Hi, not sure how to help you solve the issue of physically organizing/storing your books, but you may want to check out the website "Library Thing."
https://www.librarything.comFor a one-time fee of $25, or a yearly fee of $10, you can enter all of your books so teachers can see what you have on site from a computer or smart phone. If you have less than 200 books, it is free.
You can scan books in with a smart phone or enter info manually. Maybe as you enter each book, you can organize alphabetically by author's last name or title & label each box?
Would require some work up front & somebody willing to add/remove books over time, but would be an easy way for staff to quickly see what is on site before going to a library. I used this for my personal children's book collection when I was a classroom teacher because I often couldn't remember what I had & it helped me with lesson planning.
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Lori Burkart
EI/ECSE Assessment Specialist
Columbia Gorge ESD
The Dalles, OR
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-21-2019 09:45 PM
From: Hilary Laing
Subject: School Library
Hello,
I teach at an early childhood center that struggles, as do many centers, to find enough space to adequately store materials and books. Currently, all of the books that the center owns are housed in cardboard boxes in a common storage room. The books are boxed by arbitrary categories that were decided by someone long ago. It is very cumbersome and time consuming to try and locate a book in the storage room. Furthermore, we have no system for tracking down a book we want, and have to resort to asking each teacher if they have seen that particular book. As a result, I mostly rely on the public library, which is a fabulous resource. I would like to help improve the school library situation, and would love to hear from people who feel that their school has effective ways of storing and circulating books. Thanks for your help!
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Hilary Laing
Teacher
Orono Discovery Center
Orono MN
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