Thursday, February 12, 2015

Unusual Collections: Oddities and Necessities


Bailey, Rachel

Tomka, Pam. (2014) Unusual Collections: Oddities and Necessities. ILA Reporter, Aug, 4-7.
Summary: This article gives examples of libraries that provide unusual collections and services to their patrons. Examples include cake pans, Halloween costumes, toys and even fishing poles!
Evaluation: I think this is a great idea, but wonder how some libraries could afford this service. An early-childhood center in my community lets parents check out toys from them. The problem is, they use a very loose system and have a hard time keeping the toys in tact. This would be a great service for the libraries in my community to use since there are a lot of young children that frequent the library.

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