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Re: Where Have All the Folktales Gone?
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From: Maggi <librarymaggi_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:24:34 -0400
I've significantly increased the circ of my folktales by: - moving them next to the picture books - recataloging them by country (so all the Germany Grimm books are together, etc.) - putting the name of the country on the spine label - cataloging the fractured fairy tales together
This is not very strict Dewey, but it's worked wonders for my circulation, and both the kids and the teachers love it.
On Mar 19, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Regina Pauly wrote: I too have cut back on purchasing folk and fairy tales. Of course I purchase a few each year because they receive outstanding reviews and I want to have some more modern versions of the tales, but with the cost of books increasing and my budget shrinking I can't justify spending much of my budget in an
-Maggi Idzikowski Media Specialist Allen Elementary School, Ann Arbor MI librarymaggi_at_gmail.com Blogging with my 3-year-old at http://mamalibrarian.blogspot.com/
Received on Sat 20 Mar 2010 11:24:34 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:24:34 -0400
I've significantly increased the circ of my folktales by: - moving them next to the picture books - recataloging them by country (so all the Germany Grimm books are together, etc.) - putting the name of the country on the spine label - cataloging the fractured fairy tales together
This is not very strict Dewey, but it's worked wonders for my circulation, and both the kids and the teachers love it.
On Mar 19, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Regina Pauly wrote: I too have cut back on purchasing folk and fairy tales. Of course I purchase a few each year because they receive outstanding reviews and I want to have some more modern versions of the tales, but with the cost of books increasing and my budget shrinking I can't justify spending much of my budget in an
-Maggi Idzikowski Media Specialist Allen Elementary School, Ann Arbor MI librarymaggi_at_gmail.com Blogging with my 3-year-old at http://mamalibrarian.blogspot.com/
Received on Sat 20 Mar 2010 11:24:34 AM CDT
