Collection Reflection

At my library, there are nonfiction sections under my purview that are, to put it kindly, overly well-stocked. Unfortunately, many of the books in these sections are at least twenty years old and are not being checked out by patrons. I don't have any good "before" pictures, but will say that unfortunately the shelves were full to the point where bookends were rendered unnecessary. Way, way worse than the "before" pictures in my denewing post . A little while ago, I got fed up with the condition of the martial arts books (wildly out of order as well as overflowing) and decided to take action. I knew that the books in the sections adjacent to martial arts in the 790s were full of weeding candidates, so rather than generate a list and pull specific titles, I just started pulling off a shelf of books at a time to analyze them, put them in the correct order, and weed weed WEED. Advantages: Being able to see a selection of the library's holdings for a part...

Happy Friday!  Are you looking for the floating library?    As profiled by the Star-Tribune . Charles Dickens heard voices . (don't all writers hear character voices?) Jennifer Lopez to write a book about love, stardom and motherhood. Cate Blanchett & Christian Bale will open  The Jungle Book. Prisoners in England and Wales will have to earn the right to read books . Minority Report tv series in development . (I barely remember the movie....) That's the news for now!

Your abbreviated links for the day.  Happy Thursday! Radical Librarians in Ferguson and beyond. Bestsellers stolen from Pittsburgh area libraries. (I wonder what scale we're talking about here.) Hear A.A. Milne read from Winnie-the-Pooh Margaret Atwood talks about HBO adaptations,  MaddAddam, and other things. Universal, Imagine acquire the rights to Anne Rice's entire Vampire Chronicles  series . The "real" Alex from OINTB is getting her own book.  HA! Which celebs have the most autobiographies. 

Happy Wednesday!  Have some links I'm probably the last person to see this video, but I'm sharing it anyway:   Why Libraries Matter A place beyond words: the language of Alzheimer's. Samsung and Nook had a baby. Literary experimentation gains popularity  The Book Nerd glossary . (I love this!) Hey Travelers! Here is another book fair. First ever "Horizon Report" for libraries Library Linguistics (interesting!)

Good morning! Yes, it has been awhile, but I think the ship is steady again. Time to get back to blogging on the (semi) regular. New from Pew! Public Library Engagement in the US. The 2014 Hugo winners! The poet known as the "Lioness of Iran" dies.  What do Amazon editors think will be the big fall books?  So you want to be a book cover artist.... (even if you don't, still very interesting!) Time judges its editors on how beneficial they are to advertisers. Not surprising, really. Let's hear it for Chicago! (my kinda town?)  The Chesley award winners (best SF/F art) At 91, Stan Lee is unstoppable! Are you watching "The Knick"?  Have a little history with your Clive Owen.  Why diversity in YA fantasy matters . 25 authors who wrote great books before age 25.  A reddit AMA featuring: Brent Weeks. Just for fun: Steampunk playing cards!  Infographic: Global second languages.  Have a great Tuesday!