This Question and Answer page is part of The Card Catalog – a lending library resource hub.
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Book Acquisitions
How do I begin to acquire more books for my library?
How do I begin to acquire more books for my library?
Testing
Testing
Where do I find affordable living books to add to my library? 
Where do I find affordable living books to add to my library?
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Book Care
How and why do librarians cover their dust jackets with plastic?
How and why do librarians cover their dust jackets with plastic?
How do you handle library discards that already have stickers, stamps, and bar codes? 
How do you handle library discards that already have stickers, stamps, and bar codes?
How do you make your own dust jacket or paper book cover for a book that doesn’t have a book jacket?
How do you make your own dust jacket or paper book cover for a book that doesn’t have a book jacket?
What are some basic supplies for book care and repair?
What are some basic supplies for book care and repair?
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Book Selection
Ask the Librarian About Book Selection: How do I determine the reading level of a book?
Ask the Librarian About Book Selection: How do I determine the reading level of a book?
Ask the Librarian: Using Picture Book Preschool in My Library 
Ask the Librarian: Using Picture Book Preschool in My Library
What are some resources for learning more about recognizing and choosing living books? 
What are some resources for learning more about recognizing and choosing living books?
What is a List of 101 Basic Living Books for a Starter Collection? 
What is a List of 101 Basic Living Books for a Starter Collection?
Why are older books special treasures that are preferred by many living books librarians? 
Why are older books special treasures that are preferred by many living books librarians?
With limited shelf space, how do I decide which books to collect and keep?
With limited shelf space, how do I decide which books to collect and keep?
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Cataloging and Checkout
What are the options for keeping track of my books?
What are the options for keeping track of my books?
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Classification
How can I shelve and organize nonfiction history and geography books? 
How can I shelve and organize nonfiction history and geography books?
How does the Dewey Decimal System make it easier to find my books? (DDS: Part 2) 
How does the Dewey Decimal System make it easier to find my books? (DDS: Part 2)
What do all those Dewey Decimal numbers really mean? (DDS: Part 3) 
What do all those Dewey Decimal numbers really mean? (DDS: Part 3)
What is the Dewey Decimal System, and how can I use it to organize my library? (DDS: Part 1)
What is the Dewey Decimal System, and how can I use it to organize my library? (DDS: Part 1)
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Library Management
How do I move an entire library or put it in storage for a while?
How do I move an entire library or put it in storage for a while?
What are some sample fees and policies for private lending libraries?
What are some sample fees and policies for private lending libraries?
What if I find mold in my library? One librarian’s story.
What if I find mold in my library? One librarian’s story.
Why move from informal book lending to an official library? Why charge fees? 
Why move from informal book lending to an official library? Why charge fees?
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Publication Process
How do library binding processes affect the longevity of the book? 
How do library binding processes affect the longevity of the book?
How does paper quality affect the longevity of a book? 
How does paper quality affect the longevity of a book?
What are the different kinds of book binding and publishing categories? 
What are the different kinds of book binding and publishing categories?
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Shelving
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Starting a Library
What is a private living books lending library, and how can I start one? 
What is a private living books lending library, and how can I start one?