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[stompyfairy]

Library help needed. I have been asked to re catalogue the older children's fiction so that rather than having it in alphabetical older it is sub - categorised into genre. Would anyone be able to go through this with me over a drink/or over LJ with a drink in return when I see you? I need to know the reference for horror/sci fi/classics/romance/

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[robot_mel]

This happens, authors are split. But that's one way that kids will go and look in other sections for their favourite authors and maybe find some other interesting books as well. Don't stress too much about that.

One thing I'd recommend would be looking into the council library for the borough that the school is in. I know Tower Hamlets offer services to school libraries, http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/childrens_articles/children_yp_schools_library_service
And where you are might have something similar.

It might be an idea to pop into the local library and see how they have their teen fiction arranged, what categories they use and copy that. If you just have to do genres then really it doesn't have to be complicated like a dewey system or anything but you can use colour coding for different areas, and then still have the books alphabetically by author within that area.

This is a link to the books and readings section for teens where I work now
http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/childrens_articles/libraries_childrens_books_reading

[stompyfairy]

Our council just have it A to Z so we will be rebelling against their system a bit! I might go see how slough library do the fiction. One website I found suggested little images such as a magnifying glass for crime a heart for relationships I like the colour code idea as well although we use colours for levels within our guided reading so for example if i used red for relationships a child might think "I don't want to pick that up or people will think I am thick" (red is level 1). It is really useful to know how librarians do this in the outside world especially as i have had no training in this at all. We now have a reading specialist teacher and it is his idea to change the layout of the library but he is also not trained in cataloguing. It is so good to have a senior member of staff involved though as i have been fighting for 6 months for more suitable shelves for the picture books and more comfortable seating and he has managed to get the head to provisionally agree to this in a week. It is so exciting we are completely rearanging the existing furniture and shelves to create cosy reading areas

[stompyfairy]

I might put before and after photos of the library up here as we develop it. I am also going to see if i can get some petty cash out to spend on a castle play tent from ikea for the fairytale/people/religon area