-Banners for individual sections need to be set up on the walls, or at the very least, a temporary paper indicating where things go
- when opening boxes, try to catch books that are in the wrong section (particularly mystery that is accidentally placed in fiction).
- overflow copies of the same book should be placed in a box below the table
- helpful to put the books on the shelves only sorting by letter first, just to see how many books are in each section. Properly alphabetizing should be the second step.
- Pricing: ensure overflow boxes get pricing stickers
BOOK PRICING:
General Guidelines
Category |
Price range ($) |
Children and youth - hardcover |
At least 4 |
Children and youth - paperbacks |
1-2 |
Fiction - hardcovers and trade paperbacks (ie, larger paperbacks) |
New titles should be 3; old ones 2. Brand-new hardcovers can be up to 5, if they popular titles. |
Fiction - mass market paperbacks (ie, the small ones) |
Generally 2; but if really old or in bad shape, 1 |
Humour |
2-4 |
Sports |
2-5 |
Poetry and short stories |
2-4 |
Plays |
1-2 |
Biography, memoir and true stories |
Same rules as fiction |
Mystery |
2-4 |
Sci-Fi and Fantasy |
1-3 |
Business |
2-5 depending on age, etc. Use discretion! |
Self Help |
2-5 depending on age, etc. Use discretion! |
Parenting |
2-4 |
Philosophy and religion |
1-3 |
History and Canadiana |
2-5 depending on age, etc. Use discretion! |
Politics and social commentary |
2-5 depending on age, etc. Use discretion! |
Cooking |
3-7 |
Art books |
3-7 |
Travel |
1-2 |
Hobbies |
2-5 depending on age, etc. Use discretion! |
CDs |
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DVDs |
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Games |
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Activity books |
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