[aisle] shelving ideas needed

[Susan Gordon]

Have you considered front facing shelves or using bins on standard
shelving? Kids can pull the bins off the shelves if needed to access books.

On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 8:34 AM Mrs. Brunner via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We have an elementary PreK-1st school library in a very limited, open
> space.  I'd like to get some new shelving for the fiction books.  These are
> all smaller books (Junie B. Jones and Amber Brown, etc), and right now they
> are on shelves so deep the kids can barely see the ones on the bottom
> because they are tucked so far back.  However, the shelves are also short
> and freestanding, (so the small heads can be seen when they are bobbing
> around behind them).  So, I am looking for short shelves with 4 shelves
> that are only 12 inches deep at the most, preferably more like 8 or 10.
> This is such a small collection, but I want it to have better visibility.
> Anyone have any ideas?  I know I could use pool noodles or such behind
> them, but they are ancient wooden shelves with many generations of paint,
> and I just want something that looks much better and is more utilitarian.
>
> valerie
>
> Mrs. Brunner
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>
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