Selection Assignment

8/18/2019 Selection Assignment

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Selecting Library aterials:

!"in#ing Abo$t %omm$nity Nee&s an& Rea&ing Habits

'at"leen Esling

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A-ril 2016


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In or&er to &o a goo& .ob c"oosing materials +or a comm$nity/ a collection

&eelo-er +irst nee&s to #no t"eir comm$nity, *er t"e materials -roi&e&/ I #ne t"at

t"e est 3alley area "as a yo$ng -o-$lation/ an& it is one t"at "as many &i++erent c$lt$res

4alt"o$g" 57 o+ t"e comm$nity s-ea#s Englis"8, !"e branc" in 9$estion "as eig"t gra&e

sc"ools nearby/ an& it so$n&s li#e t"is is a +amily+rien&ly library branc",

is"ing to #no more/ I t$rne& to Nielsen;s y i- co&es most sere& by t"is branc"/ t"e -o-$lation "as a large gro$- o+ yo$ng

a&$lts it"o$t #i&s 4Nielsen 20168, American (act(in&er s$--orts t"is/ re-orting t"at t"e

to most "eaily re-resente& "o$se"ol& si>es ere single an& to-erson "o$se"ol&s/

ma#ing $- 2@,7 an& 0,@7 o+ t"e comm$nity 420108, I o$l& not "ae e=-ecte& t"at

#noing "o many sc"ools are nearby/ so it as goo& to #no, Bi- co&e ?12? also

a--ears to "ae a s$bstantial amo$nt o+ +amilies it"o$t c"il&ren 4alt"o$g" t"ere are also

9$ite a +e +amilies with c"il&ren/ too8 4Nielsen 20168, !"e maleC+emale s-lit is +airly

een in t"ese serice >i- co&es/ b$t it" slig"tly more omen in bot" >i- co&es, It loo#s

as t"o$g" -eo-le +rom >i- co&es ?050 an& ?01@ contrib$te to t"e amo$nt o+ ol&er

-atrons 4Nielsen 20168, All o+ t"ese t"ings "el- me to t"in# abo$t "o ill be isiting t"e

library/ "y/ an& "at t"ey mig"t be intereste& in borroing,

y list o+ items to -$rc"ase comes in at a cost o+ 6@,@ 4be+ore ta= is a--lie&8,

I &i& not s-en& all o+ t"e 50 allotte& since I &i& ant to leae room +or ta=, I as also

"esitant to -$rc"ase m$lti-le co-ies o+ some o+ t"e items to be &isc$sse&/ so I ill leae it

$- to t"e library to &eci&e "et"er or not t"ey c"oose to -$rc"ase e=tra co-ies,


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searc" o+ t"e .o$rnals t"emseles ia t"e 'ing Library/ t"ose reies ere not t"e +inal

&ecision ma#ing +actors +or me, Hoeer/ i+ t"ese e=tra Publisher’s Weekly reies

a&&e& to a boo#;s e=isting n$mber o+ reies/ it &i& "el- t"ose boo#s; cases,

!o start/ I loo#e& t"ro$g" Library Journal ;s collection o+ reies +rom t"e

Se-tember 1st iss$e, !"ere/ I loo#e& +or anyt"ing t"at seeme& entertaining/ e&$cational/ or

"el-+$l +rom a DIJ stan&-oint, I consi&ere& t"ose elements aboe all since t"e +ie most

-o-$lar s$b.ects are %om-$ters/ *arenting/


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Kitchen %ear: )*+ eci"es that Sae# My Li(e by R$t" Reic"l, !"e +irst to boo#s ere

abo$t money an& career b$il&ing/ t"ings t"at t"is comm$nity is intereste& in, My Kitchen

%ear as a memoir an& a coo#boo#/ coering t"e entertaining 4albeit/ accor&ing to t"e

reies/ also ery -oignant8 as-ect o+ t"e or# as ell as "aing reci-es +or o$r -atrons

"o li#e to coo#, (rom "ere/ I t$rne& to Publisher’s Weekly, At t"is -oint/ I t"o$g"t abo$t

a&&ing boo#s t"at I "a& not +o$n& in Library Journal b$t t"at "a& -o--e& $- in bot"

Booklist an& Publisher’s Weekly. Un+ort$nately/ one o+ t"ose boo#s as a -ict$re boo#/

an& t"e ot"er/ a boo# abo$t a bar in Irelan& an& its com-le= &rin# reci-es/ &i&n;t seem to

align it" t"e comm$nity;s rea&ing "abits, I &eci&e& to ret$rn to my list an& begin to

ma#e some c$ts,

I as a bit concerne& t"at t"e boo#s I "a& +o$n& +or o$r cra+ts-eo-le in t"e area

ere only reiee& in Library Journal , I trie& searc"ing t"e Publisher’s Weekly ebsite

to see i+ t"e reies ere -$blis"e& in ot"er e&itions, D$ring t"is searc"/ I +o$n&

Publisher’s Weekly reies o+ boo#s on my list +rom F$ly 4$his -s ll a Dream We

Dreame#, Shar"ie rt Worksho", My Kitchen %ear/ t"ro$g" Noember 4 Lit 0"8, Een

t"o$g" t"is as a i&er la-se o+ time t"an I "a& "o-e&/ since all o+ my reies $se& ere

it"in si= mont"s o+ eac" ot"er 4an& t"e reies +or s-eci+ic boo#s it"in t"ree mont"s

o+ eac" ot"er8/ I &eci&e& t"at t"is s-an o+ time as acce-table, Un+ort$nately/ I co$l& not

+in& a&&itional reies in my c"osen .o$rnals +or my cra+t boo#s +rom Library Journal ,

Since I co$l& not +in& m$lti-le reies +or t"ese boo#s/ I reeal$ate& t"em, Seeral ere

&ro--e& +rom t"e to or&er col$mn beca$se I as not con+i&ent t"at t"ey o$l& be great

c"oices, (or ones t"at I beliee& o$l& tr$ly be $se+$l to t"e comm$nity/ I #e-t t"em in

my list b$t only o-te& to -$rc"ase one co-y -er title,


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!"ree e=ce-tions to my one co-y -er singlereie title r$le are 1ow to Watch

a Moie/ Decks !om"lete: 23"ert #ice (rom Start to &inish/ an& 1an#ma#e -nteriors:

!reate %our 'wn So(t &urnishin4s &rom !ushions to !urtains, !"ese ere only

reiee& in Library Journal / b$t t"ey seeme& li#e t"ey o$l& "ae a strong a--eal +or

o$r Ho!oers, Since many Ho!oers mig"t ant to #ee- a co-y o+ a boo# it"

t"em "ile t"ey tac#le a Ho!o/ "aing m$lti-le co-ies o+ t"ese o$l& allo ot"er

-atrons "o ant to atc" moies critically/ b$il& &ec#s/ or create so+t +$rnis"ings +or

t"eir "omes to &o so,

)n t"e s-rea&s"eet/ boo#s t"at I "ae c"osen to -$rc"ase are in bol&, Some boo#s

t"at I t"o$g"t mig"t +it in it" t"e comm$nity 4een i+ t"ey &i& not loo# it at a +irst

glance8 ere Pitch by Pitch/ 1ouse o( My 'wn/ an& What 1a""ene#, Miss Simone5 I

ante& to +in& boo#s t"at rea& li#e moies since t"e D3D an& i&eo collection is so

"eaily $se& at t"is branc", Since it;s li#ely t"at +ans o+ moies are also +ans o+ m$sic an&

s-orts/ t"e baseball boo# an& t"e boo# abo$t Nina Simone so$n&e& goo&, San&ra

%isneros is a on&er+$l a$t"or "o rites +antastic s"ort -ieces/ so "er boo# so$n&e&

li#e a m$sta&&,

In my s-rea&s"eet/ I also #e-t trac# o+ boo#s t"at I &i& not c"oose, Seeral boo#s

t"at I s#i--e& ere cra+ting boo#s t"at I t"o$g"t mig"t be re&$n&ant to t"e collection, (or

e=am-le/ "o many boo#s on #nitting stitc"es &oes t"e library nee& Until I am more

+amiliar it" t"is library;s collection/ I &on;t ant to -$rc"ase a ton o+ #nitting boo#s t"at

may not be $se&, 4An e=ce-tion to t"is is t"e Baby 6 Me Knits boo#, Since t"ere are

a&$lts it" c"il&ren in t"e area as ell as yo$ng marrie& co$-les/ it seeme& a sa+e bet t"at

some o+ t"em ill ant -atterns +or t"ese #in&s o+ #nitting -ro.ects,8 I also &i& not ant


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to inest too "eaily in 9$ilting boo#s since t"is -o-$lation r$ns toar& t"e yo$nger en&

o+ t"e s-ectr$m/ an& many o+ t"ese yo$nger -eo-le -re+er &igital entertainment 4Nielsen

20168, I &i& not -$rc"ase 'ther Peo"le’s Money as t"ere are seeral boo#s it" t"at title

t"at ere reiee& by .o$rnals/ b$t only one reie +or t"at boo#, !"ere are -robably

better boo#s t"e library co$l& ac9$ire abo$t +inance, I &i& not -$rc"ase boo#s abo$t

artists 4*a$l D$ran&R$el an& 'e"in&e iley8 beca$se/ being +amiliar it" t"ose boo#s/

t"ose are more artsc"ool +rien&ly an& less $se+$l to t"is &emogra-"ic,

Ultimately/ as I selecte& boo#s +or t"is branc"/ I trie& to t"in# abo$t "at t"ese

-atrons o$l& ant to rea&, I+ t"ey en.oy cra+ting/ "ome im-roements/ coo#ing/ an&

+ilms/ t"ey ill "o-e+$lly en.oy t"e boo#s t"at I "ae selecte&, I "a& some concerns as I

aoi&e& bestsellers beca$se i+ a boo# is not a bestseller/ "o can I be s$re t"at it ill be

en.oye& in my library Arme& it" my #nole&ge +rom t"e "an&o$t/ t"e Nielsen

segments/ an& American (act(in&er/ "oeer/ I am con+i&ent t"at t"e boo#s I;e c"osen

ill +in& t"eir rea&ers in t"e est 3alley


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Re+erences:

American (act(in&er, 420108, Ho$se"ol&s an& +amilies table 4>i- co&e ?1158, Retriee&

+rom "tt-:CC+act+in&er,cens$s,goC+acesCtablesericesC

.s+C-agesC-ro&$ctie,="tmlsrcM%(

American (act(in&er, 420108, *ro+ile o+ general -o-$lation an& "o$sing c"aracteristics

4>i- co&e ?1158, Retriee& +rom "tt-:CC+act+in&er,cens$s,goC+acesCtablesericesC



4>i- co&e ?12?8, Retriee& +rom "tt-:CC+act+in&er,cens$s,goC+acesCtablesericesC









4>i- co&e ?01@8, Retriee& +rom "tt-:CC+act+in&er,cens$s,goC+acesCtablesericesC


Assorted reviews. (2015). Library Journal, 140(14).

Assorted reviews. (2015). Booklist, 112(1).

Assorted reviews. (2015). Publisher’s Weekly, 262(36).


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?9 knittin4 stitches: $he ultimate knit stitch bible 4boo# reie8,

Library Journal, )8941@8,

Dono"$e/ N, 42018, !harm loe (rien#shi" bracelets: *? uni@ue #esi4ns with "olymer

clay, macramA, knottin4, an# brai#in4 4boo# reie8, Library Journal, )8941@8,

Ellis/ ', 42018, Decks com"lete: 23"ert a#ice (rom start to (inish 4boo# reie8,

Library Journal, )8941@8,

Haggas/ %, 42018, $he "leasure o( rea#in4: 8* writers on the #iscoery o( rea#in4 an#

the books that ins"ire# them 4boo# reie8, Booklist, ))418,

Halli&ay/ H, 42018, Shar"ie art worksho": $echni@ues 6 i#eas (or trans(ormin4 your

worl# 4boo# reie8, Library Journal, )8941@8,

Halli&ay/ H, 42018, More creatie letterin4: $echni@ues 6 ti"s (rom to" artists 4boo#

reie8, Library Journal, )8941@8,


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Ho++ert/


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Nielsen, 420168, y i- co&e ?108, Retriee& +rom

"tt-s:CCsegmentationsol$tions,nielsen,comCmybestsegmentsCDe+a$lt,.s-IDM20O-

ageNameMBI*72


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*$blis"er;s ee#ly, 4201/ A$g, 18, Pitch by "itch: My iew o( one un(or4ettable 4ame

4boo# reie8, Retriee& +rom "tt-:CC,-$blis"ersee#ly,comC?5120

0606?

*$blis"er;s ee#ly, 4201/ F$ly 258, $his is all a #ream we #reame#: n oral history o(

the rate(ul Dea# 4boo# reie8, Retriee& +rom

"tt-:CC,-$blis"ersee#ly,comC?5120060

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