Yesterday, I finally got back to a project that got pushed to the wayside last spring. It happens all the time, we start working on something full steam ahead and something else that is more important takes its place. We began working our way through the reference area in our children’s department – with the Internet, fewer of these resources are needed and they are currently taking up a large amount of space on shelves that we desperately need for other things. So, we’re going to keep a few things on maybe one shelf – a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, etc. Everything else is either getting added to our circulating collection or weeded because it is (very) dated. It’s been hard for us to do this project because so many of these resources are very costly, but we hope that they will be better used once added to our circulating collection. It was also important for me to weed many of these resources (especially in the science and technology area) as the information is outdated and incorrect. I want to ensure that the kids using these books are getting quality information that is appropriate for school reports and for general knowledge. What does your library do? Do you have a reference collection or has it been dispersed? If you do have one, what does it include?