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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Eryn,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">You've gotten really great advice! My other recommendation would be to start with the sections that are most embarrassing if there's something super outdated
in them. The 900s (assuming you're using Dewey) are a REALLY good place to start; when I took over as director, my collection had mostly been weeded for circulation, but not so much for content. Consequently, I found books about East and West Germany still
on the shelf, as well as several African nations that no longer exist, and some wildly inappropriate books on Native Americans. It's also good to give your health titles a good going-over, since these are also books that can be damaging if the information
is outdated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I would be tempted to do a big weed just to really clear out the collection, but I can understand not wanting to leave shelves empty. So, I would focus first
on making sure that the books you have on your shelves aren't actively harmful, and then go from there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Driftwood Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">801 SW Highway 101 #201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Lincoln City, OR 97367<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Phone: 541-996-1251<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eryn McKee<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 08, 2017 2:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Weeding Insights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello- I'm looking for some insights, suggestions, etc... on weeding my library collection. I've done fairly well with the fiction section but when it comes to the non-fiction and the reference section, I'm overwhelmed. This is my 17th
year here and in that time there has been some weeding done here and there, mostly at the end of the school year when I read the shelves but nothing consistent. Due to budget cuts at this point I am the only library staff. Our non-fiction and reference
are woefully outdated. A lot of the books are older than my high school students. If I went through and pulled everything that shouldn't still be on the shelves, I wouldn't be left with a whole lot! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have read the following books on weeding:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Less is More: A practical Guide to Weeding School Library Collections<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Weeding Handbook: A Shelf by Shelf Guild<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Both were very helpful but I just don't know where to start! I want to pull all these horribly outdated books off the shelf but I need to be able to update the collection as well but that is easier said than done. Books are not cheap
and my budget is only so much each year. I'm thinking maybe I could apply for a grant or ask my PSO for money to help buy more books. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts, insights, suggestions, would be greatly appreciated, especially if you have experience updating a really outdated collection. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eryn <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy",serif">Eryn McKee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy",serif">Librarian -MLS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy",serif">(Classified)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy",serif">Tigard High School</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy",serif">Co-Vice President- OSEA Chapter 51</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy",serif"><a href="tel:%28503%29431-5451" target="_blank">(503)431-5451</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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