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This section discusses the importance of having a weeding policy, the rationale behind weeding, some reasons individuals might find it difficult to weed, practical information for use in planning or conducting weeding, and options for the materials you remove. When considering weeding in your library, keep in mind that every library is different; every library has unique priorities and problems. Not every suggestion or guideline for weeding in this section will fit your library, so feel free to adapt as necessary. Remember that guidelines are not rules and still require intelligent and informed decision-making for each individual item. And always remember that “SOMETHING IS NOT BETTER THAN NOTHING” and that outdated, wrong, or poorly presented information is not better than empty space! Sources: http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/weeding.
Governor’s Budget Endorses Read for Your Life and Other TSLAC Requests Governor George W. Bush’s 2000-2001 Budget recommends a five million dollar increase in funding for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) to fund priorities of the Texas Library Association and other agency requests. The increase, if funded, would be the largest increase for the agency in well over a decade and is in contrast to the Legislative Budget Board’s recommendation of no new funding contained in the Appropriations Bill now being debated by the Texas Legislature. The Governor’s Budget recommends funding of $2 million per year for the Read for Your Life project of the Texas Library System that would purchase over 140,000 books for Texas public libraries during the next biennium. The Governor’s Budget also includes funds to upgrade services of the Talking Book Program which provides the equivalent of public library services for the state’s blind and physically handicapped population. Notably,
So much for the stereotype. Texas librarians are baring their skin and revealing their tattoos — all to raise disaster relief money to help damaged libraries. Photos of the librarians and their body art appear in a new calendar sold by the Texas Library Association. Librarian Shawne Miksa says it’s a way to get people to notice library issues. As the model for November 2010, she shows off Chinese characters on her lower back that mean “wisdom” and “desire.” The “Tattooed Ladies of TLA” 18-month calendar is a follow-up to the successful “Men of Texas Libraries” calendar, which raised $9,000 to help libraries damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The TLA says libraries thrive on promoting diversity and free expression and the calendar exhibits that spirit. Sources: http://www.google.
