Choosing Books for the Library

 Somewhat recently I have been given permission to choose books for different sections of the library I intern at. First,it was the YA and youth sections, then the children's section, and then, more recently, the adult section. My dream is to become a YA/youth librarian, so getting to choose books for that section was a lot of fun and great practice for the future, although it definitely had it's challenges. I started by going through the books and seeing what books are popular in that section. I quickly learned that those reading books in the YA and youth sections don't take out a lot of contemporary novels and prefer reading science fiction and fantasy. So, I made sure the order had a decent amount of those genres. I searched various book selling websites like Ingram, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc., as well as lists on Goodreads and other websites that reviewed books. It could be difficult sometimes when deciding what books to add to the list and which ones I shouldn't. Mainly because I might find a book that sounds amazing to me, but might not do well in the library. Or the exact opposite; I would find a book that sounds unappealing to me, but it would probably go out a lot if it was put in the collection. The adult and children's sections were more difficult for me than the YA and youth sections, since I was less familiar with the books in those age groups and what is popular in those sections. It was an interesting experience doing this, and I'm looking forward to doing this more in the future. Hopefully, the library users like the books I chose!