The Stuff on the Shelves

The Stuff on the Shelves Angie Manfredi, Los Alamos County Library System

Why the stuff on the shelves?
Our collections should reflect the communities we serve.
Engaging and popular collections can
boost our statistics
change our demographics
re-shape the way the public perceives us.
“ You have such cool stuff!!”

Prove it!

Teen circulation for 2007
11,136 / 2,979
Teen circulation for 2009
21,646 / 5,654

How did this happen?
Aggressive weeding.
Remove your judgment (and preferences!) from the process.
Draw a firm line between “children” and “teen” sections.
TAKE CHANCES!
“ Let's just try it and see if we
get in trouble.”

ASK
TEENAGERS!

Disclaimers!
Could never be comprehensive.
Current BIG trends … but there’s always something new coming!
First-hand experience.
MORE IS BETTER, so get ready.
LET’S DO THIS THING . . .

Wings are the new Vampires
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly

Zombies are the new vampires
Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Z by Michael Thomas Ford
The Enemy by Charlie Higson
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
You Are SO Undead to Me by Stacey Jay

Fairies are the new vampires
Need by Carrie Jones
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Blackbringer by Laini Taylor
The Hunter’s Moon by O.R. Melling
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston

Vampires are the new Vampires
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey
Bite Me by Melissa Francis
Vamped by Lucienne Diver
Night Runner by Max Turner
Boys That Bite by Mari Mancusi
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on
the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
and Margaret Stohl
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
by Lish McBride

Fighting the Supernatural
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
Slayed by Amanda Marrone
The Demon Trapper’s Daughter by Jana Oliver
The Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison

The Con is On
Eye of the Crow by Shane Peacock
Silverfin by Charlie Higson
Heist Society by Ally Carter
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
White Cat by Holly Black
Thieves Like Us by Stephen Cole
You Killed Wesley Payne
by Sean Beaudoin

The End of the World
Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Matched by Allie Condie
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Ship Breaker by
Paolo Bacigalupi

It’s A Love Story
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
The Half Life of Planets by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott

Steampunk
The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
The Explosionist by Jenny Davidson
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Worldshaker by Richard Harland
Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
The Girl in the Steel Corset
by Kady Cross

The Final Frontier
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Living Hell by Catherine Jinks
Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill
The Comet’s Curse by Dom Testa

Dead Girls
If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
The Everafter by Amy Huntley
The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
Hold Still by Nina LaCour
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Boyish Things
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford
The Last Summer Of The Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork
Split by Swati Avasthi
Ball Don’t Lie by Matt de la Pena
Gentlemen by Michael Northrop
You by Charles Benoit
Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
Seth Baumgartner’s Love
Manifesto by Eric Luper

True Tales
The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin
Tweak by Nic Sheff
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel
The Dark Game: True Spy Stories by Paul Janeczko
Can I See Your I.D.? by Chris Barton
The Good, The Bad, The Barbie by Tanya Lee Stone

Christian Fiction
Nothing But Drama (Good Girlz) by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Starlighter by Bryan Davis
Sweet Seasons series by Debbie Viguie
The Miracle Girls by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt
It’s All About Us by Shelly Adina

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS!
Contact publishers: ask for catalogs.
Use Amazon, Barnes & Noble, when you have a chance visit a bookstore.
Learn to spot keywords in reviews.
Follow authors and blogs.

ASK
TEENAGERS!

REMINDER!
[email_address]
www.fatgirlreading.com
checkitoutlosalamos.blogspot.com

The Stuff on the Shelves

by Angie Manfredi on May 02, 2011

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