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Hi, First the target: I am frustrated by the primary grades' preference for non-fiction. Did I do the job too well? So many of the students won't even look at a good story, whether it's books on the table for the Ks or books on the shelves for the first & second graders. When I read to them all, I choose fiction, sometimes showing both a fiction and a non on the same subject, but most often the student choice is for non-fiction. And some children tell me a parent wants them to bring home something other than "whales," but the kid still signs out a "whale" book for the third, fourth or fifth time. I've had the occasional child leave bookless when I run out of "whales." Sometimes this fixation on a non-fiction subject continues into second grade. Can I get back on track? What could I do differently? What are your experiences? Comments? Then there are the paperbacks. I have the same feeling about them as about the primary fiction/non-fiction struggle. I've started integrating the pb/hc fiction, as well as ordering most of my quality fiction in PermaBound format. I still have a small section of ratty paperbacks, but it's getting smaller each year, and it's still the first place most of the kids head for. I figured the only way to break up the logjam in that corner was to use the other shelf space. My collection overall is so small I don't see us automating in my lifetime. (And I'm going to live forever {:-)) I like having catalog access for authors and subjects so I do it as I get time. Sorry to ramble on when this was only supposed to be a TARGET. Must be the heat/humidity. Kathy Hintz Hintz@vaxa.sunycgcc.edu Librarian, Etc. St. Patrick's Academy (K-8) Catskill, NY The Land of Rip Van Winkle