I would totally stick to the bins. I did the binding for a long time and it was terrible. I felt like kids didn’t read a lot of the books and it was hard to organize even with the bindings. I have the bins now and I feel like kids read a lot more because they can clearly see the covers.
As the school librarian, my shelves were overflowing at the start of the year. It wasn’t long before things got checked out and I had empty shelves. Stick with what you have. Extra books can be added or switched out during the year. That will freshen the selection.
Just get colored tape and placeit on book spine. You could organize books that way . But also, they are in 3rd grade they should be able to handle standing books in shelves
The colored tape is a great idea! With how close we are to the school year starting I’m going to stick with bins for now, but I will keep that idea in mind for the future! Thanks for the idea!
