[Publib] Popular & Bestselling Fiction - Shorter Loan periods

[Kelly Currie]

We do the same thing (our service area is just under 8,000). We lease from
Baker &Taylor. We call our express collection Red Hots, and they are marked
with a special label on the front and shelved on a special shelf near the
New Fiction. They check out for only one week (shorter than normal 2-week
period) with a 25 cent daily fine (higher than the normal 10 cent fine) and
no renewals or no holds. As for the number in that collection, we usually
have only about 20 titles at any one time. We lease a total of 40/month, but
use the other half to supplement our small branch's fiction collection. We
can just return things when their popularity has waned a bit, and choose
other materials when they come out and are "hot." This works out great for
us.

 

Kelly Currie

Delphi Public Library

Delphi, IN

 

 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Val Meyerson
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:37 PM
To: Polly Bonnett; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Popular & Bestselling Fiction - Shorter Loan periods

 

We are a small public libarary serving just under 10,000. We lease extra
copies of best seller materials that can not be placed on hold and check out
for one week. Our regular new book check out is for two weeks. This has
worked really well for us. The best sellers end up on the shelf (sometimes
for very short periods) for browsing and there is quick turnover. But we
still get at least one copy that people, consortium wide, can put a hold on.


We shelve these items right with our new books and they have the McNaughton
sticker on them which differentiates them from other new books. We determine
the # we order based on our community needs - which authors and subjects are
popular. 

Val Meyerson,

Charlevoix Public Library

 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Polly Bonnett
Sent: Wed 10/29/2008 8:02 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Popular & Bestselling Fiction - Shorter Loan periods

Are there any small libraries (serving 15,000 or less) that have an
'express' program where bestseller and popular author books are checked out
for a shorter time period then 'regular' books? If so, I would be grateful
and interested to hear from libraries that are providing this service and
the logistics (do you purchase, lease; how many in that collection;
circulation, etc). Thank you in advance for your sharing your experience
and/or wisdom!

 

Regards,

 

Polly 

 

Polly Bonnett

Sierra Madre Public Library

Sierra Madre, CA

 

 

 

 

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