MIA - Picture Books

One of the hardest, yet one of the most fun things about starting a new job at a new library is getting to know the library's collection. Libraries can't buy every single book that's out there, so you really have to get to know what is available to patrons on your own shelves. Yes, we can place holds. But when a kid needs a book at the last minute for a school project, or a family is leaving that afternoon on vacation, or if the kid is just that darn impatient you don't have time to wait for a request to come in.

Since I'm still getting to know my collection, it has occasionally happened that I search for an old favorite only to discover that my library does not own a copy of the book. Remember my lament over the lack of Sandra Boynton books? Since then I've uncovered a few more gaps in the collection that have given me reason to pause and wonder what happened. Here are a few of the awesome picture books that I was shocked to see missing from the shelves: