tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post3016599311796905192..comments2023-12-25T03:14:35.667-06:00Comments on Tiny Tips for Library Fun: Don't Fear the ReaperMarge Loch-Woutershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-35901010183260993952010-01-21T11:58:39.724-06:002010-01-21T11:58:39.724-06:00Yes I know what you mean but with literally thousa...Yes I know what you mean but with literally thousands of kids and teen books published annually and libraries buying many many of them, not all books can stay on the shelves. The fire codes would be broken!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-42028495904723627872010-01-21T11:47:24.132-06:002010-01-21T11:47:24.132-06:00I have such a visceral reaction to thinking of boo...I have such a visceral reaction to thinking of books as weeds! I don't think I could ever weed books from a collection. As proven by the books taking over my house, LOL! But good advice. Yes. Just not sure I've got it in me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-36767249708698590172010-01-15T21:43:51.158-06:002010-01-15T21:43:51.158-06:00Thank you so much for this post! I'm a terribl...Thank you so much for this post! I'm a terrible weeder in my home life, but I'm getting to be a pretty good one in my library life!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511914877644410598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-40422528032705553012010-01-14T05:28:03.743-06:002010-01-14T05:28:03.743-06:00Hi--thanks for stopping by my blog :)
I am a big ...Hi--thanks for stopping by my blog :)<br /><br />I am a big fan of weeding, so thank you for this post! The library where I work will be moving into a new building in a few years, and since I took on my current position, I have been weeding like there is no tomorrow. As you say, it is amazing how much more stuff circulates when people can actually browse through shelves rather than wrestle with them to remove a cramped book from its grips! To me, having enough space on a shelf for the books to fall over and call for straightening, is a good thing.Kara Schaff Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799940457339268070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-25211786886115526592010-01-12T22:29:02.952-06:002010-01-12T22:29:02.952-06:00And you know they LOVE you for it. Good for you!And you know they LOVE you for it. Good for you!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-83714196726639178482010-01-12T21:37:31.447-06:002010-01-12T21:37:31.447-06:00I guess I'm the champion weeder... but my gran...I guess I'm the champion weeder... but my grandchildren's school library loves me...I gave over 500 books to the school this year. Very good tax write off and a great home for those books that I like but don't love enough to keep forever. One reason it was so many, I had a LARGE collection of horse books for the kids at the barn, my son owns a boarding stable, but we need another tack room and the area where I kept the books was voted on the spot. I didn't have room for all those books and now the girls at Underwood School has a large collection of several new horse series.Patricia J. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044354515656710902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-23096930367667778112010-01-12T17:52:56.909-06:002010-01-12T17:52:56.909-06:00I love weeding books. It's like losing weight ...I love weeding books. It's like losing weight but much faster. My current library is not even 3 years old, so not much weeding yet.DaNaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433351609725965246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-25634545905140815842010-01-12T08:36:32.731-06:002010-01-12T08:36:32.731-06:00Yep, that's what we call it in the library bid...Yep, that's what we call it in the library bidness!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-18328060272713017822010-01-12T01:49:24.318-06:002010-01-12T01:49:24.318-06:00What an interesting expression: weeding a book!(I ...What an interesting expression: weeding a book!(I found you via the Comment Challenge.)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-38959586496532464182010-01-11T23:46:29.524-06:002010-01-11T23:46:29.524-06:00Weeding is a concept that is useful to apply to mo...Weeding is a concept that is useful to apply to most areas of our life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-56385704288698062522010-01-11T22:48:32.087-06:002010-01-11T22:48:32.087-06:00Thanks for stopping. It's definitely a balanci...Thanks for stopping. It's definitely a balancing act between keeping a book and letting it go. And we all have our list of gems that have disintegrated into tissue paper after much gluing, taping and spit to keep it going that finally were sent off to Library-Valhalla as we sang their heroic praises. Long out of print, we sleuth til we can find another precious copy to share with our community!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-64548722125509271712010-01-11T22:39:36.148-06:002010-01-11T22:39:36.148-06:00I found your site through the Comment Challenge to...I found your site through the Comment Challenge too--and I love your idea of keeping a book for a year and monitoring its use if you aren't sure about it. Just today I ordered a book from Amazon that has come out in a new edition in paperback but I remembered the hardcover from decades ago and found it used for a fraction of the price--Things Maps Don't Tell Us. So I advise you if you have that one, don't weed it! If you stick it out on a shelf I think someone will pick it up and love it as much as I do. Meg Lippert (StorySleuths)Meg Lipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108563731849800922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-21444435269447088922010-01-11T22:33:56.662-06:002010-01-11T22:33:56.662-06:00If libraires had endless room (think of my dream l...If libraires had endless room (think of my dream library as a never-ending mobius strip of room ), books could stay forever and ever...but if we want to make room for the new as well as keep the best, some things have to go to their next life in homes all across the country just like yours!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-86216688538129411662010-01-11T20:02:24.970-06:002010-01-11T20:02:24.970-06:00I'm so glad I found your site through the Comm...I'm so glad I found your site through the Comment Challenge. I guess I've never really thought about the inter-workings of my local library. But if it were my choice, I know I'd be unsure as well.<br /><br />Books can mean so much to people, I'd hate to take something away that they might enjoy. But thinking about them finding new homes is a great way to think about it. My son and I were so excited with the pile of books we got at our library's sale!Kara Parlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344571928319041404noreply@blogger.com