Dumping Dewey
Is your library considering a new approach to shelving? Genre shelving, or dumping Dewey, is a new trend in libraries. Here are some resources to help you with your project!
- Dumping Dewey Web Course (September 25, 2015)
- VLA presentation: Nancy Daigle (Thatcher Brook Primary), Jessica Summer & Amanda Perry (Winooski Memorial Library) - These slides are from a VLA presentation from both a public and school library perspective. There are many resources linked here.
- Video: Thad Gembczynski (Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho) - DRML did not reorganize their entire picture book collection, but they use a nice labeling system.
- Video: Kathy Dulac (Milton Public Library) - Milton has completely reorganized their picture book section complete with awesome signs.
- Video: Janet Kleinberg (Manchester Community Library) - The new Manchester Community Library modeled themselves after Darien, CT.
National Resources:
- Darien, CT reorganization project
- Picture Books: Dewey or Don't We?
- Darien Library Children's Collections
- Reorganizing Nonfiction - A Dewey Hybrid Model
- Dewey vs. Genre Shelving
- Are Dewey's Days Numbered?
ALA Book Awards
The ALA Youth Media Awards have been announced! Crossover by Kwame Alexander won the Newbery and The Adventures of Beekle, illustrated by Dan Santat, won the Caldecott! The Printz award went to I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. Read the full list of winners and honor books!
PBS Kids Writers Contest 2015
Vermont Public Television (VPT) and the Department of Libraries are co-sponsoring the 2015 PBS Kids Writers Contest for children in grades K-3. The contest promotes creativity and reading skills through hands-on, active learning, as kids write and illustrate original stories. Stories can be fact or fiction, prose or poetry.
Deadline is Friday, March 20, 2015.
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Building Connections
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