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How often do you weed? What do you do with discards especially old and worn books?
rdilts On 3/12/10, Lisa wrote: > How often do you weed? What do you do with discards > especially old and worn books? > The librarian that preceded me had been in this school for over 15 years and had not discarded anything so I have been weeding all year! Our check-out program allows us to track how many time a book has been checked out so I che...See More
Mar 15, 2010
Bre On 3/12/10, Lisa wrote: >> How often do you weed? What do you do with discards >> especially old and worn books?

I weed every year.

I place the weeded books on a book truck with a sign saying free books, and I take them to the teacher workroom for the teachers and staff. After about a week, I then put the books in the...See More
Mar 18, 2010
Booklady You should check to see what your district's policy is for discarded materials. If you receive Federal funds it may be against policy to throw books away or to give them away--i.e. they may state they need to be destroyed.

You should have covered Weeding in your Collection Development class--the following is using the CREW method.

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Mar 18, 2010


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