[ISLMA-Share] biography organization

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Oh, talk to me about your easy fiction ideas. That's next.

Beth

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> I see so many great ideas for arranging books so that kids find what they
> are looking for on the shelves.  I still like to stick to Dewey so that
> kids can walk in their public library and not feel lost.  There are some
> GREAT options here.  I have also seen great discussions on alternate ways
> to shelve easy fiction.  I would LOVE to turn my library upside down and
> redo some things.  Seems VERY daunting!!  Who wants to help?  LOL   I guess
> I just need to start with a well thought out plan!
>
> Connie Workman
> VIT CUSD #2
> Table Grove, IL  61482
> cworkman at vit2.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cworkman at vit2.org');>
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> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 11:24 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
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>> Lots to ponder.  Thanks for your responses.
>>
>> Beth
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>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info
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>>> That’s exactly what we did, and they circulate so much more now.  Kids
>>> rarely looked at biographies, but they prowled the nonfiction section.  We
>>> just have a translucent green sticker over the call number and that means
>>> it’s a biography.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Valerie brunner
>>>
>>> 315 S. Henderson
>>>
>>> Mt. Zion, IL 62549
>>>
>>> brunnerv at mtzion.k12.il.us
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>>> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] biography organization
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>>>
>>> We have talked about moving them to the section that they are known for
>>> by Dewey (athletes in the 700s, astronauts in the 500s, etc.) with a
>>> colored label so they stand out for biography-based projects.
>>>
>>>
>>> Barbra Miller
>>>
>>> Learning Resource Center Facilitator
>>>
>>> Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C
>>>
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>>>
>>> *Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination *
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>>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info
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>>> If you have your biographies organized in a manner that is NOT
>>> alphabetical by the person the biography is about, can I ask you what
>>> categories you use?  For example, I want to put artists together,
>>> scientists, etc, but I have too many already I don't know where to put,
>>> telling me that i'm missing some important categories.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Beth
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