[aisle] Elementary Non-fiction Arrangement

Sun May 15 09:16:46 CDT 2022

Wonderful!  Thank you! Curious, too, how height your shelves are.  Ours are
too tall for younger kids but maybe with the bins I could actually leave
the top shelves empty if the bins take up less space than the books on the
shelves.

On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 9:13 AM Donna Brockmeyer via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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 <
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>
>> 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:
>>>
>>>> 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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