<div dir="ltr">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. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>David Adkins-Brown<br></div><a href="mailto:adkinsbr@usc.edu" target="_blank">adkinsbr@usc.edu</a><br></div><a href="mailto:greenlionrampant@gmail.com" target="_blank">greenlionrampant@gmail.com</a><br><br>"As my dear departed friend Lotus Weinstock used to say: "I used to wanna
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Julie K. Jeanmard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jkjeanma@co.douglas.or.us" target="_blank">jkjeanma@co.douglas.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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.<br>
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Julie Jeanmard<br>
Children Services Librarian<br>
Douglas County Library System<br>
1409 NE Diamond Lake Bl.<br>
Roseburg, OR 97470<br>
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Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Face-out shelving for easy readers / graded ESOL readers?<br>
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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.<br>
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Carol Dinges<br>
Lebanon Public Library<br>
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Subject: [Libs-Or] Face-out shelving for easy readers / graded ESOL readers?<br>
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Hi all (especially children's librarians!)<br>
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Do you shelve your easy readers face out? Here's an example of what I have in mind: <a href="http://www.petry-kuhne.com/sites/default/files/styles/portfolio/public/kids%2520books-thumb-400x253.jpg?itok=xCx59xoH" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.petry-kuhne.com/sites/default/files/styles/portfolio/public/kids%2520books-thumb-400x253.jpg?itok=xCx59xoH</a><br>
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If so, how do you do it? Bins on shelves? Specially built shelves?<br>
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)?<br>
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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.<br>
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Any guidance you can provide would be very appreciated!<br>
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-Jane<br>
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Jane Sandberg<br>
Electronic Resources Librarian<br>
Linn-Benton Community College<br>
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