What a fun idea!
Cathy
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*The Hazel Wood* -
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On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 1:21 PM, Cara Brancoli <cbrancoli@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Our new 6th grade class decided to genrefy their classroom library and
asked for ideas on how to proceed. We decided on the following approach:
I gave the class a lesson on identifying genres and, now, when a student
has down time, he or she can grab a few books and start genrefying. The
student then places the books on a shelf for the teacher to review the
choices. The kids have really enjoyed working on the project and it has
definitely sparked interest in their classroom library.
Cara Brancoli
Library Instructor
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
2001 37th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116
415.731.7500 ext. 5362 <(415)%20731-7500>
www.siprep.org
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:04 AM, Cathy Rettberg <crettberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks Mark -
Cathy
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What I'm reading now:
*The Dark Forest* - Liu
*The Hazel Wood* -
Melissa Albert
201
9
YALSA BFYA
Committee
Member
Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian
Menlo School
Atherton, CA
http://library.menloschool.org
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 7:45 AM, Mark Roquet <mroquet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
Hi Cathy,
We genrefied a few years ago into the following sections:
- Fantasy
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Chapter Books
- Adventure Books
- Animal Stories
- Mysteries
- Sports Stories
- Folk and Fairy Tales (all of the 398.2s (except picture books) are
here, plus mythology)
- Scary Stories
- Science Fiction
We used tinted spine label covers from Demco to differentiate the
sections. Our biggest problem there has been Demco's "light purple" and
"pink" colors are too similar, so our animal and horror books are often
misshelved (sometimes with humorous results).
The fantasy/scifi issue was one I struggled with; the decision to split
them was based mostly on the fixed sheving layout in our library. I also
put some books in the adventure section that are really fantasy or scifi
books (Hunger Games, Divergent, etc) but appeal more to casual readers than
our genre devotees. Some books have copies shelved in multiple sections.
Happy to chat more!
Mark
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Cathy Rettberg <
crettberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We've decided to take the plunge and genrefy our teen fiction
collection. I'm interested to hear what has worked and what hasn't from
those of you who have done this.
Also:
- What you would do differently if you were to do this again?
- Did you combine fantasy and sci fi or separate them?
We're open to any advice we can get - we're currently tagging all of
the books in the collection (not physically yet, just on paper) but will be
ready to make the big move soon.
TIA,
Cathy
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What I'm reading now:
*The Dark Forest* - Liu
*The Hazel Wood* -
Melissa Albert
201
9
YALSA BFYA
Committee
Member
Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian
Menlo School
Atherton, CA
http://library.menloschool.org
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