Our library has a ton of quilt related books. Our guild donates money every year for the purchase of new books and videos and the library also sets aside a percentage of their own money to buy more quilt books. We have been told that when we check out books, it triggers information that says that this is an active category and even more $$ goes to buy quilt books. It also doesn't hurt that there are 6 or 7 guild members are employees at the library, including one who is in the purchasing dept.
I like to check out a book and brouse through it first then I can see if it is worth purchasing for my own library.
For one of our guild programs I meaasured the length of shelves that held quilt related books. I calculated if all the books that were on the shelves that day were stacked one on top of the other, it would make a stack 5 stories high!
Is that a great library or what?!!