Nonfiction project update
Remember last summer when I said that I really wanted to figure out how to draw attention to the nonfiction section by using it to display…
Where did the day go?
Happy Holidays, y’all! Thank you for spending another year reading Caterpickles.
It’s fall break and the turkeys are gathering…
At last a day off! I hope you get at least one this week too, and that you are able to use it exactly as you need to. (Can you tell my culminating semester project is due the week after Thanksgiving, and I’m a little stressed about it?)
Making our nonfiction more accessible
Grad school is having a “catch up on your reading week,” and I thought I’d use this pause between catching up on my reading and getting started on the two papers a week I have due between now and December 6, to report on how it’s going nonfiction-wise at my middle school library. TL;DR: Nonfiction circulation is up. Way up.
It’s hot
Like really hot. Stay safe out there, folks.
Experiment #7264532: “So You’re in Middle School, Now What?“ Pop-up Display
In my last post, I mentioned maybe doing pop-up displays with a mix of themed books from all parts of our collection to increase interest in our nonfiction offerings. Here’s my first attempt, themed around figuring out middle school. It includes a mix of graphic novels, fiction, biographies, and nonfiction books on various school, relationship, & health topics.
Making our nonfiction more browse-able: Part IV
My goal for this school year is to boost circulation in our nonfiction section. So far, I’ve rebalanced the entire collection to remove gaps, eliminate overstuffed shelves, and add more front-facing books. This week, I used WordArt to redo the nonfiction signs using thematically shaped word clouds that reflect the topics contained in each section.
Revamping our fiction shelves
Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about our fiction collection. Before leaving for the summer, I redid our fiction shelves to make them more browse-able too.
Making our nonfiction section more browse-able: Part III
I continue to be obsessed with finding ways to make our nonfiction section feel more like the nonfiction section in a bookstore, and less like an inscrutable wall of books organized by arcane numerical wizardry. This week, how I’m planning to use the front half of the library to drive traffic to the back (where the nonfiction lives).
Making our nonfiction section more browse-able: Part II
As I mentioned last time, my current obsession is finding ways to make our nonfiction section feel more like the nonfiction section in a bookstore, and less like an inscrutable wall of books organized by arcane numerical wizardry.
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