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