[CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 11, Issue 244

[Tess Mawhinney-McCool]

Thank you, everyone, for your responses. This is all very helpful.
Have a great rest of the week,
Tess

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>    1. Re: [EXTERNAL]  Genre Question (Rocca, Jen)
>    2. Re: Genre Question (Haddad, Christine)
>    3. Re: Genre Question (LaPlante, Casey)
>    4. Re: Genre Question (LaPlante, Casey)
>    5. Re: Genre Question (Jodie D'Alexander)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Rocca, Jen" <Roccaj at brookfieldps.org>
> To: Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney at gmail.com>
> Cc: casl-l at mylist.net
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> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:29:06 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] [EXTERNAL]  Genre Question
> We are genrefied in fiction. We have:
>
>    - SciFi/Fantasy/Dystopia
>    - Mystery/Horror
>    - Romance
>    - Action/Adventure
>    - Short Stories
>    - Historical Fiction
>    - Realistic Fiction
>
> What you are describing as "general fiction" we would probably just put
> into "Realistic Fiction."
>
> There's definitely mistakes. Sometimes I pick up a book out of Realistic
> Fiction and find out it has witches and magic in it. It's not a perfect
> system. We do what we can and fix mistakes as we find them.
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <
> tess.mawhinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> My high school library's fiction collection is genrefied. Currently,
>> there is a realistic fiction section and a general fiction section. For
>> those of you who have a genrefied collection, do you distinguish between
>> the two sections, or do you just have a general fiction category? I've
>> noticed my students rarely look at the general fiction collection, so I was
>> hoping to move those into the other genre categories, but then books like *The
>> Art of Racing in the Rain* or *Circe* don't seem to fit any category. I
>> know there are many instances where there's no perfect fit, but I would
>> love to hear your thoughts about the general fiction / realistic fiction
>> categories.
>> Thank you!
>> Tess McCool
>> SHS Library
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> Jennifer Rocca (she/her)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Haddad, Christine" <haddad.christine at newfairfieldschools.org>
> To: Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney at gmail.com>
> Cc: casl-l at mylist.net
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> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:38:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
> We have the following genres for fiction:
> Historical fiction
> Romance
> Fantasy (this is where* Circe* is)
> *Romantasy (NEW)
> Thrillers
> Families and Relationships (*The Art of Racing...*lives here)
> Classics
>
> We also have a Graphic Novels section that includes both fiction and
> non-fiction.
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <
> tess.mawhinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> My high school library's fiction collection is genrefied. Currently,
>> there is a realistic fiction section and a general fiction section. For
>> those of you who have a genrefied collection, do you distinguish between
>> the two sections, or do you just have a general fiction category? I've
>> noticed my students rarely look at the general fiction collection, so I was
>> hoping to move those into the other genre categories, but then books like *The
>> Art of Racing in the Rain* or *Circe* don't seem to fit any category. I
>> know there are many instances where there's no perfect fit, but I would
>> love to hear your thoughts about the general fiction / realistic fiction
>> categories.
>> Thank you!
>> Tess McCool
>> SHS Library
>> _______________________________________________
>> CASL-L mailing list
>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
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>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "LaPlante, Casey" <LaPlanteC at granbyschools.org>
> To: Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney at gmail.com>
> Cc: casl-l at mylist.net
> Bcc:
> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:39:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
> We have the following genres of fiction at GMHS:
>
>    - Contemporary Fiction
>    - Historical Fiction
>    - Science Fiction
>    - Mystery/Thriller
>    - Fantasy
>    - Action/Adventure
>    - Horror
>    - Romance/Relationships
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <
> tess.mawhinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> My high school library's fiction collection is genrefied. Currently,
>> there is a realistic fiction section and a general fiction section. For
>> those of you who have a genrefied collection, do you distinguish between
>> the two sections, or do you just have a general fiction category? I've
>> noticed my students rarely look at the general fiction collection, so I was
>> hoping to move those into the other genre categories, but then books like *The
>> Art of Racing in the Rain* or *Circe* don't seem to fit any category. I
>> know there are many instances where there's no perfect fit, but I would
>> love to hear your thoughts about the general fiction / realistic fiction
>> categories.
>> Thank you!
>> Tess McCool
>> SHS Library
>> _______________________________________________
>> CASL-L mailing list
>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
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> --
> Casey LaPlante
> Library Media Specialist
> Granby Memorial High School
> Granby, CT
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> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:41:23 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
> I argue against the category "Realistic Fiction" because historical
> fiction is "realistic" and mystery could be "realistic". That's why we call
> it just "contemporary fiction".
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <
> tess.mawhinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> My high school library's fiction collection is genrefied. Currently,
>> there is a realistic fiction section and a general fiction section. For
>> those of you who have a genrefied collection, do you distinguish between
>> the two sections, or do you just have a general fiction category? I've
>> noticed my students rarely look at the general fiction collection, so I was
>> hoping to move those into the other genre categories, but then books like *The
>> Art of Racing in the Rain* or *Circe* don't seem to fit any category. I
>> know there are many instances where there's no perfect fit, but I would
>> love to hear your thoughts about the general fiction / realistic fiction
>> categories.
>> Thank you!
>> Tess McCool
>> SHS Library
>> _______________________________________________
>> CASL-L mailing list
>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
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> From: "Jodie D'Alexander" <jdalexander at region16ct.org>
> To: "LaPlante, Casey" <LaPlanteC at granbyschools.org>
> Cc: Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney at gmail.com>, casl-l at mylist.net
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> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:38:25 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
> *Our book genres are the following:*
> General Fiction
> Fantasy
> Sci-Fi / Dystopian
> Scary/Horror/Supernatural
> Historical Fiction
> Adventure/Survival. Suspense
> Sports
> Mystery/Detective
> Romance
> Novel in Verse
> Classics
>
> *Mrs. Jodie D’Alexander*
> *Library Media Specialist*
> Advisory/Senior Capstone Project*  co-Advisor*
> Woodland Student Book Club * co-Advisor*
> *Woodland Regional High School*
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> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM LaPlante, Casey via CASL-L <
> casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:
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>> I argue against the category "Realistic Fiction" because historical
>> fiction is "realistic" and mystery could be "realistic". That's why we call
>> it just "contemporary fiction".
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <
>> tess.mawhinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>> My high school library's fiction collection is genrefied. Currently,
>>> there is a realistic fiction section and a general fiction section. For
>>> those of you who have a genrefied collection, do you distinguish between
>>> the two sections, or do you just have a general fiction category? I've
>>> noticed my students rarely look at the general fiction collection, so I was
>>> hoping to move those into the other genre categories, but then books like *The
>>> Art of Racing in the Rain* or *Circe* don't seem to fit any category. I
>>> know there are many instances where there's no perfect fit, but I would
>>> love to hear your thoughts about the general fiction / realistic fiction
>>> categories.
>>> Thank you!
>>> Tess McCool
>>> SHS Library
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> CASL-L mailing list
>>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> Library Media Specialist
>> Granby Memorial High School
>> Granby, CT
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