[aisle] Comic book bags that can handle the abuse of a middle schooler

[Karen Doyle]

I've seen magazines circulate in plastic pouches like this or similar:
https://www.amazon.com/EOOUT-Poly-Envelope-Folder-8-Color/dp/B07H32P9SY/ref=pd_bxgy_1/147-1722336-9240144?pd_rd_w=r4HuE&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=GS7EKQYWKVZTYFQMV6DZ&pd_rd_r=65602121-0819-450f-88c0-b1921c490f25&pd_rd_wg=LqBzM&pd_rd_i=B07H32P9SY&psc=1



Karen Doyle
Library Media Specialist
Komarek School
8940 W. 24th St
North Riverside, IL 60546
708-447-8030 x 143
kdoyle at komarek94.org
www.komarekschool.org




On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 1:27 PM Holtz, Alan C. (BMS) via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good afternoon one and all,
>
>
>
> In my younger years, I would always be at the comic book store on Thursday
> after school. Thursdays were when the new comic books came in. Over the
> years, I would place thousands of my comic books in plastic comic book
> bags. I still remember my mother telling an upset Mrs. Grove, my math
> teacher in 6th grade that caught me reading comics in her pre-algebra
> class, “If it wasn’t for comic books, that boy would never have learned to
> read.” To this day, numerous boxes are still in my basement. Well, last
> year, we won a grant to bring comic books into our school library. I’m not
> talking graphic novels, but actual trade comic books. Whoot! Whoot! These
> things are a hot commodity in our library. The 273 individual comics
> already have 600 circulations.
>
>
>
> Here’s the problem. The comic books are holding up better than I thought,
> but the comic book bags are dying fast. I tried using the collector grade
> comic book bags. Needless to say, these bags are more for storage and
> display than circulation. The *Comic Pro Line Bags* failed miserably in
> the hands of middle schoolers. That brand only made it about 2 circulations
> before it split at the seams. The *BCW Resealable Comic Book Bags* are
> fairing better. These are making to the 3rd or 4th reader, but still are
> giving up too quickly.
>
>
>
> Does anyone out there circulate comic books? If so, what brand of comic
> book bags are you using?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan, Librarian serving Brooks Middle School
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