<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp2397d7b9yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">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. <br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp2397d7b9signature">Jill Rauh, Reference & Government Information<br>Benton Harbor Public Library <br>213 E. Wall St.
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On Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 12:45:35 PM EST, Holly Hentz via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
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--></style><div><div class="yiv0498482396WordSection1"><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">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. </span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">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. </span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><div><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Holly Hentz</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:serif;">Director</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:serif;">Hamburg Township Library</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:serif;">10411 Merrill Rd. P.O. Box 247</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:serif;">Hamburg, MI 48139</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:serif;">810.231.1771</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:serif;">Hamburglibrary.org</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p></div><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><div id="yiv0498482396yqt72310" class="yiv0498482396yqt3602984683"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Michlib-l <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lisa Craig via Michlib-l<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:37 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Shelving Adult Fiction by genre, or not</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal">Good Morning,</p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal">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><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal">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><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal">Lisa Craig</p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal">Collection Development Specialist</p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal">Canton Public Library, Canton MI</p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal">734.397.0999 x1253</p><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:craigl@cantonpl.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:craigl@cantonpl.org">craigl@cantonpl.org</a></p></div><p class="yiv0498482396MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div><div class="yqt3602984683" id="yqt61292">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Michlib-l mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org" href="mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org">Michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l" target="_blank">https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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