[CASL-L] Revamping Picture Books and Easy Non-Fic

[Jenny Lussier]

Hi all - like so many others, I have reorganized my library to better suit
the needs of my learners. It's a work in progress since I'm still
weeding books that we no longer need since 3rd grade isn't in my building
any more.

One thing that I would recommend staying away from is having a culturally
diverse stand alone section, but otherwise make sections for what your kids
love. In fact, I would even ask them. For example, I have a Disney section
because they love all things Disney and it is just better to have them all
in one place. Same with superheroes, Legos, dinosaur fiction, etc.

I chose not to change call numbers, but when I did group them, I could scan
them and change their location in Destiny.

I did organize my biographies into 5 categories: sports, science/inventors,
historical figures, entertainers and miscellaneous. That has helped a TON.
I just put a tiny colored dot on each book to tell which category it goes
into.

Also, with the help of the amazing Sarah Lynch, I reorganized my 398.2
area. It is fantastic and both kids and adults can actually find what they
are looking for. Gingerbread books - all in one spot. I even pulled
fractured tales from the picture books and included them. The teachers love
it. Folktales are divided by continent, trickster tales, fables, and more.

Great ideas everyone! Thank you for sharing!
Jenny

On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 9:02 AM Christine Rosa <crosa at rsd6.org> wrote:

> Hello Librarians!
> I visited the Community Family Learning Center (CFLC) located at KidsPlay
> in Torrington last week where this small reference library has been totally
> reorganized in an amazing way. There are many different subjects labeled
> and within each are all the picture books as well as non-fiction. I don't
> want to really call it Genrefied, because it is more than just genres.
> Being that this is a parenting resource library, it is not exactly what I
> would imagine a K-3 library would look like. I am looking to do something
> similar in the elementary schools that I am reorganizing. I love the idea
> that kids can go to a section (animals, friendship, cultural diversity,
> ABCs, etc.) and find all the books on that topic.
> Has anyone else done this? If so, can you share your subject lists and
> could I possibly visit your library?
> Thank you!
> Christine
>
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