Hi all, I know this has been discussed before, but I am investigating starting a tween/middle school (better name?) collection and need input. * Did you take books from existing J/Teen collections and create a Tween collection or did you start from scratch? * Have your circ stats increased from books that were moved over, if you used books in your existing collection? * Feedback from patrons (positive or negative)? * If you have a collection, do you separate the books or keep them interfiled with a tween sticker on the spine? * Do you find that there are too many places to send patrons looking for materials? (This was a question brought to me when I said I wanted to investigate this collection) * Procedure for your processing staff on how to determine what goes in tween? * Anything else you can think of that might be relevant/helpful? I will compile the responses for anyone who wants them. Thanks! Jessica Wilhoite Assistant Director/Youth Librarian Romulus Public Library 11121 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174 (734) 942-7589 Serving Romulus and Huron Township Residents “I see libraries and librarians as front-line soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination.” -Neil Gaiman
