So what's New in 2019-20 school year?

Every year there seems to be something different that we focus on or something that we try to tweak to make things better for kids.  Because of our new initiative with "The Book Whisperer"  I decided that it would be important to find a new way to interest students in finding books that they would be interested in.  I decided to purchase some genre labels.  I chose some labels that I thought kids might relate to or find helpful.

The next thing I did was to create a big section of the library with huge posters and pulled books in  those genres.  I felt that this was an easier way to see some of the books that were available in those genres.  I obviously couldn't put every single book out on display but it was nice to be able to showcase some of the books.  

I chose 5 genres to highlight at the beginning of this year which was Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Sports & Romance.

I really think this was helpful for students and highlighted some of those books that they may or may not have seen on the shelves. This next quarter we will choose 5 different genres.  This is a great way to highlight something new for them.  My next step is weeding.  We have so many great books but we also have some we need to sort out so we can get to those great books. Stay tuned for updates .