Hi All!

We recently purchased some Early Reader Decodable books and are having a difficult time deciding which collection to put them in. For example, here are two that were purchased:


Most of the decodables purchased are non-fiction with the Jip and Jam series being fiction. The Jip and Jam books also feature weighted text. We currently have Early Reader & Early Reader Non-Fiction collections along with a Teach collection that holds our phonics books along with any type of homeschool books as well. If you have any decodable books, where did you put them within the collection? We are debating how to catalog them and which collection to put them in so that they are easily found by patrons specifically looking for that extra phonics help.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Jessica L. Oswald

Children and Teen Services Librarian

Alma Public Library

500 E. Superior St., Alma, MI 48801

Phone: 989-463-3966 ex. 9581

Website: Alma Public Library

Email: joswald@myalma.org