List of Contributions

Thanks to everyone who attended our IG Week session earlier this month! Attached are the slides from the session, and the recording can be viewed here: https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/play/n1F3ULBFrLSwJSINIZKweI5ZxjgajjaBtjX4xyxxSZTjMYaYxwVTCeZokzrdYZxphRp0VcYEbuXNTnFz.Vh-Uwcya6KweldwE?canPlayFromSha ...

Gorgeous!! Here at CML we've been lucky enough to have some sizable donations of historical materials for our Local History & Genealogy division at our Main Library, as well as for our Black Heritage Collection at our Martin Luther King Branch. But finding materials to purchase is definitely a challenge! ...

Is anyone attending ALA this weekend in Chicago? I am not able to attend this year, so I'd love to hear about the exciting things you're seeing, learning, and doing! If you attend a great program, see something interesting in the exhibit hall, or feel inspired after hearing a keynote or engaging in an ...

Hi Thais, thanks for jumping in on this discussion! I like the order of operations for weeding that you mentioned - condition, then outdated information/superseded editions, then low/zero circulation. That mirrors our approach but I don't think we've shared it with our staff that succinctly! I also ...

Miranda - I definitely can relate! We have 23 locations and also do centralized selection, but ask our branch staff to handle weeding, so there can be a LOT of disconnect. Centralized training and guidelines have helped tremendously. We've also set up a system where we've designated one librarian at ...

Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a good spring! Several of you mentioned wanting to discuss weeding procedures/training, and I thought it would be a good topic for us to chat about here. We have a ton of new staff at my library (I'm sure I'm not alone in that), and throughout the past few years ...

I couldn't agree more Thais - there's so much to discuss! All of the topics you mentioned are things I'm interested in as well. And wow, that must be a big shift to be back in toddler mode again! Good luck! :) ------------------------------ Erica Cherup Collection Development Manager Columbus Metropolitan ...

Hello, members of the Collection Management in Public Libraries Core Interest Group! My name is Erica Cherup, and I would like to take a moment to introduce myself and Rebecca Sandoval as your new Co-Chairs! Rebecca and I are both excited to lead this group and get to know all of you a little bit better. ...