Services For Private Library Owners

I have a degree in library science and experience working as a librarian. That means I can provide professional library services for home, business, non-profit and church libraries. Libraries include collections of books, music and other media. Library services include:

Working With Existing Collections

  • Organizing — Physically organize the materials in your library according to your specifications (for example, by genre, author, title, date, etc.)
  • Cataloging — Create an electronic and/or paper-based inventory of the materials in your library to track what you own and for insurance purposes
  • Collection Development — Determine what materials your library needs now and will need in the future and plan space for adding to your collection
  • Classifying — Assign call numbers to library materials and create an online and/or paper card catalog system
  • Weeding — Establish criteria for deciding which materials to keep and remove unwanted items
  • Policies and Procedures — Create policies and procedures for business, non-profit and church libraries on issues such as collection development, circulation, cataloging and classifying materials
  • Teaching — Instruct members of your organization on how to organize, catalog, weed, classify and operate your library

Creating Libraries

  • New Libraries — Create a new library for your organization from scratch on issues such as collection development, circulation, cataloging and classifying materials

Tip: Why You Should Give Your Books A Sniff

My grandmother was a librarian and taught me that books are friends, not mere objects. If you own books and they’re your friends, you need to check their health from time to time.

Examine each book for signs of mold and/or mildew, and sniff each one for those telltale odors. If you find a book with mold or mildew, get it off the shelf and away from other books. Why? Mold and mildew can spread from one book to another causing irreparable damage.

Food in and on books attracts bugs. So as you check your books, look for read the entire article»»

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