School Library Journal Voice of Youth Advocates Junior Library Guild Amazon.com YALSA (ALA) Goodreads Request for Library Purchases Because the library strives to support the curriculum needs of the patrons, faculty and students are encouraged to take an active role in library purchases. Requests for purchases are always welcome. Please direct all requests to the librarian. Gifts The library is open to all gifts, but reserves the right whether to add the gifts to the collection. Each gift is subject to the review and approval of the librarian who will determine the suitability of the gift in regards to age of material, its attractiveness, and suitability to the collection. Any gift accepted by the library might be donated, sold, or destroyed in the future depending on the needs of the library. Items will not be appraised, but a donor can receive a receipt for their gift. Weeding The library recognizes the importance of maintaining a collection of current, appropriate, and useful materials. Therefore, a periodic evaluation of the collection will be performed in order to remove or replace materials that are no longer useful. The following guidelines are to aid in the weeding process; however, the final decision concerning the removal or replacement of material rests with the librarian. Weeding by Appearance Worn-out volumes: dirty, brittle, yellow pages; missing pages; tattered covers; etc. Badly bound volumes: soft, pulpy paper and/or shoddy binding Badly printed works Books of antiquated appearance which might discourage use Items with missing or broken pieces Weeding of Superfluous or Duplicate Volumes Unneeded duplicate titles Older editions Highly specialized books (when library holds more general or up-to-date volumes on the same subject) Books on subjects of little interest to the local community Books which no longer relate to the curriculum (if specialized) Weeding Based on Poor Content Information is dated Information is inaccurate
School Library Journal Voice of Youth Advocates Junior Library Guild Amazon.com YALSA (ALA) Goodreads Request for Library Purchases Because the library strives to support the curriculum needs of the patrons, faculty and students are encouraged to take an active role in library purchases. Requests for purchases are always welcome. Please direct all requests to the librarian. Gifts The library is open to all gifts, but reserves the right whether to add the gifts to the collection. Each gift is subject to the review and approval of the librarian who will determine the suitability of the gift in regards to age of material, its attractiveness, and suitability to the collection. Any gift accepted by the library might be donated, sold, or destroyed in the future depending on the needs of the library. Items will not be appraised, but a donor can receive a receipt for their gift. Weeding The library recognizes the importance of maintaining a collection of current, appropriate, and useful materials. Therefore, a periodic evaluation of the collection will be performed in order to remove or replace materials that are no longer useful. The following guidelines are to aid in the weeding process; however, the final decision concerning the removal or replacement of material rests with the librarian. Weeding by Appearance Worn-out volumes: dirty, brittle, yellow pages; missing pages; tattered covers; etc. Badly bound volumes: soft, pulpy paper and/or shoddy binding Badly printed works Books of antiquated appearance which might discourage use Items with missing or broken pieces Weeding of Superfluous or Duplicate Volumes Unneeded duplicate titles Older editions Highly specialized books (when library holds more general or up-to-date volumes on the same subject) Books on subjects of little interest to the local community Books which no longer relate to the curriculum (if specialized) Weeding Based on Poor Content Information is dated Information is inaccurate