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

[Christine Wilson]

For years we used the hanging bags from DEMCO for cassettes and CDs with
books, and they held up extremely well.
https://www.demco.com/deluxe-monaco-hangup-reg-bags
If exterior protection is the issue, perhaps some heavy duty magazine
covers?

On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 4:29 PM Peterson, Sharon I. (OV) via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Try these Alan
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> Strong frosted Mylar bags less than $20 for 100
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> Sharon Peterson
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> Oak View School Library Teacher
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Does anyone out there circulate comic books? If so, what brand of comic
> book bags are you using?
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