Dewey, but not Huey and Louie
Check out this super Dewey wordle from: The library, and step on it…
Need some ideas on binning? Scholastic has a helpful ‘show-and-tell’ article: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/genia-connell/simple-solutions-organized-classroom-library/
Reference Collection Selection
Thank you to a colleague, Bri-Ann Brown for this fantastic resource chart for selecting resources.
Selection of Learning Resources
(chart in progress)
Reconsideration of Resources:
This excerpt from the Edmonton Public Library gives an explanation TLs might need:
Public libraries usually follow intellectual freedom policies that guide their decisions when a member of the public challenges a book or other item. Intellectual freedom means that each person has the right to decide what they want to read, watch, or listen to (within the limits of the law). If a person objects to a book, they are free not to read it, but they do not have the right to prevent others from reading it. Parents and guardians can choose what their children read, watch or listen to, but cannot make that decision for other children.
Most libraries have a form to fill out to voice concerns about specific items, and sometimes actions will be taken like moving a book from the children’s to the teen section or (more rarely) removing it from the library (for instance, if it contains outdated information).
https://epl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/69128707/70680896
But there’s a world of books to choose from!! How to make those choices? Some possible sites for recommending books and book reviewers are:
(ERAC, Canadian Review of Materials, ABPBC, Follett Titlewave, NoveList and NoveList Plus, Fantastic Fiction, School Library Journal, Horn Book, and Kirkus, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. urls in process)
This quick video gives a glimpse of how to use NoveList plus: