[aisle] High School Grenefy

[Michelle Harris]

I agree with Jeanne.  I did my high school 2 years ago and my elementary
last year.  It has been a big success in both buildings.  I only did
fiction.  Non-fiction is still strictly Dewey. (And I still teach Dewey so
that students know how to navigate by themselves).

Students can browse so much faster and are happy to find what they want.
At first I was worried about kids getting stuck in a rut, but lately I've
decided that I don't care that one little girl is trying to read the entire
Mystery section before moving on.  She is reading and thrilled with her
accomplishment. I will continue to offer her other choices and someday she
will probably diversify.  But even if she doesn't, I'm good with that.
It's leisure reading, so she can choose what she likes. As an adult, that's
what I do when I go to a library.

If I have books that fit in more than one genre, I booktalk them and then
ask the students where they think the book should go.  This has led to some
great conversations!  Kids can also "challenge" any book genre choice and
I've occasionally moved books based on their challenges.  Again, great
conversations!

One thing I'd do differently:  I used color-tinted spine label protectors
at the HS, and tiny colored dots at the elementary.  I much prefer the tiny
dots.  They leave the spine label clear and easier to read.  And they are
easier to change/cover if we make a new genre choice.

Michelle Harris
Heyworth CUSD #4



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!
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> Ben
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Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4
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