[CASL-L] Realistic Non-fiction and Dewey

[Melissa Thom]

Hello!

Wondering if you heard back from anyone about this.  I have had the same
thought--and I have taken some of the titles found in the 808s (Engle's
books in verse) and moved them to various areas to encourage circulation.

Melissa


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On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 11:00 AM Norton, Keely <KNorton at stamfordct.gov>
wrote:

> Thought I'd reach out to the collective on this one. How do you catalog
> your Realistic Non-fiction books?
>
> My fiction section is genrefied, but I'm considering putting Realistic
> non-fiction into a section in the genrefied area because I don't think
> these titles get as much circulation on the non-fiction shelves. For
> example, Hidden Figures. The story is awesome, but most kids don't go look
> in the non-fiction section for space/planets, etc. for a 'good book to
> read'.
>
> I would appreciate your thoughts...
>
>
> *Keely Norton *
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> *Scofield Magnet Middle School*
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