry s t r i ves to be an

approachab le , i n te l l e c tua l l y access ib le

o rgan i za t ion tha t i s sens i t i ve to the

needs o f a l l u se r s wh i l e p rov id ing a

pos i t i ve l ea rn ing env i ronment…

Weeding Policy Mater ia ls that no longer meet the

stated miss ion of the l ibrary ( inc luding i tems that have become damaged or obsolete) wi l l be withdrawn from the l ibrary’s publ ic col lect ion accord ing to the accepted profess ional pract ices descr ibed in the CREW* method…

* See CREW: A Weed ing Manua l f o r Modern L ib ra r ie s

… Disposal of wi thdrawn l ibrary mater ia ls wi l l be at the d iscret ion of the l ibrary d i rector , subject to a l l re levant provis ions of the Charter of the Town of Moonshine and in the most economical ly eco -fr iendly manner .

Weeding Policy continued

“Next to emptying the outdoor book drop on cold and snowy days, weeding is the most undesirable job in the library. It is also one of the most important”

“A good library collection is like a good haircut. It’s not what you cut – it’s what you leave”

Collection Development and Materials Selection Policy

Overview

What is weeding?Process of removing books and other materials

• Poor physical condition

• Outdated or inaccurate information

• Don’t fit in scope of Library’s collection

What should I weed?M isleadingU glyS upersededT rivialityI rrelevantE lsewhere

What do I do with the weeded materials?

• Mend it• Sell it• Give it away• Donate it• Recycle it• Destroy it

Press Release

Good Communication is Essential- Both Internal and External

Memo

MPL Internal BlogExchange of Ideas — Openness to Suggestions

MPL Website Public BlogBuy-in from Staff and Public

Thank You!

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