Hi Susan -
In my media center I have the kids use Shelf Markers (Home Depot
painted paint stirrers) and I teach the kindergartners how to use
them (stick them in the shelf where you want to look at a book,
pull the book off the shelf, look at it. Want it? Take book and
shelf marker to check out desk. Don't? Now you know where to put
the book back.) 1st and 2nd graders get a quick review at the beginning of the
year. New students are trained to use them by "tour guides" in their class. I keep
the shelf markers in a coffee can on my desk and when
they go looking for books (especially in the nonfiction section)
they have to be using a shelf marker. If I catch them not using
one they're tossed out of that aisle. Also my Everybody fiction
(picture books) are just alphabetical by first letter of the
author's last name so all authors with A are on a shelf together in
no order, except that we keep all the prolific authors books
together (like David Shannon). When I first saw this system I
thought it was ridiculous and it IS harder to find a specific book.
But when you don't have help shelving books or keeping them in
order it works really well. Even first graders can shelve an
Everybody book by getting it on the right shelf!
Margie
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> From: "Susan M. Davis" <susan.davis@BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM>
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: TAR:ELEM:Messy Shelves
> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:49:27 -0400
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> Back when I had a clerk I was out in the stacks when the students were
> looking for books. I was right there to make sure they didn't leave the
> shelves a mess. Now because I am behind the circulation desk checking out
> books I can't see everything that's going on out there. I'm just barely
> supervising for horseplay and noise. I have taught the students over and
> over again about leaving books on the floor, reshelving them incorrectly,
> stacking them horizontally, etc, with no success. Now I have the extra
> task of straightening the shelves every day. Any suggestions?
> PS - I cannot have student helpers as it takes away from academics.
> Thanks for any input.
>
>
> Susan Davis
> Media Specialist, NBCT
> Bennett Elementary School
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