The Rewards of Weeding

I've been weeding the fiction collection at the school library where I work, with very rewarding results. Shelves that have been jammed in certain sections......


...are now partly empty, roomy enough to receive the new books that we are fortunate enough to have the budget to purchase.

Of course, it's hard to decide to get rid of a book, but I feel confident that after three years of working with this collection and its user population, I know what to keep and what needs to be moved out. And getting rid of stale books means making space for new, fresh books, always a happy result of weeding.

As a reward for my labor, after school I went to check out the brand new Wegman's store which has opened close by. I found it to be an odd combination of warehouse grocery store and upscale food market, quite diverting to explore.