We went from one large fiction collection to genre collections ... mystery, sci fi/fantasy, Western, Black Romance, and general African-American. Other genres are in general fiction and stickered. Our patrons are used to it and seem to like it and we've had no complaints. Jill Rauh, Reference & Government Information Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library. This email communication may contain confidential information intended only for the addressees. Please do not read, copy, or disseminate this communication unless you are the intended addressee. If you have received this message in error, treat it as confidential and please notify the sender by reply email, destroy the original message, all content and copies. On Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 12:45:35 PM EST, Holly Hentz via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote: <!--#yiv0498482396 filtered {}#yiv0498482396 filtered {}#yiv0498482396 filtered {}#yiv0498482396 filtered {}#yiv0498482396 filtered {}#yiv0498482396 p.yiv0498482396MsoNormal, #yiv0498482396 li.yiv0498482396MsoNormal, #yiv0498482396 div.yiv0498482396MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;}#yiv0498482396 a:link, #yiv0498482396 span.yiv0498482396MsoHyperlink {color:#467886;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv0498482396 a:visited, #yiv0498482396 span.yiv0498482396MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#96607D;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv0498482396 p.yiv0498482396msonormal0, #yiv0498482396 li.yiv0498482396msonormal0, #yiv0498482396 div.yiv0498482396msonormal0 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv0498482396 span.yiv0498482396EmailStyle18 {font-family:Aptos;color:windowtext;}#yiv0498482396 span.yiv0498482396EmailStyle19 {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:windowtext;}#yiv0498482396 .yiv0498482396MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv0498482396 filtered {}#yiv0498482396 div.yiv0498482396WordSection1 {}--> We have our adult fiction separated into several categories: Romance, Mystery, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy. Anything that doesn’t fit into those categories goes into General Fiction. Our large print collection has General Fiction, Romance, Mystery, and Western. We do not separate our Juv or YA fiction collections. Our patrons enjoy the separation as it helps them more quickly find what they are looking for; it also helps with browsing. But I think each library (and their community) is different. Holly Hentz Director Hamburg Township Library 10411 Merrill Rd. P.O. Box 247 Hamburg, MI 48139 810.231.1771 Hamburglibrary.org From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Lisa Craig via Michlib-l Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:37 AM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Shelving Adult Fiction by genre, or not Good Morning, For a long time we have grouped our Adult Fiction books into several major genre areas: General Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction and Westerns. As genres become blurrier and authors move between genres more freely, we are considering combining these genre areas into one large Fiction Area. However, we also believe that many patrons appreciate being able to browse their preferred genre, so enjoy the area as it is configured now. If you have either consolidated fiction or separated it into genres, how did it go for you? In particular, how did your patrons respond? Lisa Craig Collection Development Specialist Canton Public Library, Canton MI 734.397.0999 x1253 craigl@cantonpl.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l