Ask The Librarian
This Question and Answer page is part of The Card Catalog – a lending library resource hub.
What if I find mold in my library? One librarian’s story
Library Management
Book Stickers by Collection
Cataloging and Checkout
Basics of Branch Libraries
Cataloging and Checkout
How can I shelve and organize nonfiction history and geography books?
Classification
With limited shelf space, how do I decide which books to collect and keep?
Book Selection
How do I begin to acquire more books for my library?
Book Acquisitions
How do I determine the reading level of a book?
Book Selection
What are some sample fees and policies for private lending libraries?
Library Management
How can I organize and shelve picture books?
Classification
Craft Classes: Easy Loom Weaving
Library Programming
Craft Classes: Easy Embroidery
Library Programming
Simple System for Streamlining Holds and Checkouts
Cataloging and Checkout
Craft Classes: Painting Peg People
Library Programming
How Can Libraries Loan YOTO Cards?
Cataloging and Checkout
How do I move an entire library or put it in storage for a while?
Library Management
Plumfield Library Membership Cards
Library Management
How do I organize and shelve science books?
Classification
Why move from informal book lending to an official library?
Library Management
What is a private living books lending library, and how can I start one?
Starting a Library
Ask The Librarian: How Do I Handle Renewals?
Library Management
How do you make your own dust jacket for a book that doesn’t have a book jacket?
Book Care
How do library binding processes affect the longevity of the book?
Publication Process
Using UV Lights in Our Library
Book Care
How does paper quality affect the longevity of a book?
Publication Process
Where do I find affordable living books to add to my library?
Book Acquisitions
How do you handle library discards that already have stickers, stamps, and bar codes?
Book Care
How do some librarians label their books?
Classification
What are the different kinds of book binding and publishing categories?
Publication Process
What is the Dewey Decimal System, and how can I use it to organize my library? (DDS: Part 1)
ClassificationDDS
What are the options for keeping track of my books?
Cataloging and Checkout
What do all those Dewey Decimal numbers really mean? (DDS: Part 3)
ClassificationDDS
How do some librarians get a book ready to lend?
Book Care
Why are older books special treasures that are preferred by many living books librarians?
Book Selection
Holds Queue in LibraryThing
Cataloging and Checkout
How does the Dewey Decimal System make it easier to find my books? (DDS: Part 2)
ClassificationDDS
What is another way to organize and shelve picture books?
Classification
What are some basic supplies for book care and repair?
Book Care
How and why do librarians cover their dust jackets with plastic?
Book Care
Ask the Librarian: DIY Barcodes?
Library Management
Ask the Librarian: Using Picture Book Preschool in My Library
Book Selection
A Peek at My Early Reader Shelf Setup
Classification
Curating Wonder Boxes
Book Selection
Why We Love The Green Writer (and How We’re Using It in Our Library)
Library Programming