Overcrowded Library to Use Carts as Shelves

After using an aggressive weeding policy (one in, one out) for awhile, the Gleview (IL) Public Library has said that they can no longer do this, as they would be eating away at their core collection. They will now be shelving items on book carts and are looking at other options such as off-site storage. Nowhere in the article is the word “expansion” mentioned.

May 27, 2004 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. soy_mustang says:
    May 28, 2004 at 7:53 pm

    They are trying to expand!!!!
    They are a village based library. To do any expansion requires the village board to okay it. So far the community/village board seems to rather have 2 new pools and a new fitness center. The library has been trying to expand for over 5 years. This is the latest in the “getting the word” out there campaign as to how bad conditions really are!

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  2. leeb says:
    May 30, 2004 at 9:44 am

    Re:They are trying to expand!!!!
    The approach taken in weeding in libraries is often too simplistic, largely based on space or their lack of. Especially in times of budgetary constraints and price increases of new items, weeding has to be carried out with more careful thought and planning.

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