This week I have officially jumped into genrefying the fiction section of our library. I had been researching and even bought genre stickers last year from Demco, but I hadn't actually started until this week. I was inspired to finally jump in by two things. One was watching my older kids, who I have worked so hard to teach Destiny to, struggle to find books using the catalog which has led me down the rabbit hole of "how can I help them?" And "why aren't they getting it?" The second thing was reading Andy Plemmons blog posts about genrefying his library at the beginning of the year and how much it has helped the children to find books.
Does it really help them for me to keep beating Destiny into them, or does it make more sense to arrange books in a way that makes sense to them if it helps them find books they will read? I am getting on the wagon with those who would like the children to be able to find things to read!
So as I have been hanging out in the floor putting genre stickers on books I have made some new friends as students on passes have asked me what I am doing. They have been so excited to explore the section I have finished and I haven't even put all of a genre together yet. It makes me excited for when I can get it all finished!
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