I use Junior Library Guild for the majority of the titles and database subscriptions for reference.

Stephanie Patterson
Southington High School Library 
"Building character with critical thinking, creativity,
 collaboration and communication."
From: CASL-L [casl-l-bounces+spatterson=southingtonschools.org@mylist.net] on behalf of Kirsten Anderson [anderson.kir@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 5:23 PM
To: Lauren Hunt
Cc: CASL_L; Kerry Darby
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] So many books...so little time

I keep track of student requests we don't have as well and the students love it. I also use JLG because my district's budget is often frozen so it keeps books coming into the library throughout the year. I also look at Amazon best sellers for the popular books for students and then try to find nf books that align with teacher requests from publishers I trust like Capstone and Crabtree. Definitely not a perfect system but it's only my second year...

Kirsten Anderson
Deans Mill/West Broad Elementary Schools
Stonington, CT

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Lauren Hunt <lhunt@milforded.org> wrote:
In addition to reviewing my collection (I generate analysis reports using Destiny) I also have a "book suggestion box" I use to see what books students want to read. They just fill out a card and drop it in the box. They LOVE making suggestions for the library. 

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Kerry Darby via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:
Hi everyone,

I was hoping people could share the process they use for collection development. How do you chose what books to order? Do you have a system in place? What reviewing materials do you find most useful? Do you use Junior Library Guild? Do you use the Wilson Core Collection? Thanks!

Kerry Darby
Library Media Specialist
Lawrence School
Middletown, CT

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Mathewson Elementary School

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