[Libs-Or] Face-out shelving for easy readers / graded ESOL readers?

[David Brown]

I have all my books for easy or lower level readers set in bins facing out.
Since I am in a school these books see a huge amount of use so sorting is
really not high on my list of things to do. But since most of my books are
either already labeled with a number (1,2,3), they are separated as such or
by their overall subject, i.e., super heroes, Curious George, Leap Frog,
etc. I purchase big tubs and set the books facing out. Preschool, kinders,
and first graders all have at the bins, and then I just loosely sort them
back into place everyday. I trust the kids to make the best choices for
themselves. We also try to work with them on the Five Finger Rule for
selecting a book.

David Adkins-Brown
adkinsbr at usc.edu
greenlionrampant at gmail.com

"As my dear departed friend Lotus Weinstock used to say: "I used to wanna
change the world. Now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity." "
- Justin Bond

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Julie K. Jeanmard <
jkjeanma at co.douglas.or.us> wrote:

> We have labelled the easy reader collection with different colored
> stickers on the spine for each level.  They are not grouped together by
> level on the shelves , but can be searched for by level in the public
> catalog.  We decided not to separate the levels because visually the
> stickers were enough and we didn't have to worry about having author's
> titles in different locations.
>
> Julie Jeanmard
> Children Services Librarian
> Douglas County Library System
> 1409 NE Diamond Lake Bl.
> Roseburg, OR 97470
> Phone: (541) 440-6009
> Website: http://dclibrary.us
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Libs-Or [libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] on behalf of
> Carol Dinges [cdinges at ci.lebanon.or.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 11:34 AM
> To: Jane Sandberg; libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Face-out shelving for easy readers / graded ESOL
> readers?
>
> Our easy readers ("I Can Read") are grouped by reading level with
> color-coded spine labels (each group organized by author/call number).
> Outward facing bins would be nice, but we don't have those.
>
> Carol Dinges
> Lebanon Public Library
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On
> Behalf Of Jane Sandberg
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 11:23 AM
> To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> Subject: [Libs-Or] Face-out shelving for easy readers / graded ESOL
> readers?
>
> Hi all (especially children's librarians!)
>
> Do you shelve your easy readers face out?  Here's an example of what I
> have in mind:
> http://www.petry-kuhne.com/sites/default/files/styles/portfolio/public/kids%2520books-thumb-400x253.jpg?itok=xCx59xoH
>
> If so, how do you do it?  Bins on shelves?  Specially built shelves?
> Are books sorted by level, and if so, how specific do you get with the
> order (i.e. are they shelved by author within each level, or do you not
> worry too much about shelving these in a specific way within each level)?
>
> Our library recently purchased a bunch of graded readers for our ESOL and
> Adult Basic Skills students, and we're exploring how exactly we'd like to
> shelve them.  I'm hesitant to shelve them spine-out; if folks are new to
> reading English, it seems like a disservice to make them try to read it in
> small, sideways print as they are trying to select a book.
>
> Any guidance you can provide would be very appreciated!
>
>    -Jane
>
> --
> Jane Sandberg
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> Linn-Benton Community College
> sandbej at linnbenton.edu / 541-917-4655
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