Parenting

iCode	iType	Loan Rule	Loan Parameters	Call Number	Location	New Items on STAR?
10132	95	67	21D YH YR $.10	Parenting j### Aut	znja	No

Collection Criteria:

There are books on this topic in both the children’s and adult areas. General guidelines for deciding between the two locations are below. Any items warranting a closer look can be sent to the children’s dept. head for review.

CHILDREN’S

ADULT

General works on child rearing, ages 0-12 Books on specific parenting topics (ages 0-12), provided they cover matters pertaining to the majority of children, not children with special needs

All works on fertility treatments, pregnancy, and childbirth Books listing and/or providing the histories of first names Guides for parenting teenagers Any work providing guidance on raising a child with a learning, physical, or emotional disability (autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, sensory disorders, dyslexia, etc.) Books on traveling with children (shelve these in the TRAVEL neighborhood, with the appropriate codes) Memoirs and essays on parenting As of early 2020, Parenting magazine and Practical Homeschooling magazine are shelved with the adult periodicals

Location, New Status, and Codes:

The children’s parenting collection is housed in the two tall bookshelves by the preschool window, one on each side. Items go directly there after processing; they are not set to new. Note that they have an adult icode, not one that starts with the digit “3”:

iCode	iType	Loan Rule	Loan Parameters	Call Number	Location	New Items on STAR?
10132	95	67	21D YH YR $.10	Parenting j### Aut	znja	No

Parenting books in the adult area are set to znma when first acquired. When they come off new, they’re shelved in the stacks in regular Dewey order.