Cataloging Category Romance Fiction and Librarian and Patron Views on Romance Fiction in Public Libraries.

However, little has been investigated about the genre in U.S. public about the genre. What are the current statistics of purchasing and cataloging category romance titles in public libraries? And how, if any, does librarian feel about having the genre in a public library. A majority of the library systems in this study do not purchase category romance titles due to budget limitations. However, the entire group of librarians are supportive of having romance genre titles in their libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]