<div dir="ltr">I love all of this discussion so much. Thank you, everyone!<div><br></div><div>It also makes me feel like it would be wonderful to visit each others' libraries! </div><div>Please know that if you are ever in central IL on a school day, feel free to reach out and we can try to arrange for you to stop by my tiny school libraries if you're interested!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 8:22 AM Karrie Fisher via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">I genrefy books by looking first at the description of the book from either the record or from the flap on the book. I also look at the designation it's been given in GoodReads by people who love the book. I sometimes ask kids what they think.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">I also have a five-second gut rule. What does my gut tell me about where kids will find this book? For instance, if a book is considered adventure and historical fiction, I'll put it in adventure because more kids gravitate towards adventure in my schools.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">Todd, I love what you are doing in your non-fiction section. I sort of did that in mine, but kept the first three Dewey numbers and then changed the following information. My next step is to create pictures to go along with the sections. For instance: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">599</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">MAMMALS</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">ELEPHANTS</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">I eliminated the author names because when the books are on the shelves, very rarely do they stay in alpha order by author. However, I want the kids to be at least familiar with the fact that other libraries have numbers.</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">I love genrefying the library. It's a lot of work, but the kids love it! and circulation goes way up!</div></div><div><br></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><a href="https://district31.follettdestiny.com/common/servlet/logout.do?tm=" target="_blank">Search The Card Catalog</a></font></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Happily Ever After, </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Karrie Fisher</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">District Librarian</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><img src="https://sdk.bitmoji.com/render/panel/7b0d608b-8b79-4d57-a49f-f15a558f61c8-dc159846-cab5-4f3c-a689-c965477af402-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" alt="Bitmoji Image" width="96" height="96"><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Winkelman Elementary School * 1</span><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">919 Landwehr Road * </span><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Glenview, IL 60026 * </span><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">847-729-5650 </font><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Field Middle School * 2055 Landwehr Road * Northbrook, IL 60062 </span></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">847--272-6884</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 8:07 AM Brooke Fleuette via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">When genrefying, I start with the catalog record, and then also consider the tags in Follett's Titlewave listing and also sometimes look at GoodReads to see how readers have classified it. I also seek student / staff input if someone reads a book I am unsure about. Don't be afraid to change a book's genre listing if you feel a book isn't being discovered by its ideal audience. For example, after much discussion with my Rangers Apprentice series fans, we moved it from fantasy to adventure. My voracious readers appreciate being part of the genre conversation and it leads to some great book discussions! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I shelve series within each fiction genre.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Brooke Fleuette</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Mercer County High School Library</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 9:19 PM Nichole Folkman via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">What's your go-to resource for finding a book's genre when you're genre-fying your fiction? Do you mix your series in or keep them separate?</div>
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