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

[Jill Rauh]

We went from one large fiction collection to genre collections ... mystery, sci fi/fantasy, Western, Black Romance, and general African-American. Other genres are in general fiction and stickered. Our patrons are used to it and seem to like it and we've had no complaints. 

Jill Rauh, Reference & Government Information
Benton Harbor Public Library 
213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139
 www.bentonharborlibrary.com 

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    On Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 12:45:35 PM EST, Holly Hentz via Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:  
 
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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 at mcls.org> On Behalf Of Lisa Craig via Michlib-l
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:37 AM
To: michlib-l at 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 at cantonpl.org

 
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