[aisle] shelving ideas needed

[Michelle Harris]

Put some book carts together?  It works for a small collection...

Michelle Harris
Heyworth CUSD #4

On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 1:05 PM Susan Gordon via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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
>> Mt. Zion Jr. High Librarian
>> 315 S. Henderson
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/315+S.+Henderson+Mt.+Zion,+IL+62549?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Mt. Zion, IL 62549
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/315+S.+Henderson+Mt.+Zion,+IL+62549?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> 217-864-2369
>> brunnerv at mtzschools.org
>>
>>
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Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4
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