When I first started in this job, 26 years ago, I had a very small paperback
collection. Over the years, mainly through donations, the collection grew
and grew. My solution was to organize them by genre. I've put labels on
them and have them in a different section. There are some students who only
want to read paperbacks.
However, I would never do this with my hardback fiction collection, mainly
because it is so hard with so many books to determine what genre to put them
in. Also, there are many authors writing in multiple genres.
Marge Shaffer
Easton High School
723 Mecklenburg Ave
Easton MD 21601
http://www.tcps.k12.md.us/ehs/lib/lib.html
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Deb Evers
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 12:13 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] GEN, MID/SEC: Reorganizing Fiction by Genre
The October, 2005 issue of Library Media Connection included an article
written by Middle School LMS Elizabeth P. Dumas. The article, "Give 'Em What
They Want: Reorganizing Your Fiction Collection by Genre," outlined steps to
"merchandise" the fiction collection by rearranging and shelving fiction in
like groups (Mystery, Historical fiction, Romance, Fantasy, etc.) This would
make the fiction collection more user-friendly since the kids are used to
finding books arranged in this way in bookstores. It would also answersome
of those infernal questions like, "Where are all of the funny books?" or "I
can't find the fantasy books."
I guess my question to you venerable sages is...What do you think about
this? I keep thinking about the pros and cons, and mulling it over. I
realize that it would require a LOT of work initially, but I can't seem to
shake the idea that it would be a good idea. HELP! Talk me out of it!
Deb Evers, Library Media Specialist
Cushing High School
Cushing, OK
devers@cushinghs.k12.ok.us
A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to
bring up children without surrounding them with books.... Children learn to
read being in the presence of books. - Horace Mann
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