Hello! We separated our biographies as follows:

Science (includes inventors and explorers)

Politics and history

Famous writers

Celebrities and performers/artists

Athletes

Memoir.

We kept the graphic novel biographies with graphic novels. (We did divide GN into fiction and nonfiction.)

We based it on what topics the students often ask for.

Laureen Lemire Anthony

Griswold High School

Library Media Specialist

I am currently reading The Guilded Ones by Namina Forma and Dry by Neal Shusterman.

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From: CASL-L <casl-l-bounces+lanthony=griswoldpublicschools.org@mylist.net> On Behalf Of Musket, Kimberly
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 11:28 AM
To: casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] book locations in library

Hello-

I'm in the process of weeding my biography section. I'm trying to decide how I want to set things up so students are most likely to use them. 

Right now, I have nonfiction graphic novels near the fiction graphic novels. As I'm going through biographies, I'm finding some biographies that are graphic novels. I was thinking about keeping the biography graphic novels in the biography section but in their own space in that section....maybe. What are your thoughts on this? 

Another question, do people separate memoirs from biographies? 

Thank you for your help, once again.

Kim

Kim Musket

School Librarian

James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School

Currently reading:

Yusef Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi

Current listening to:

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

Recently finished:

Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Pantelleakos

Cog by Greg Van Eekhout

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling and illustrated by Emily Gravett

Fire from the Rock by Sharon Draper

Wink by Rob Harrell

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya

You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido 

The Shattered Castle by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy