Thinking Beyond the Book: Circulating Non-Traditional Materials

Abstract

The Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi Library circulates a wide range of items in addition to traditional media items, from robots and Raspberry Pis to specialty cake pans and jewelry making kits. Learn how one library incorporates non-traditional items into its collection, best practices for circulating the materials, and how items are chosen and justified. Participants will walk away with enhanced understanding of the variety of items that libraries can circulate, innovative ways to promote and justify circulating non-traditional items, and best practices for managing non-traditional collections.