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We did this as an intermediate step to going Dewey free altogether. It
works great. Nobody says, boy, I feel like a sports biography. They do
say--I want a basketball book!!! (We have all the basketball books
together---fiction and "real."

Leah Krippner
Librarian, Harlem High School
I am currently reading *I'll Give You the Sun* by Jandy Nelson

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I was just thinking the exact same thing this morning.  I would also be
> interested in hearing responses.  My biographies already have a Dewey
> designation, but I still shelve them in a separate area than the nonfiction.
>
> Jeanne Brucher
> Teacher-Librarian
> jbrucher at geneseoschools.org
> Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
> Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316
>
>
> On Nov 17, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> Has anyone integrated their biographies into the area of Dewey that the
> person is known for rather than keeping them in separate location?
>
> Athletes in the 790's instead of in the 920's or B?
>
> If so, does this make it easier for students to locate biographies of
> interest to them?
>
>
> --
> Barbra Miller
> Learning Resource Center Facilitator
> Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C
>
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