[aisle] Elementary Non-fiction Arrangement

Sun May 15 09:30:52 CDT 2022

I’ve started “binning” my fiction with smaller, skinnier bins. They have images on them as my kids are k2. It helps them find things quickly but the books are all spine out at their a point due to the width of the cabinets.

Our NF will undergo the same process next year. I have some ideas for how I’ll genrefy but want to see what the bins look like on the shelves first. It bay be a combo of some smaller and wider bins as those shelves are a bit wider than the fiction ones.

The shelves themselves are 4 tiers high and the topmost shelf is empty at this point.

I’m expecting that that will change.
—Todd

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On May 15, 2022, at 9:17 AM, Margo Newtown via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

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<mailto: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 <aisle at list.railslibraries.info<mailto: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<mailto: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!

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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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