A good starting point is to consider some guidelines for selection. Our district has written selection guidelines, a few of which I'll include below...
1. Individual materials should be purchased with the entire collection in mind.
2. It is recognized that every book in the library will not be relevant for every student.
3. Material selection should be guided by published, professional reviews (More on this later...).
4. Minimum best practice dicates that books considered be favorably reviewed in at least one journal.
5. The review must include at least one grade level served by the purchasing campus.
We want our librarians to consider reviews from traditional, professional sources. As such, we have narrowed the sources that may be considered to Booklist, Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books, Horn Book, Library Media Connection, School Library Journal, and Voice of Youth Advocates. These journals have much more credibility than Joe Reader who posts reviews online!
I'll feature these in a separate post. In the meantime, have a cupcake!
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