[aisle] High School Grenefy

[Sullivan, Kathy]

       For our small school, grades 6-12, the only genres placed separately
from the others are graphic novels and one we "created," termed "fun books"
i.e. Guinness World Records, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Optical Illusions,
etc.  My reasons for sticking with the traditional library organization are:
1. many fictional works could be classed as more than one genre
2. I think it benefits students to see a variety of works and not just get
stuck in a rut.
3. our library is small, so it's not brain busting to scan the entire
collection (though HS-level works are on separate shelves from the general
fiction).
      For that matter, I don't even place the "mystery", "sports", etc.
stickers on the spine after seeing (at other libraries) book spines with
multiple stickers. It just looks messy and chaotic.
      However, I'm happy to print for or e-mail to students a list of
fictional works of any particular genre. And they can find works through
Destiny that match their passion.
      Best wishes determining what will work best for your library and your
patrons. These decisions aren't easy!
:) Kathy

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*Kathy Sullivan*
*Princeville Junior Senior High School*
*P.C.U.S.D. #326*
*302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
*309.385-4660  x1574*
*ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *

*"Literature is the safest key to a nation's treasure." *- Chaim Nachman
Bialik



On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 11:30 AM Jeanne Brucher via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I genrefied the fiction at the high school and middle school a few years
> ago, but still have sections that are Dewey classified for nonfiction and
> biography.  It is so much easier for our kids who are browsers to find
> books.  Kids who are doing research or looking for something specific will
> need to search and look up call numbers anyway.
>
> You have to retrain your brain a little bit, especially if a book would
> conceivably fit in multiple genres, but it's also kind of satisfying to see
> all of the like books next to each other.  Our circulation has definitely
> increased, particularly among boys reading fiction.
>
> Two main things to think about before starting are really thinking about
> how many categories you will have and what those will be and how you are
> going to clearly define the categories on the shelves and books
> themselves.  This is important for the staff that shelves the books and for
> your students to move through the categories with ease.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 11:23 AM Wagoner, Benjamin via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> To Genrefy or Not to Genrefy, that is the question.  I see the pros and
>> cons of doing/not doing it, and the was wondering what you all think?
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Ben
>>
>> --
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>>
>> *Ben Wagoner*
>>
>>   LRC Director/Media Specialist
>>
>> St. Charles North High School
>>
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