Collection Development…build something awesomeAngie Manfredi, NNMYSSIG Roundtable, 5/10

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Why Collection Development?

• It’s easy to let collection development become a lower priority.

• It’s even easier to get overwhelmed by the sheer volume!

But . . .

• 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!!”

Publishers/Imprints

• Specialty imprints and smaller publishers often have exciting, interesting, library-appropriate material

• Their smaller focus lets them really hit a targeted demographic comprehensively.

• Worth looking for/into.• Often have special offers and services

for libraries.

Harlequin Teen / Kimani Tru

• Teen: Special focus on teen paranormal romance, often with authors from their adult lines.

• Harlequin also publishes Kimani Tru, a must have line for working with urban teens. (“street lit lite”)

Tor Teen/Starscape

• Tor Teen: fantasy, sci-fi (and horror!) for teens.

• Starscape: fantasy and sci-fi for middle grade readers.

• Tor/Seven Seas: manga imprint.

Orca

• Most notable lines: High Interest/Low Level lines: Currents (middle grade) and Soundings (teen). Slightly higher level is their Rapid Reads line.

• Soundings now has a Spanish line and there’s now a sports focused line.

• Also have picture books and early chapter books.

Abdo

• Magic Wagon

• Spotlight

• iBooks

• Sturdy books meant to hold up in libraries, glossy series titles (both fiction and non-fiction) with high visual appeal.

TOON Books

• Not many titles yet, but a great line of COMICS for the very young.

• Lots of resources for teachers and librarians.

• Comics for emerging readers.

Marshall Cavendish

• Children’s imprint has a wide-range of titles, including teen and non-fiction and their “classics” line.

• Good, strong focus on picture books, including their new “Pinwheel” line.

Lerner

• Largest independently owned children’s publisher in the US.

• Also have Spanish language titles.

• Some of their imprints include:– Graphic Universe– Millbrook Press– Carolrhoda Books

Flux

• Mostly teen (with very few middle grade) imprint of Llewellyn.

• Entirely paperback.

• Contemporary stories with “problems”/drama, lots of supernatural/faeries/magic.

Zest

• Practical, smart, contemporary non-fiction for teens.

• HIGH “girl” appeal…

• But some titles have universal teen appeal.

Zondervan

• Evangelical publishers also have a children (ZonderKidz) and teen line.

• Includes fiction from chick-lit to sci-fi and non-fiction including teen study bibles.

Free Spirit

• Non-fiction titles for all ages about dealing with social and emotional issues.

• Solution based “self-help” books for kids/teens.

Kensington

• YA imprint focuses on “street lit lite” for teens.

• All paperback titles.

• Lots of diversity in the line.

Holiday House

Norwood House

• Much smaller publishing house, not a lot of titles right now.

• But many are reprints of classic titles with new covers and design.

• Familiar titles with a new look that helps circulation.

Abrams

• Abrams is a well known publishing house that specializes in adult art books

• Launched a successful children/teen’s imprint: Amulet.

• Amulet broke into the big leagues with Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Also publishes The Sisters Grimm.

National Geographic for Kids

• High quality, high interest non-fiction for kids.

• Lots of glossy photo illustrations.

• Good source for new almanacs.

Egmont

• Small, new imprint.

• Big publisher in the UK

• High quality chapter books.

Firefly

HCI Books

• You mean the people who publish the Chicken Soup books?!

• Also have a good, ever expanding line of non-fiction for teens.

Sterling

• Leading publisher of non-fiction for adults.

• Also has a broad ranging children’s and teen imprints, with special focus on non-fiction.

Capstone

• Like Abdo, good for finding hardcover series that can support curriculum and are durable.

• High kid appeal in both fiction and non-fiction, including a graphic novel line.

• Some imprints– Stone Arch– Picture Window

Barefoot Books

• Brightly colored picture books with folk tales from all over the world.

• Many have accompanying musical CDs or story CDs.

Magazines

• Teen Magazines– SPIN– Game Informer– GamePro– Teen Vogue– Teen Ink

• Remember that Cobblestone offers titles for all ages.– Babybug– Cicada

How Do I Keep Up?

• Ask publishers to send you catalogs!

• Publisher’s newsletters. They may be annoying but. . .

• Read blogs! Take advantage of other librarians and teachers who get sneak peeks.

Comics

Manga

The Ten Manga Series You MUST Have

• Deathnote by Tsugumi Ohba (12 volumes) • Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP (12

volumes)• Dragonball by Akira Toriyama (42

volumes)• Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (51 volumes,

ongoing)• Bleach by Tite Kubo (44 volumes)

The Ten Manga Series You MUST Have

• D.N. Angel by Yukiru Sugisaki (13 volumes)• Full Metal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (25

volumes, ongoing)• One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (57 volumes,

ongoing)• Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya (23 volumes)

• Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki (28 volumes)

Shojo Hits

• Kitchen Princess by Miyuki Kobayashi (10 volumes)

• Absolute Boyfriend by Yuu Watase (6 volumes)• The Sand Chronicles by Hinako Ashihara (10

volumes)• Guru Guru Pon-Chan by Satomi Ikezawa (9

volumes)• Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori

(15 volumes)

51 AND ONGOING?!

• Fairy Cube by Kaori Yuki (3 volumes)

• Phantom Dream by Natsuki Takaya (5 volumes)

• Buso Renkin by Nobuhiro Watsuki (10 volumes)

• Psychic Power Nanaki by Ryo Saenagi (3 volumes)

For Your More Mature Readers

• Alive: The Final Evolution by Tadashi Kawashima (21 volumes)

• Uzumaki by Junji Ito (3 volumes)• Trinity Blood by Sunao Yoshida (12

volumes)• Kashimashi by Satoru Akahori (5 volumes)• Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga (4

volumes)

Manhwa

• Goong by Park So-hee (18 volumes, ongoing)

• Sugarholic by Gong GooGoo (5 volumes)

• Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo by Park KangHo (5 volumes)

• Magical J x R by Lee Sun-Young (4 volumes)

Wings are the new Vampires

• Fallen by Lauren Kate

• Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

• Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison

• Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

MORE SUPERNATURAL!• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater• Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready• Beautiful Creatures by by Kami Garcia and

Margaret Stohl• Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins • The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting• Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey

The Con is On

• The Boy Sherlock Holmes by Shane Peacock

• Heist Society by Ally Carter

• STORM by E.L. Young

• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

The End of the World

• Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien

• Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

• Nomansland by Lesley Hauge

• Epitaph Road by David Patneaude

• The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Time-Twisters

• The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur G. Slade

• The Explosionist by Jenny Davidson

• Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

• Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve

• Pastworld by Ian Black

Dead Girls

• If I Stay by Gayle Foreman

• The Everafter by Amy Huntley

• 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

• Gentlemen by Michael Northrop

the most important part

• Ruthlessly weed your collection.

• Take time to explore new sources.

• Use resources that already exists.

Just ask.

REMINDER!

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