Yes, let them go. Your collection will look the better and more attractive for it.
And think of the space you will have for newer and more appealing titles. (I used
to worry that someone would need something I removed from the collection, but it
hasn't happened yet!)
“Librarians. . . have been my lifelong friends, guides and heroes.” Joseph Bruchac
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls
Brooklyn, New York
basyak10@hotmail.com
> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:35:26 -0400
> From: ksmith@RBRHS.ORG
> Subject: HELP: Need Weeding Courage/Advice
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
>
> I am trying to do a "hard" weed to our library collection. I want to
> start with paperbacks. I figured I would weed any paperback that has
> not circulated since I started here in 1999. I generated the report and
> it was 36 pages of titles. Do I take a deep breath and let them go????
>
> ksmith@rbrhs.org
> Kathy Smith-Media Specialist
> Red Bank Regional High School
> Little Silver, NJ 07739
>
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