[LM_NET] Elem: Weeding

["Darling, Sara" <Sara.Darling@STANN.CDOM.ORG>]

I am the librarian at a K-8 elementary school. I have been here at St.
Ann for two years. The previous librarian was here for 19 years. The
non-fiction collection is in need of weeding, a project which I have not
yet undertaken. I have done theoretical projects on this but when it
comes to actually pulling the books and discarding them I am having
trouble. My main concern is that I may throw out something that is
useful or that I may be overly cautious and keep things that we really
don't need. A lot of our materials date back to the 1960's and I feel
that they are just taking up space. 
 
My question to you guys is this...do you have any suggestions for where
to begin or what criteria you use when deciding what to keep and what to
discard? 
I would appreciate any advice/tips you could give me to get this project
started.
 
Thanks so much!
 
Sara
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Sara Darling, M.I.S.
Library Media Specialist/Yearbook Advisor
St. Ann School
Bartlett, TN
(901) 266-5218
sara.darling@stann.cdom.org
 

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