Table 1
Frequency and percentages of rural children’s book holdings by consortium library.
| LIBRARY | PICTURE BOOKS N (%) | MIDDLE GRADES N (%) | YOUNG ADULT N (%) | TOTAL N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Libraries | 11 (13%) | 48 (57%) | 25 (28%) | 84 |
| Private College | 2 (13%) | 11 (73%) | 2 (13%) | 15 |
| Regional University | 18 (15%) | 84 (70%) | 19 (16%) | 110 |
| Total | 31 (15%) | 143 (68%) | 46 (22%) | 209 |
Table 2
Frequency and percentages of redundant book holdings across libraries.
| DUPLICATE HOLDINGS | PICTURE BOOKS N (%) | MIDDLE GRADES N (%) | YOUNG ADULT N (%) | TOTAL N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Libraries | 5 (16%) | 30 (73%) | 10 (90%) | 45 (22%) |
| All 3 Libraries | 2 (06%) | 11 (27%) | 1 (1%) | 14 (07%) |
| Total Duplicates | 7 (12%) | 41 (69%) | 11 (19%) | 59 (28%) |
| (Percentage of total) |
Table 3
Frequency and percentages of duplicate books by award and category.
| AWARDING AGENCY | AWARD WINNERS BY BOOK CATEGORY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICTURE BOOKS N | MIDDLE GRADES N | YOUNG ADULT N | TOTAL N | |
| American Indian Youth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Literature Honor Award | ||||
| Asian Pacific American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awards for Literature | ||||
| Caldecott Honor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Caldecott Medal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coretta Scott King Honor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Coretta Scott King Award | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Newbery Honor | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Newbery Medal | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Robert F. Sibert Informational | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Book Medal | ||||
| Total Awards | 6 | 19 | 1 | 26 |
| Percentage of Duplicate | (57%) | (46%) | (1%) | (44%) |
| Award Titles | ||||
[i] Note: The award frequency is higher than the total number of duplicate picture book titles (n = 5) because one picture book received more than 1 award.
Figure 1
Coordinated diverse collection development process.