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Warner Library Collection Development Process

The Vespasian Warner Library in Clinton is in the process of adding and removing books from its shelves.

 

Bobbi Perryman, Warner Library Director, indicated on the WHOW Morning Show Tuesday morning she and other staff members are reviewing circulation data for the last fiscal year. Perryman notes it offers a unique look into the tastes of the community.

 

 

The statistics, Perryman says, will inform her about what to add to the library's collection. She notes since the library is funded by taxpayers, she wants the collection to resemble what her patrons want.

 

 

Perryman remarks if you visit the library right now the shelves may look different due to a process called weeding. Library staff is currently inventorying the collection and pulling outdated books.

 

 

In addition to outdated information, books are also removed based on poor circulation statistics. Perryman affirms that the library has a certain amount of shelf space and should only keep items that are going to be used.

 

 

Once an item is going to be removed from the collection, it will either be donated to the Friends of the Library for a book sale or recycled depending on condition and subject matter.

 

 

Perryman says, along with items, programming data is also looked at to determine what they should do more or less of in following years.

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