In 2015 ten member library directors participated in an experiment to identify and apply best practices to influence the circulation of adult fiction titles in their library. Five directors who were leading libraries who were experiencing increases in circulation (Trusted Advisors) were paired up with five libraries who were seeing a decline in circulation (Early Adopters). Below are resources developed for and used during the experiment.
- Action Plan Template for Increasing Circulation
- Display Ideas Board
- Book Display Ideas eNewsletter (free for all MHLS Member Libraries)
- Weeding & Libraries: The Facts (Director’s Edition) Jo-Ann Benedetti & Mary Fellows, Upper Hudson Library System (Weeding Workshop for MHLS, 2015)
- Dealing with Discards (MHLS)
- Libraries Transforming Communities (ALA)
- Success Report (October 2016)