2. Lets you shelve when on desk duty or if you are not on the
schedule but are here anyway Is a huge help to us because shelving
is out of control in the summer If you earn the badge AND you do
well then you have learned a job skill that may help you find paid
work when you are older Only the most responsible and mature TAB
will earn the shelving badge it is for the best of the best
3. NO You may only shelve some things What may you shelve? Easy
Picture Books (E) & EB Beginning Readers (E # and ER) Series
Easy Picture Books Series Beginning Readers Series Juvenile Fiction
aka Chapter Books Series Juvenile Non-fiction Series
4. Only staff and volunteers may shelve everything Do not
shelve anything else or you might lose your badge But I was just
trying to help!
5. Ask for permission to learn to shelve Staff member must have
time to give you a tour of the shelving areas. Be patient. Get a
cart. Look in the kids room first for a cart Next, go to the back
work room and see if there is a cart by the windows If those are
empty, go to the circ desk, take the full cart If you take a cart
from the work room or circ, replace it with an empty cart
IMMEDIATELY Replace with the really big carts if available
6. TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B TA B
Volunteers/Staff Only Volunteers/Staff Only Volunteers/Staff Only
Volunteers/Staff Only Volunteers/Staff Only Volunteers/Staff Only
Volunteers/Staff Only TA B TA B
7. Look at the spine labels and series labels Dont think too
hard about it. Dont look at the title and author. Series labels are
above the spine labels and they are the most important. If there
isnt a series label then it is either a picture book, board book,
beginning reader, or something you arent allowed to shelve. There
are labels that ARENT series labels. Dont shelve them.
Parent/Teacher Corner Spanish Reference Manga/Graphic Novel (YA)
Get Into College
8. Sort the cart by section Easy Picture books & Board
Books Beginning Readers Series Juvenile Non-fiction Series Juvenile
Fiction Pre-shelve Picture Books (E) & Board Books (EB) Put
series picture books at the beginning in their series Put regular
Easy Picture Books in order by the Initial of the Authors Last Name
For example, a book by Kevin Henkes goes in H for Henkes Double
check that it is E and not ER or a series book EB books just go in
the purple cart
9. Pre-shelve Beginning Readers (ER) Put series Beginning
Reader (ER) books at the beginning in their series Put regular ER
in order by the color of the AR label on top of the spine All red
and white stickers together All purple stickers together Do the
same with Beginning Reader Non-fiction (E #) All red and white
stickers together All purple stickers together
10. Pre-shelve Series Juvenile Fiction (Chapter) Books Put
series Juvenile Fiction (J Fic) books in their series Watch out for
SSYRA or Sunshine State Readers because some of them are actually
Young Adult Fiction (YA Fic). Make sure you put them in the SSYRA
Middle School section. Remember to look for a series label. When
not to shelve it It is YA Fic and it doesnt have a SSYRA label It
is just Fic (thats for adults) It is J Fic and it doesnt have a
label
11. Pre-shelve Series Juvenile Non-fiction Books Put series
Juvenile Non-fiction (J #) books in their series Remember to look
for a series label When not to shelve it It is YA # Just a # (thats
for adults) It is E # (thats in Beginning Readers) It is
Parent/Teacher Corner (dont shelve that) It has a Spanish label
(dont shelve that) It has a Reference label (dont shelve that) It
is just a J # (thats regular juvenile non-fiction, and no, dont
shelve that)
12. Thats a series label The top has the color of the special
shelf (Dinosaurs) The bottom is purple and says Non-Fiction
Series
13. Juvenile Non-fiction series have stickers on the end caps
to help find those shelves. There is the dinosaur sticker. So the
dinosaur series must be right there, near the end.
14. Shelve by section you just did that when you pre- shelved
If you find something out of place, fix it If you find the shelf is
out of order, fix it Edge the shelf when you have finished with it
Return empty shelving carts to the work room
15. Line the spines up on the edge of the shelf. Pull forward
books that have been pushed back.
16. All Series books go on the shelf with books that have the
same labels. They are not in order other than that. Picture Books
Beginning Readers Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Non-fiction Picture
books go on a shelf with other books that have the same letter E
Henkes would be with other H books They are not in order other than
that Board Books go in the purple cart - neatly
17. Beginning Readers ER & E # Red and white AR labels go
together If there is not an AR label look for a red dot Purple AR
labels go together If there is not an AR label look for a purple
dot They are not in order other than that If a book doesnt have an
AR label or a dot, ask for help from one of the staff members look
for someone who is shelving, helping patrons or working the desk.
If the staff member is helping a patron remember to wait until the
patron is finished. Do not interrupt.
18. Cleanup Edge the shelves Straighten the books Do not lie
books flat on top of other books If there is no room, shift
Shifting Move some books down or up so that there is room on the
shelf If you dont know what to do ask for help Never Guess Wed
rather you be slow and accurate than fast and wrong Ask
questions
19. Train on Only One Section at a Time Sort a cart Pre-Shelve
the Picture books Ask any staff member who is working the desk to
check your work Once Picture books are cleared you may shelve them
Repeat with the other sections in this order Beginning Readers
sort, pre-shelve, check, shelve Chapter Books sort, pre-shelve,
check, shelve Juvenile Non-fiction Series sort, pre-shelve, check,
shelve Once you have successfully finished a full cart you may earn
the badge!
20. We wont give you a badge unless we think you were
successful. Remember to be patient with yourself as well as with
us. Volunteers and TAB teens are not allowed to train you, but they
may answer your questions if they know how to shelve If you have a
badge you may shelve whenever you do not have another assignment,
or if a staff person or volunteer asks you for help Once you have
successfully finished a full cart you may earn the badge!