[SEO-Members] "NEW" label residue?

[Penny Neubauer]

Ditto Eric.


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From: SEO-Members <seo-members-bounces at lists.oplin.org> on behalf of Eric Taggart via SEO-Members <seo-members at lists.oplin.org>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
To: seo-members at lists.oplin.org <seo-members at lists.oplin.org>
Subject: Re: [SEO-Members] "NEW" label residue?


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...

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Thanks!

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Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
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Findlay, OH 45840
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