I think the FIAR program is beautiful. But, because the books would be so hard-gotten, I would not want to lock them up. Enter: Picture Book Preschool…
Category: Book Selection
With limited shelf space, how do I decide which books to collect and keep?
Even if it is easily found elsewhere, like the public library, is it one that someone in my family or some of my library patrons will love and want easy, frequent access to? If that’s the case, then it’s worth shelf space to me.
Where do I find affordable living books to add to my library?
Don’t get in a hurry to grow your library. Try some of the above techniques and places for finding good books, and add the books, a few at a time, to your library for the benefit of your own family and the families of your library patrons or future patrons. Just be patient and diligent as God gives the increase.
How do I begin to acquire more books for my library?
You may have been collecting books for a long time before you’re ready to open a lending library. If so, you may indeed know almost all of the tricks of the trade. But just maybe there are a few ideas for finding good, true, and beautiful books that you didn’t know.
What is a List of 101 Basic Living Books for a Starter Collection?
This list is not a list of books required to start a lending library or books that must be in every library, but if you want to start collecting, these are 101 books that are good, true, beautiful, and in demand. Most of these books are not prohibitively expensive to purchase or hard to find,…
Ask the Librarian About Book Selection: How do I determine the reading level of a book?
There is no official body that assigns a reading level to books. Most often, a book’s reading level is determined by the book’s publishers. A book review or publisher’s description is the original source for a book’s reading level designation. The book publisher will assign the book to a certain category for marketing purposes such…
What are some resources for learning more about recognizing and choosing living books?
Moms who are choosing books for their own home libraries, and beginning librarians who are trying to select books for a new library all have the desire to learn more about what constitutes a living book, and which authors and books are worth collecting and reading. Here are some resources to help you on your…
Why are older books special treasures that are preferred by many living books librarians?
The mid-twentieth century is often called the Golden Age of Children’s Literature, the 1930s to the early 1970s. Books published during this time period are highly valued and sought after by many living books libraries and librarians. Why? From Michelle Howard of Children’s Preservation Library in Michigan and Living Learning Libraries in Florida: “What difference…