HI,
We have just started to reorganize our fiction books in a series. We are
shelving them by series - example Star Wars under STA; Scooby-Do under SCO,
all our Ninjago books under NIN etc. The kids love being able to find all
the books together as some have many authors. We are highlighting some of
the series on a separate shelf and are finding more books are going out.
Ruth Blake
Waterboro Public Library
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From: Maine Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Beth Sweet
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 10:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [MELIBS-L] Shelving juvenile series separately
We incorporated all the series into the regaular JFiction section several
years ago because shelf spacing limitations made it difficult to keep things
separate. We have taken the liberty of shelving series with different
authors (such as Dear America and 39 Clues) under the series title rather
than the individual author's name. This helps us as much as it makes things
easier for patrons.
Beth
Beth Sweet, Director
DA Hurd Library
41 High St.
North Berwick, ME 03906
(207)676-2215
Quoting "Louise Capizzo" <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hello Sarah,
> When I worked at the Falmouth Memorial Library, we did shelve series
> books separately from the Jfiction collection. It made it easier for
> parents and children to find the title. I didn't see that it affected
> readers selecting books from the regular fiction section.
> Children and parents moved from one area to the next with ease. It was
> just a great way to keep the series all in one spot and it allowed all
> the titles that might be written by different authors (I'm thinking 39
> Clues) to be bundled together.
>
> Louise
>
> Louise Capizzo, MLS
> Youth Services Librarian
> Scarborough Public Library
> 48 Gorham Road
> Scarborough, ME 04074
> (207)396-6278
> [log in to unmask]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maine Libraries Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carol McFadden
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 2:59 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MELIBS-L] Shelving juvenile series separately
>
> Hi Sarah,
>
> Love the idea BUT... I used to shelve children's series separately, at
> a former library, but ran out of space and found it really hard to
> keep shifting around, weeding out the "not-so-popular" series. I
> suppose if you have a big space or section, it'll work really well.
> Right now, because of our ongoing American Girl Book Club, I'm
> highlighting all American Girls books on display. So, I cluster on
> occasions.
>
> Carol
>
> Carol McFadden
> Head of Children's Services
> Patten Free Library
> Bath, ME
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maine Libraries Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Schultz-Nielsen
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 2:05 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [MELIBS-L] Shelving juvenile series separately
>
> Hi,
> I would love to hear from libraries who shelves their juvenile series
> fiction separately from their regular juvenile fiction.
>
> Thanks,
> Sarah
> --
> *Sarah C. Schultz-Nielsen*
> Assistant Director and Youth Services Librarian Lithgow Public Library
> Augusta, Maine 04330
> 626-2415
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