Voting with your reading

Limited space -- but keeping resources updated

Our wonderful lending library is stocked full of great reads and appealing resources. And we're filled almost to our limit! So how can we steward this ministry in a way that doesn't exceed our space but keeps our resources fresh and relevant?

All libraries keep resources fresh by "weeding," a graphic way to speak about culling the materials that

• aren't being checked out,
  
• are less appealing than others, and
  
• that just aren't what patrons seem to want.

For our unique situation (a fairly new library, but one limited to 64 linear feet of shelving), the weeding process will be driven by our need to add new resources.

For example, if there appears to be a need for, say, two or three particularly cogent new books, then we'll go back and consider the circulation record of the books we have, looking for two or three books that have not found any one who wants to read them.

This is where our church family VOTES for what we keep by what we check out. Titles checked out have gained at least one vote; titles that never circulate have none.

So please KEEP VOTING by reading and sharing good books. And KEEP REQUESTING new titles that will help our library stay fresh and relevant.

Remember: you can contribute to the conversation about our library through the "comment" button on the Blog site: http://trinity-pca-lib.blogspot.com/

Thanks for your continued input!