[aisle] Question for middle school librarians

Tue Dec 20 14:35:18 CST 2022

You could use Highlighter tape across the spine label, which is a good
visual without taking up more spine real estate.

On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 2:19 PM Catherine Gallagher via AISLE <
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> How about colored tape in a certain color? You could put that at the top
> or bottom of the spine label. Something like this
> <https://www.demco.com/demco-reg-color-coded-paper-tape>. I use this to
> label new books at my school. The kind I use is removable so it won't
> damage spines.
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> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 2:15 PM Carolyn Roys via AISLE <
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>> The colored dot could work well. Just make sure to get ones that stick
>> well both for wear and against the kids trying to take them off to check
>> out a book.
>> I used to use a colored spine cover. I chose the lightest one I could
>> find but just enough to see it easily upon return. The ones I mean are the
>> ones that cover the spine label.
>> Good luck on your quest.
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>> On Dec 20, 2022, at 2:11 PM, Amy Williams via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 
>> What about putting a colored dot on the spine? They sell dot stickers in
>> a range of colors and sizes. Just a thought.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 2:06 PM Jordan Adams via AISLE <
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am in the process of re-doing my mature shelves for my 6-8 library. I
>>> wasn't very... diligent whenever it came to making sure the mature books
>>> were on the mature shelf because I believe that kids should read whatever
>>> they need because what is not relevant to one student may be very relevant
>>> to another. With that being said, I was wondering how you physically marked
>>> the books that you label "mature" or for 8th grade or whatever wording you
>>> use. I have put a note in their destiny records that they need to be
>>> shelved on the mature shelf, but I am looking for some way to make knowing
>>> the shelf that they go on easier, i.e. at first glance. I know I can just
>>> place them to the side whenever I check books in and the mature shelf note
>>> pops up, but I sometimes have others check in books and shelve them so I'm
>>> looking for an easy way to tell the difference.
>>>
>>> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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