<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">We just have one big fiction section. However, in my previous library we had many genre sections and I was continually told by an angry patron, "I can't believe you don't have Louis L'Amour" and I would have to explain that his books are in our Western section. I also had sci-fi lovers who were miffed that their books were mixed in with fantasy. When checking for a book that is supposed to be on the shelf, but isn't, there are seemingly thousands of places it could be - any of the multitude of fiction genres, any of the multitude of large print fiction genres, or in the JFIC section. To me, the more genre separations you have, the more confusing your collection is. Maybe mysteries, but beyond that, you're just confusing people. <br> Especially if you're a big library and the geographical separation is significant. Stick with stickers. Just my two cents. ;)<br><br><div id="81c9d57e-cd0c-43db-b803-e7711d98beb9" data-marker=""><div><em>Deb Hemmye</em> <br>Library Director <br>Huntington Woods Public Library <br>26415 Scotia Road <br>Huntington Woods, MI 48070 <br>248-543-9720, ext. 686 <br><br></div></div><br><hr id="zwchr" data-marker=""><div data-marker=""><b>From: </b>"Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"Michlib" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:36:48 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] Shelving Adult Fiction by genre, or not<br></div><br><div data-marker=""><style><!--
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have either consolidated fiction or separated it into genres, how did it go for you? In particular, how did your patrons respond?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lisa Craig</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Collection Development Specialist</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Canton Public Library, Canton MI</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">734.397.0999 x1253</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:craigl@cantonpl.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#467886">craigl@cantonpl.org</span></a></p>
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