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Weeding and collection policy for 242 devotional literature question

Posted by Martha Jo Dendinger on August 5, 2019 at 9:46 in Classification and Cataloging

Good morning everyone,

I'm attempting to weed our 242 section, primarily devotional books in the calendar format.  How does everyone handle this section?  With all the ones published each year, do you carry them in your library?  How do you weed?

Thanks so much for any advice.

Blessings,

Martha

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  • Karen Sturm August 31, 2019 10:01

    I agree with the reply by Joanne Ladewig except we do not weed books by certain authors such as Tozar, Spurgeon, Ten Boom, etc., even if the book hasn’t been checked out in several years. We always weed books that are damaged beyond repair and try to get a replacement if needed.

    We have never thought about checking out the one year devotional for a year. That is a great idea. Like the “exchange” idea as well.

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  • Joanne Ladewig August 5, 2019 22:48

    Don't add any in which the date is limited to a certain year. Offer them as freebies or toss them. 

    Any that have not checked out within 3-5 years, weed.

    Any with personal writings in them, weed.

    Offer a 6 month or one year checkout period on 1 year devotional books, and don't worry about getting them back.

    • Barbara Hooper > Joanne Ladewig August 26, 2019 19:40

      I agree to all of the reply of Joanne Ladewig.  I just have a few classic devotionals, primarily so patrons can view them and sometimes to use for a presentation.

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