[Michlib-l] Shelving Adult Fiction by genre, or not

[Pam Ballett]

I would appreciate information on this too.  We don't group by genres now but are considering it!




Pam Ballett

Director

Schoolcraft Community Library

330 N Centre

Schoolcraft MI 49087

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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 at cantonpl.org<mailto:craigl at cantonpl.org>


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