When I began my first library job 13 years ago, the school I was working
at had the policy of not letting K-2 in the non-fiction section. The
library was very small and they'd never had a certified librarian
before. The belief was that the younger students would "mess" the
shelves up and the part time aid simply did not have enough time to keep
them straight. It was also thought that nonfiction books were too "old"
for that age group.
Well, as we all know, younger children LOVE books about "real" things so
that policy (which I seemed to be able to change at the time) really
bothered me. At the same time, there were many books in non-fiction
deemed "too easy" by the upper grade teachers and they would not allow
their students to check them out for assignments or book reports. So,
that next year I had a new section at the end of the early readers
labeled "ENF" for Early Non-Fiction. I pulled books from non-fiction I
thought the younger ones would enjoy. This was before our district had
AR and the reading levels were not so easy to asertain. ENF was an
instant hit and success with all parties and I felt much better about
the whole "freedom to read" issue.
Until something changes in your library, doing something like that might
be a good idea.
Lynn
Lynn Butler, LMS
Lamar Elementary Library
San Angelo, Texas
"Reading is a Window to the World!"
-----Original Message-----
From: Sylvia Jacquard [mailto:sjacquar@CA.INTER.NET]
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 12:27 PM
Subject: TARGET: Arrangement/Signage of Primary-2 nonfiction
Dear Netters:
I have been fortunate to have some new bookshelves installed recently,
enabling me to establish a separate Primary-2 nonfiction section.
A separate section is necessary because my library is on two floors and
the P-2 students are not permitted to go upstairs, thus essentially
denying them access to nonfiction books. I have wanted to remedy this,
and now I can.
What I am wondering is . . . does anyone do something different in
terms of arrangement (baskets?) or signage (pictures?) to make it
easier for these younger ones to find nonfiction books.
Thanks,
Sylvia
Sylvia Jacquard, MLS
Library Technician
Coldbrook & District School
Coldbrook, NS
B4N 3R5
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