I just want to thank everyone for taking the time to offer your advice on
shelving graphic novels.  Mine are currently in a section by themselves but
I was curious how other libraries were shelving them.

Thanks again!!
Theresa Curtis
Librarian
Caravel Middle School
Carmel, ME

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 8:00 AM Kristin Arsenault <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I shelve mine the same way as Skidompha Public Library at both the middle
> school and high school levels. I've found that the nonfiction and biography
> graphic novels have circulated more in the dedicated graphic novel section
> than when they were interfiled.
>
> On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM Nancy Grant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> https://schoollibrarycatologing.weebly.com/where-do-i-put-graphic-novels.html
> >
> > "...there are a variety of ways that graphic novels can be incorporated
> > into school libraries. The main ideas to take into account when adding
> > these books to your collection are:
> >
> >    - How do you want your students to find them?
> >    - Will they browse the shelves by topic and find them that way or will
> >    they find them in a section dedicated to the format regardless of the
> >    subjects they address?
> >
> >
> > Nancy B. Grant
> > Maine Balsam Libraries Consortium President
> > Retired LMS, NBCT
> > Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
> > 207-564-3098
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 11:38 AM Theresa Curtis <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello friends out there in library land-
> > >
> > > Quick question....
> > >
> > > How do you shelve your graphic novels-in a separate section or mixed in
> > > with the other books?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Theresa Curtis
> > > Librarian
> > > Caravel Middle School
> > > Carmel, ME  04419
> > >
> >
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