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Originally Posted by Byrdie
Not at my library yet, but there'll probably be a long waiting list if it does turn up. It is among the books patrons can recommend that the library purchase but ain't no way I'm gonna suggest they spend money on that when there are so many other works more worthy of acquisition.
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I agree with the sentiment, but I think the reality is that many people will be recommending it and one more won't matter, but it will bump you up the eventual waiting list if they do purchase it and you want to read it just the same. At least that was my theory when I recommended it to my various OverDrive libraries.
It's a tough act to balance buying what people want, exercising judgment in terms of quality, and meeting all readers' needs to a reasonably comparable extent. I personally think at least some of my libraries buy too much romance. I understand that it's justified on the basis of circulation (and most likely also on the basis of circulation vis a vis cost), but it doesn't quite seem fair to patrons who have the scour the listings to find the relatively rare book of serious (as opposed to popular) history, just as one example.