[aisle] Elementary Non-fiction Arrangement

[Donna Brockmeyer]

I can measure the shelves tomorrow. The bins I have are a hodgepodge of
shapes and sizes mostly from Target and dollar stores. I originally bought
them during COVID when I was hauling books to individual classrooms. I
would buy a few at a time as I found good deals since I have no budget.
The bins are all in bright blue, red, yellow, green and a few white to
match the library decor so it's very festive looking.

On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 8:53 AM Margo Newtown via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Any chance you can share what bins you use and how deep and wide your
> shelves are?  We are in the process of restructuring some things.
>
> On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 7:59 AM Donna Brockmeyer via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> This is the first year I’ve used bins in nonfiction and the kids and I
>> love it. The most requested topics are now in a bin with a picture and word
>> label. It drives me a little crazy that the bins may not be in perfect
>> order but rather in the order that makes best use of the space. I have tubs
>> for Outer Space, Rocks & Minerals, Weather, Military (300 & 600), different
>> animal tubs, different sport tubs, Magic School Bus, Jokes, Titanic and
>> many others. I continue to add as I find more groupings. I don’t know how
>> this will work with your space issue but I’m using the same footprint as
>> before. In some ways it’s easier for the students since there isn’t an
>> entire shelf of books sliding around as they try to look. Reshelving is a
>> breeze!
>>
>> On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 7:10 AM Nichole Folkman via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> Does anyone do anything besides Dewey for their elementary nonfiction
>>> section? These kids don't know decimals yet and I want to make browsing
>>> really easy. I get annoyed when I'm trying to find things, so they
>>> absolutely do. Dewey of course is already sort of genrefied.... just
>>> looking for good, practical suggestions. I sadly don't have a lot of space,
>>> either. (My library is also the school office, copy room, head teacher
>>> office, teacher's lounge, mail room... and there is literally no more space
>>> in our school to change any of that.)
>>>
>>> Any ideas appreciated. Thank you!
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