The goal: Read all of the books in our temporary library's children's rooms (which have considerably less books) while we renovate. Check each book for condition, relevance, appropriateness, etc., keeping in mind our collection policies.
Time frame: September 6, 2016 - February ?, 2017
Current progress:
All the board books are now read and the section is weeded. As a result of the weeding, twelve popular titles are being replaced and many more have been weeded, with newer books covering the same topics on order. See the evolution of my board book collection in the pictures below.
About ten books in the picture book section and five books in the juvenile fiction section have been checked. This leaves a LOT of books yet to be touched!
What I've found thus far - I love reading board books! They are so cute and fun to handle. So many have neat features, like die-cut shapes, touch-and-feel, or scratch-and-sniff, or flaps to lift and fun, rhyming text.
Cam Jansen books are so quick and fun to read! They take so little time from start to finish, but satisfy that mystery-solving part of me who silently pats myself on the back for solving a mystery meant for a grade-schooler. I don't care - they are great. On to Alcott next! Keep up on my progress and book ratings on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45810402-valetta-cannon.
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| Originally, our board books were kept in the turtle sandbox in the children's room. Finding a particular book was very challenging, as was keeping the books in decent shape when they were often tossed into the turtle and shoved harshly about. |
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| Many of these books were missing half a spine or were stained, water damaged, torn, and/or outdated. Miss Val to the rescue! |
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| Most remaining books have intact spines and are clean, in good condition. |
