{"id":938,"date":"2025-07-17T20:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/?page_id=938"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:29:35","slug":"cultivating-your-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/cultivating-your-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating your Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve created a few ready-to-use guides that you can use on your website or print as handouts. One for helping community members understand addiction, one for people ready to go down the path to recovery, and one specifically for teens. Each section centers the library collection while pointing to help and next steps. Feel free to adapt wording and add your local resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, we&#8217;ve added tips and links to help you build and maintain your library&#8217;s collections, find materials, and examples of other successful library collections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/collection-for-the-community-understanding-addiction\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/collection-for-the-community-understanding-addiction\/\">For the community<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/for-people-ready-to-change-recovery-self-directed-help\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1204\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">For People Ready to Change: Recovery &amp; Self-Directed Help<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/just-for-teens-facts-stories-where-to-get-help\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1207\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Just for Teens: Facts, Stories, &amp; Where to Get Help<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-build-and-maintain-these-collections\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Build and Maintain These Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scan your community data (county health dashboard; overdose reports; school climate surveys). Align buying with local need.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select across pathways (12\u2011Step, SMART, Recovery Dharma, faith\u2011based, medication\u2011assisted, harm reduction). Avoid promoting a single path as the only path.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balance genres &amp; voices (memoir, science, policy, practical guides; include women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, rural\/urban perspectives).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formats &amp; access: buy print + eBook + audio when possible; create a small no\u2011return shelf for high\u2011demand items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weed compassionately: update science titles every 3\u20135 years; keep classic memoirs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe clearly: use neutral labels (e.g., Recovery &amp; Wellness rather than Addiction alone); add staff\u2011written notes in the catalog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measure outcomes: track circulations, shelf use, and short patron surveys; add a quick QR feedback form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"vendor-and-collection-sources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vendor and Collection Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trade publishers (health &amp; psychology lists)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazelden.org\/web\/go\/home\/\">Hazelden Publishing<\/a> (recovery\u2011focused) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government &amp; NGO pamphlets (SAMHSA, CDC, state health departments)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local partners (health department, recovery courts, community coalitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"example-web-copy-you-can-paste-on-your-site\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/example-web-copy-you-can-paste-on-your-site\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1211\">Example Web Copy you can Paste on Your Site<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"library-examples-you-can-model\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Library Examples you can Model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sfpl.org\/services\/read-recovery\">San Francisco Public Library \u2013 Read to Recovery (free\u2011to\u2011keep books)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.sspl.org\/recoveryresources\/readtorecovery\">Saratoga Springs Public Library \u2013 Read to Recovery (collection &amp; discreet placement)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bpl.bibliocommons.com\/v2\/list\/display\/2434864889\/2599643039\">Boston Public Library \u2013 Recovery Reads staff list<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oclc.org\/content\/dam\/research\/publications\/2019\/oclcresearch-public-libraries-respond-to-opioid-crisis-case-studies.pdf\">OCLC\/WebJunction case studies \u2013 libraries responding to the opioid crisis<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve created a few ready-to-use guides that you can use on your website or print as handouts. One for helping community members understand addiction, one for people ready to go down the path to recovery, and one specifically for teens. Each section centers the library collection while pointing to help and next steps. Feel free &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/cultivating-your-collection\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cultivating your Collection&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-938","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1215,"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/938\/revisions\/1215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacl.missouri.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}