LIBRARY GRANT – NONFICTION MATERIALS

Final Project: Library Grant Proposal

Jessica Brosnan

New Jersey City University

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The Manchester Township Elementary School is the newest school in the Manchester
School District. It was opened in January of 1993, and at that time an entire new library
collection was purchased for the very large, dedicated library space. When the school opened,
the schedule allowed each class to visit the library on a rotating basis, approximately once a
week. A decade or so later, media time was switched to a preparatory period for teachers,
ensuring that each classroom would have a weekly visit to the library, along with borrowing
privileges for each student.
With students in the 5-11 age range, books are sometimes returned torn, wet, or
covered with food. These books are generally removed from the collection immediately and
replaced at the end of the year. Wear and tear on the library collection has been a significant
factor on how the library budget was spent over the years. Money is also spent on new, high-
interest fiction books, and subscriptions to professional journals are renewed on a yearly basis.
The bulk of our yearly library budget has been spent in those areas. And, with no formal
wedding policy in place, the nearly 25-year old library collection has been left in need of an
overhaul. The $15,000 grant will allow us to address the most serious concerns regarding the
condition of our non-fiction and reference sections.
An analysis of the library collection reveals a few major issues.
1. The large portion of the collection is considered “aged”. The average age of nearly
every Dewey division considered “age sensitive” is 10-15 years beyond the
recommended limit. (See Table 1)
2. The collection is imbalanced regarding the percentages recommended by Follett for
each Dewey division. (See Table 2)
3. There are few eBook and other electronic resources. Students at MTES have daily
access to Chromebooks, and could be utilizing electronic resources regularly for
research as well as pleasure reading.

TABLE 1
Age-Sensitive Dewey Division Average Age # of # of % of
Items “aged” items
items “aged”
003-007 Systems Data/Computer Programs 2009 3 1 33.3
320-329 Political Science 2001 53 52 98.1
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361-369 Social Problems and Services 1994 84 77 91.7

370-379 Education 2003 12 10 83.3

380-389 Commerce, Communications and 1992 34 32 94.1
Transportation
520-529 Astronomy and Allied Sciences 1996 187 176 94.1
570-579 Life Sciences/Biology 1999 144 133 92.4
610-619 Medical Sciences/Medicine 1994 117 113 96.6
910-919 Geography, Maps, Atlases 1999 100 88 88.0
1997 734 682 92.9

As Table 1 shows, nearly 93 percent of our age-sensitive collection is considered “aged”.

This does not include the fact that our nearly 500 item reference collection has an average age
of 1995, including several sets of encyclopedias from the early 90’s. Additionally, our biography
collection has an average age of 1990. Although the biographical information does not
necessarily become outdated, the age of the collection shows that there are few biographies on
more contemporary pop-culture or sports icons. The result is a low level of interest in our
current biographical collection.
It is clear that our collection is in desperate need of weeding. According to Titlewave,
there are over 1300 titles in our 12,700 title collection that meet the criteria for weeding based
on age alone. Assuming we follow these recommendations, we will be able to purchase
approximately 500 titles as replacements and significantly reduce the overcrowding on our
shelves. This will leave us with an ideal collection size of approximately 12,000 titles.

TABLE 2
DEWEY # of Items % of Our Ideal %
Collection (Follett)
000 Computer Science, Information & General Works 76 0.6 1.0

100 Philosophy & Psychology 77 0.6 0.5

200 Religion 57 0.4 1.0
300 Social Sciences 870 6.8 10.0
400 Language 62 0.5 1.0
500 Science 1,956 15.4 11.0
600 Technology 759 5.9 5.5
700 Arts & Recreation 627 4.9 5.0
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800 Literature 358 2.8 5.0

900 History & Geography 788 6.2 8.5
OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS
Reference 485 3.8 5.0
Biography 805 6.3 7.0

Using 12,000 as the target number of titles in our collections, we can calculate the
“ideal” number of books in each Dewey division easily. However, based on the Titlewave
analysis for weeding recommendations, there are nearly 600 books in the 900 Dewey division
alone that should be weeded. Since there are only 788 books in that division to begin with, it
seems clear that although this area is in need of significant attention, we will not be able to
reach the ideal threshold of approximately 1000 titles utilizing this grant alone.
Utilizing the weeding list generated by Titlewave, we can see the impact on our
collection in the following table.
TABLE 3
Dewey Current # of # of titles # of books Ideal % Ideal # # of books % of $ amount
titles in each to be left after (Follett) (Follett) needed to $15000 to be
Divisions Dewey weeded weeding out of reach ideal to be spent on
division/other 12,000 Dewey dedicated each
classification book division to each division
collection percentages division
out of 12,000
book
collection
000 76 52 24 1.0 120 96 3.5 $525
Computer Science,
Information &
General Works
100 77 10 67 0.5 60 (7) to be 0.0 $0
Philosophy &
weeded
Psychology
200 57 1 56 1.0 120 64 2.4 $360
Religion

300 870 178 683 10.0 1200 517 19.1 $2865

Social Sciences
400 62 0 62 1.0 120 58 2.1 $315
Language
500 1,956 60 1896 11.0 1320 (576) to be 0.0 $0
Science
weeded
600 759 217 542 5.5 660 118 4.4 $660
Technology
700 627 206 421 5.0 600 179 6.6 $990
Arts & Recreation
800 358 0 358 5.0 600 242 8.9 $1335
Literature
900 788 589 199 8.5 1020 821 30.3 $2545
History &
Geography
OTHER
CLASSIFICATIONS
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Reference 485 420 65 5.0 600 180 6.6 $990

Biography 805 401 404 7.0 840 436 16.1 $2415
Electronic N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2000
Resources

Obviously with a budget of $15000, it will not be possible to purchase the nearly 2700
titles needed to balance our Dewey divisions. But we can use the number of books needed in
each area to calculate a percentage of the money that should be used to purchase titles in each
division. Because the 900 division would be utilizing over 30% of the budget, and because this
is not a heavily utilized area of the MTES library, the decision was made to split the money
between that area and the purchase of several electronic resources. Ideally, some money
would be budgeted toward updating the 100 and 500 Dewey divisions, but considering the
need in other areas, the 100 and 500 divisions will have to wait for another grant.

BOOKS TO BE PURCHASED
Total Budget: $15,000

Unless otherwise noted, all eBook purchases are priced for unlimited users.

Dewey Division 000

Budget Amount - $525

TITLE AUTHOR COST

Learn to Program Lyons 20.04
Fooled You! : Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years Pascoe 15.56
Smart Internet Surfing: Evaluating Websites and Advertising Lindeen 46.65
(eBook)
Smart Online Surfing: Doing Digital Research (eBook) Lindeen 46.65
I’m From Outer Space!: Meet an Alien Bullard 18.04
The Internet Greve 20.95
Monsters: Myth or Fact? Feldman 10.06
Monsters of the Deep Perritano 15.06
UFO Crash Sites Williams 20.00
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Books! Woolf 20.35
The Bermuda Triangle McClellan 19.51
The Loch Ness Monster McClellan 19.51
How Books Are Made Rustad 20.04
The Bermuda Triangle Stone 19.51
Bigfoot Theisen 19.51
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Stuff the Scares Your Pants Off!: The Science Scoop on More Murphy 21.96
Than 30 Terrifying Phenomena!
Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Halls 18.95
Not Exist
Smart Online Communication: Protecting Your Digital Lindeen 46.65
Footprint (eBook)
Apps: From Concept to Consumer Gregory 25.55
Downloading and Online Shopping Safety and Privacy Suen 49.43
(eBook)
UFOs Higgins 19.51
Why Fish Fart: Gross but True Things You’ll Wish You Didn’t Gould 26.97
Know (eBook, single user)

18 physical, 5 electronic Total 514.97

Dewey Division 200

Budget Amount - $360
TITLE AUTHOR COST
Caleb’s Hanukkah Bullard 19.04
Growing Up Muslim: Understanding Islamic Beliefs and Practices Ali-Karamali 14.59
Rashad’s Ramadam and Eid al-Fitr Bullard 19.04
Sarah’s Passover Bullard 19.04
Diwali Trueit 11.06
I Am Jewish Weiss 17.70
Ramadan Marx 11.06
I Am a Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) Wise 17.70
I Am Baptist Harrington 17.70
I Am Quaker Blanc 17.70
Ramadan Bailey 19.29
Diwali: Festival of Lights Singh 21.36
It’s Hanukkah Sebra 19.04
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty Temple 20.04
Apollo: God of the Sun Temple 20.04
Ares: God of War Temple 20.04
Artemis: God of Hunting Temple 20.04
Eros: God of Love Temple 20.04
Poseidon: God of the Sea Temple 20.04
Zeus: King of the Gods Temple 20.04

20 Total 364.60

Dewey Division 300

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Budget Amount - $2865

TITLE AUTHOR COST
April Fools’ Day: What a Joke! (eBook) Jones 33.90
Caution in the Kitchen!: Germs, Allergies, and Other Health Boothroyd 20.04
Concerns
(Scholastic) Rookie Read About Health (10 Titles) Various 172.50
(Scholastic) Rookie Star Make a Difference (4 Titles) Weitzman 69.00
Mason
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Electricity! Graham 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without the Internet! Rooney 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Money! Woolf 21.75
(Scholastic) A True Book – Civics (3 Titles) Capua 65.25
(Scholastic) A True Book – The New Criminals (4 Titles) Mara 87.00
Yomtov
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Stone 21.00
The Hindenburg Disaster Bowman 21.00
(Scholastic) Epic – Military Missions Yomtov 138.00
Marine Corps Force Recon Gordon 17.25
Marine Expeditionary Units Gordon 17.25
(Scholastic) Pilot – Brands We Know (18 Titles) Green 310.50
(Scholastic) Rookie Nursery Rhymes (4 Titles) 69.00
This is My Post Office (eBook) Bellamy 33.90
Amazing U.S. Air Force Facts (eBook, single-user) Marx 26.65
Amazing U.S. Army Facts (eBook, single-user) Marx 26.65
Amazing U.S. Marine Facts (eBook, single-user) Marx 26.65
Amazing U.S. Navy Facts (eBook, single-user) Marx 26.65
Dragons (eBook) Loh-Hagan 32.95
Follow That Garbage!: A Journey to the Landfill (eBook) Heos 42.80
It’s Chinese New Year! (eBook) Sebra 38.65
It’s Christmas! (eBook) Sebra 38.65
It’s Halloween! (eBook) Sebra 38.65
It’s Thanksgiving! (eBook) Kenan 38.65
My Suburban Community (eBook) Summers 33.90
Unicorns (eBook) Loh-Hagan 32.95
Vampires (eBook) Loh-Hagan 32.95
Werewolves (eBook) Loh-Hagan 32.95
Being a Good Citizen (eBook) Ponto 33.90
(Capstone) Multicultural Fairy Tales (6 Titles) Meister 122.94
(Capstone) It’s Back to School…Way Back! (4 Titles) Various 81.96
(Capstone) To the Rescue (4 Titles) Staniford 69.96
(Capstone) Life Around the World (5 Titles) Adamson 99.95
Rustad
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(Capstone) Sing-Along Songs (29 Titles, Books w/CD) Various 739.21

101 physical, 15 electronic Total 2758.46

Dewey Division 400

Budget Amount - $315
TITLE AUTHOR COST
Look and Find Your World 14.50
(Capstone) Read, Sing, Learn: Songs About the Parts of Speech Ayers 101.96
(4 Titles, Books w/CD)
(Capstone) Language on the Loose (8 Titles) Meister 167.92
Loewen
A Mouthful of Onomatopoeia Blaisdell 20.49

14 Total 304.87

Dewey Division 600

Budget Amount - $660
TITLE AUTHOR COST
(Scholastic) Rookie Read About Science – How Things Work (7 Mattern 120.75
Titles)
(Scholastic) A True Book – Engineering Wonders (7 Titles) Marsisco 130.50
(Scholastic) A True Book – Health (11 Titles) Squire 239.25
Pelkki
Son
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Dentists! MacDonald 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Dirt! Graham 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Boogers! Woolf 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Plastic! Graham 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Poop! Woolf 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Sleep! Pipe 21.75
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Soap! Woolf 21.75

32 Total 642.75

Dewey Division 700

Budget Amount - $990
TITLE AUTHOR COST
Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists Series (19 Titles) Venezia 413.25
(Scholastic) A True Book – Sports and Entertainment (5 Titles) Yomtov 130.50
(Scholastic) Epic – Extreme Sports (10 Titles) Adamson 172.50
Bowman
(Scholastic) Pilot – You Can Draw It (5 Titles) Various 86.25
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5 Seconds of Summer Morreale 24.70

The Cast of Girls Meets World Morreale 24.70
One Direction Morreale 24.70
Cool Plastic Bottle and Milk Jug Science (eBook) Enz 41.99
Minecraft (eBook) Green 37.95

42 physical, 2 electronic Total 956.54

Dewey Division 800

Budget Amount - $1335
TITLE AUTHOR COST
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Writing! Canavan 21.75
(Scholastic) Blastoff Readers – Children’s Storytellers (10 Titles) Various 189.75
(Capstone) Jokes and Jingles (4 Titles) Hoena 101.96
(Capstone) Writer’s Notebook (4 Titles) Various 103.96
(Capstone) Language Arts (4 Titles) Rustad 79.96
(Capstone) Experiencing Poetry (6 Titles) Various 161.94
(Capstone) Writing Stories (6 Titles) Ganeri 122.94
(Capstone) Little Scribe (4 Titles) McCurry 81.96
(Capstone) Poet In You (4 Titles) Various 81.96
(Capstone) Your Favorite Authors (6 Titles) Various 113.94
(Capstone) I Can Write (6 Titles) Ganeri 122.94
(Capstone) You Can Write (5 Titles) Fields 94.95
Fandel

59 Total 1278.01

Dewey Division 900

Budget Amount - $2545
TITLE AUTHOR COST
(Scholastic) Blastoff! Readers Discover the Continents (7 Titles) Oachs 120.75
(Scholastic) Blastoff! Readers Discover the Oceans (5 Titles) Oachs 86.25
If You Were a Kid Series (4-Book Set) Mara/Gregory 78.00
(Scholastic) A True Book – Continents (5 Titles) Various 108.75
(Scholastic) A True Book – World at War (4 Titles) Benoit 87.00
(Scholastic) Rookie Read About – American Symbols (5 Titles) Various 86.25

(Scholastic) Rookie Read About – Geography – Continents (5 Hirsch 86.25

Titles)
(Scholastic) Rookie Read About – Geography – Map Skills (4 Olien/Wade 69.00
Titles)
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(Scholastic) Blastoff Readers – Exploring Countries (41 Titles) Various 768.75

(Scholastic) Blastoff Readers – Exploring States (46 Titles) Various 862.50
(Scholastic) A True Book – American Indians (8 Titles) Benoit 174.00

134 Total 2527.50

Reference
Budget Amount – $990
TITLE AUTHOR COST
(Capstone) My First Picture Encyclopedias (12 Titles) Dell/Wooster 245.88
(Capstone) Dog Encyclopedias (7 Titles) Gagne 146.93
World Book Encyclopedia 2015 World Book 599.95

Total 992.76

Biographies
Budget Amount – $2415
TITLE AUTHOR COST
Mark Zuckerberg Greene 19.51
Who Was Robert Ripley Anderson 11.36
Who Was Jesus Morgan 11.36
Who Was Mother Theresa Gigliotti 11.36
X: a Biography of Malcolm X Gunderson 20.04
Tales of Greek Heroes Green 11.36
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead Markel 15.44
(Scholastic) Rookie Biographies Various 448.50
(Scholastic) A True Book – Biographies (17 Titles) Various 369.75
(Scholastic) Real Bios (15 Titles) Morealle 326.25
(Scholastic) Extraordinary Explorers (6-Titles) Yomtov 126.00
(Scholastic) Epic – Wrestling Superstars (15 Titles) Various 258.75
(Scholastic) Pilot – Tech Icons Green 138.00
Martha Washington (eBook) Ransom 38.50
Pocahontas (eBook) Zemlicka 38.50
Adam Levine (eBook) Bankston 51.40
Ariana Grande (eBook) Gagne 51.40
Bruno Mars (eBook) Brown 51.40
Emma Watson (eBook) Tracy 37.00
Jennette McCurdy (eBook) Boone 37.00
Taylor Lautner (eBook) Leavitt 37.00
J.K Rowling Meister 32.95
R.L Stine Meister 32.95
(Capstone) Hollywood Action Heroes (4 Titles) Delmar/Jones 82.96
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68 Physical, 8 electronic Total 2258.74

Electronic Resources
Budget Amount - $2000
TITLE AUTHOR COST
PebbleGo Biographies Database Capstone Press $395.00
PebbleGo Science Database Capstone Press $395.00
PebbleGo Social Studies Database Capstone Press $395.00
PebbleGo Animals Database Capstone Press $395.00
BrainPop and BrainPop Jr. (Classroom Subscription) $380.00

Total $1960.00