One of the more frequent suggestions we receive is for the library to purchase more books for recreational reading. While the primary goal of our collection development plan is to support student needs within the curriculum, we acknowledge the benefits of stocking books that people really want to read. Indeed, in creating an updated strategic plan for the library over the past year, librarians developed an initiative called Culture of the Book. (See the full strategic plan here.) This plan calls for the library to highlight and strengthen its book collection, as well as create programs and services that get people reading books and talking about books.
Our first initiative will be to bring current bestselling fiction and non-fiction into the library. We will accomplish this by using a leasing program, Brodart’s McNaughton Plan. This will allow the library to bring in new books each month and send back those that are proving to be shelf-sitters.
You should find these books in a separate section (yet to be determined) of the main library by the beginning of the fall semester. Stop in, borrow a book, and let us know what you think.
[...] Collection Ready 29 08 2007 As noted earlier, the Neil Hellman Library has been preparing for an influx of current, bestselling books that [...]