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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Jana,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>I group all children fiction and non-fiction together. It is shelved by author. I have found that the young children do not care if the story is real or not. All books are true! Since doing this, children’s non-fiction circulation has skyrocketed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>As for Junior Non-Fiction, I look forward to creative solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Sherri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=111 height=105 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D01093.30B3C8B0"> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Sherri Lemhouse</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'> Brownsville Community Librarian <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'> <a href="mailto:library@ci.brownsville.or.us"><span style='color:blue'>library@ci.brownsville.or.us</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.brownsville.plinkit.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.brownsville.plinkit.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'> (541) 466-5454<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.” ~ Neil Gaiman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'>Where books and community come together<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kids-lib [mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jana@hoodriverlibrary.org<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 05, 2014 11:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Subject:</b> [kids-lib] Picture Books In Non-Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I have a philosophical question for all of you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>How do you place beautiful picture books that are also informational? Do you tend to catalog them as picture books or in non-fiction? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I am revamping our non-fiction section this year, and it puzzles me daily. Non-fiction is wonderful, but it can also be dry or unattractive. Picture books, because they begin from the pictures, so often offer a beautiful, easy gateway into non-fiction topics. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>But then our picture books are deprived of their beauty. ???<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>How do you approach this head-scratcher? I'd love to hear your input.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks so much,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Jana Hannigan, HRCLD<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>