OLA Conference 2018

Have you ever tried to pull a book from the library shelf just to have it so jam-packed that you struggle to pull the book from the shelf? Have you ever browsed your library collection and left empty handed because you couldn’t find current materials on the subject? Have you ever searched for and found the material you were hoping for, just to find it so tattered and unkempt that you decided not to take it home because you didn’t want to touch it? If this sounds like an experience you have had at your library, you might have a weeding problem. This presentation addresses these questions and many more including why a library should weed, how weeding increases circulation and turnover rates, and how weeding makes the library collection more attractive to borrowers. Join us in all the ins and outs in why and how a library should implement a weeding process.