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Major
Subclasses |
Collecting Guidelines |
Selection Sources |
Weeding Guidelines |
Action Items |
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Class as a whole |
Collect in most formats
through Grade 6 |
Kirkus, SLJ,Booklist,
PW,Horn Book, Boston
Globe, NYT, Best Books for
Children, Best Books of
the Year,other checklists |
Continuously weed all
sections
Replace worn
items still in demand
Add revised editions
when available |
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Board Books |
Heavily used by infants
and toddlers. Replace
frequently. |
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Picture Books |
Collect broadly. Multiple
copies for standard and
popular titles. Additional
copies in pb for titles
in demand. Seek out books
on a variety of cultures. |
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Weed heavily in
preparation for new
shelving (FY09) |
Weed Purchase new
shelving
Formalize "favorite
authors" section with
labels and designations
in database |
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Beginning Readers |
Collect heavily and in
multiples. Replace old
editions with reissues in
color. Continue to build
leveled collections as
they become available. |
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As needed for wear and
tear and shelving space |
Purchase more "hot" titles
for kids (characters
such as Batman, Scooby
Doo, Disney, Sesame St,
etc.
Purchase or find
display shelving |
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Younger Fiction |
Commonly called "Bridge
Books", these beginning
chapter books for
transitional readers are
in demand. Multiple copies
of popular authors and
series . Backup pbs in
quantity! |
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As needed for wear and
tear and shelving space |
Continue to purchase
additional titles on
Andover schools summer
reading lists and MCBA |
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Fiction |
Retain and replace
classics and "modern"
classics. Collect genres
such as mysteries,
fantasy, sci fi, and ghost
stories. In general, one
copy with backups of
popular titles in
paperback. |
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As needed for wear and
tear and shelving space |
Continue to purchase
additional titles on
Andover schools summer
reading lists and MCBA |
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Graphic Novels |
New! |
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Purchase more and acquire
better display shelving
for collection |
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Parents Browsing Shelf |
Small browsing collection
of fiction and nonfiction
for adults, with an
emphasis on parenting
issues, how-to,
recreational reading, some
travel |
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Weed and replace often |
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Nonfiction |
Purchase all well-reviewed
trade titles. Multiple
copies for high demand
topics, such as ecology,
wildlife, science
experiments. Watch for
additions to well
established series. |
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Move Something about
Author print volumes
to Mezzanine or mags
storage with goal of
reorganizing storage
room |
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300s |
Collect fairy tales and
folklore, especially from
other countries and
cultures |
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Weed Christmas collection |
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400s |
Build foreign language
holdings, especially
Spanish, French, Russian,
and Asian languages |
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500s |
Maintain currency of
science titles on a
variety of levels. Many
good science experiment
books only available in
paperback |
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Weed astronomy, planets
and solar system |
Purchase new space,
planets, solar system to
update and support
summer reading |
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600s |
Collect health material
appropriate to various
age levels thru 6th
grade. Other applied
sciences as available. |
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Weed space travel and
technology |
Purchase new titles 629.4
and similar to support
summer reading |
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700s |
High demand for arts,
crafts, sports. Collect
for wide variety of ages
and interests. |
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800s |
Buy short story and poetry
collections as
available. Collect plays
and skits. Multiple
copies of popular titles |
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900s |
Maintain current info on
countries and states.
Backup reference material
very important. Collect
heavily: early
civilizations, American
history, medieval and
modern history. 3 copies
each of well-used series. |
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Ref and Online |
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Plan for promotion of
online resources,
including staff training
Evaluate Ref collection
and weed
Evaluate online
resources for purchase |
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Biography |
Heavy demand by readers in
all grades. Purchase for
various levels (e.g. 4 or
5 levels for Columbus) -
explorers, artists,
scientists, athletes.
African-American bios in
great demand. Buy pb also. |
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Collective Biography |
Useful for less well known
figures. Use Collective
Biography index for
possible titles. Good
series are available. |
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Paperbacks |
In general buy for both
popular and serious
readers. Additional copies
for summer reading titles
and some fiction not
available in hardcover.
Lots of titles on sports
and athletics |
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Purchase duplicate copies
of Andover Summer
Reading lists and MA
Children's Book Award
lists |
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Parents' Shelf |
Collect primarily books on
reading, literacy,
preschool, homeschool, teacher
resources, child
development. and materials for
children with disabilities. |
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Magazines |
Wide variety of subjects
of interest to children,
and some for parents.
Watch for new titles that
are indexed. |
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Videos |
Phase out. Purchase
only to meet demand or when DVD
is not available |
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DVDs |
Maintain balance of
educational vs.
entertainment. Primary
AV purchase.
Replace video
classics with DVDs |
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Other media |
Collect puzzles, music
CDs,
audio books on CD and
Playaways.
Primarily
browsing collections -
important to keep in good
working order and add to
as appropriate material
becomes available |
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Purchase and find more
shelving for all audio
formats. Phase out
audiocassettes and books
on cassette.
Increase size of books
on CD collection and
provide better shelving |
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Litkits |
Developed for day care and
preschool use Need
refurbishing and updating
every 2-3 yrs
Develop kits on new
topics as needed, or as
funds are available |
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Use donations to create more kits |
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CD-ROMs |
Select a variety of
products that aid learning
in both Windows and Mac
formats Purchase as
available |
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Investigate the
feasibility of
purchasing video games
to supplement or replace
CD-ROMs |
