[SEO-Members] "NEW" label residue?

[Eric Taggart]

We do not use New stickers.  All of the new books go onto the new book 
section shelving.  A date is stamped on the inside cover when an item is 
processed.  The staff flip through each book when they are returned, and 
if the date is within the last six months, it is shelved with the new 
books.  If it is outside of that six months, it is not shelved with the 
new books.  Each month, the staff pulls the books off of the new book 
shelf that are no longer new, and they are shelved with the regular 
fiction or nonfiction.  This prevents us from having to peel off any 
stickers or label locks and clean the spines.  The patrons never needed 
the stickers anyway because all of the new books are shelved together in 
the new book section.  If you purchase a replacement copy of a book and 
just want it to go on the regular shelves, you can put an X next to the 
date, which alerts staff to the fact that it should not be shelved with 
the new books.  Your staff may resist initially (at least staff did at 
three different libraries when I made the change away from new book 
stickers)...and then it just works and they are happy to not have to 
peel the stickers off.

Best regards-
Eric


On 7/14/2026 9:22 AM, Melody Flick via SEO-Members wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> I was wondering...how do you mark "new" books in your collection? 
> We've been using the Demco "new" labels (below) with a label saver 
> over the top, but the residue it leaves behind is awful. We think 
> maybe the warm temperatures are contributing to our difficulty in 
> getting the labels and label savers off 🙁
>
> I'm trying to brainstorm other options, so if your library has a 
> system that seems to work well, I'd love to hear about it! I know some 
> libraries put the pub date in their call number...
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Melody Flick
> Information Services Librarian
> Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
> 206 Broadway
> Findlay, OH 45840
> 419-422-0576
> findlaylibrary.org <https://findlaylibrary.org/>
> mflick at findlaylibrary.org
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Eric D. Taggart, Director/Fiscal Officer
Rodman Public Library
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Alliance, OH 44601
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