[CASL-L] Genrefying Fiction Collection??

[Mr. McKenna]

Morning All!



We genrefied our HS fiction collection a few years ago and have had a
generally positive experience with it. Those in support of it say it's
easier to find books they like, for us to promote, display and book talk
titles, and our fiction circulation saw marginal increases as well. Those
opposed claim there are either not enough specific categories or that they
don’t think books should be categorized by content.



Our genres are color-coded and shelved together:



·         Adventure

·         Classics

·         Fantasy

·         Historical

·         Multicultural [being re-absorbed into other collections, based on
diversity feedback]

·         Mystery

·         Realistic

·         Romance

·         Science Fiction

·         Sports

·         Supernatural

·         Suspense



Each has it’s own list of subgenres below signage; too many to list J Hope
this helps; happy holidays!





Mike McKenna, MLS, M.Ed.

Library Media Specialist

Simsbury High School

34 Farms Village Road

Simsbury, CT 06070

mmckenna at simsburyschools.net

(860) 658-0451 x. 161

Joe Townsley Virtual Library







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