Student Training: Shelving

You will be assigned your own shelving color. When you re-shelve a book, leave the laminated color stick poking out 2-3 inches from the top of the book. Place the shelved book spine down in its spot. When possible, the book should be flush with the shelf and only the color stick should be sticking out from the shelf. If the books are shelved standing up, it is too difficult to spot when I check shelving. On the other hand, the colors are all pretty bright so the color sticks don't need to be left hanging way out.

Don't: re-shelve books standing up

Why it's bad: the slips are there but you can't see them!

Don't: leave books hanging off the edge with a lot of color stick hanging out.

Why it's bad: It looks crazy and out of control! This is especially important on the movable shelves downstairs. Things could be crunched or damaged when the shelves are moved. If a distracted student goes down this aisle they may inadvertently knock books off or damage them.

How it should look:

Additionally, if you have a book that lives on a shelf that is already packed too tightly please do not jam in onto the shelf! We will need to do a bit of spot shifting to accommodate the new item so please let Nicole know!