Graphic Novel Display

I am really enjoying learning about Graphic Novels - I am a little worried I have too many resources for the assignment though, don't know how I will read them all. 

One very simple thing that shocked me from what I read was about how to display graphic novels. I can't believe I had never thought about this before! I had just left my graphic novels on the shelves as they had been when I arrived in the library 3 years ago. When I saw a picture of some shelving for graphic novels I nearly fell over - it was so obvious, why had it never occurred to me before? The shelves were designed at an angle to maximise space and it meant the graphic novels could be placed where their front covers were almost completely visible. Of course!!! Graphic novels - images - they should be face outs or as much as possible!

Feel really silly that i had just never thought about it before! The things you learn - sometimes the smallest of things will have the biggest impact!

Next year I will need to buy some shelving to display and promote my graphic novels better - no wonder not that many children borrow them - unless they rummaged through the shelves they wouldn't know what we have!

Now for the assignment ...

Last but not Least... ETL 402

I can't believe it! I managed to get my Reflective E-Portfolio handed in 4 months early so I could get on the plane to England (conference/children's book festival and 9 days holiday) without worrying about it needing to be finished when I returned.

Now that I am back from England - meeting Michael Morpurgo was a highlight - ETL 402 Literature Across The Curriculum has just begun.

I have been waiting for 4 years to do this subject. We were (sadly) only allowed one elective - and this was what I chose, obviously because I love literature. However, when I looked at the first assignment the choice I wanted to research was realistic fiction but I couldn't find any books in our Professional Library at school. Instead I have chosen Graphic Novels, which is probably a good choice as I don't know much about them. All I know is:

• boys like them
• children who struggle to read like them
• parents don't see them as a good reading option

This is an opportunity for me to really learn a lot about a format that needs development in my library. Because I don't know anything about Graphic Novels this collection has been neglected. This is my opportunity to use that learning to develop the collection - and not only develop it but also to promote that collection!

Looking forward to all my research!