Classroom Library

Today, I thought I'd share some photos of my classroom library. It is in kind of sad shape because I was hired at my current position right before the start of the school year and never got a chance to organize everything ideally. Sooo, I would love to hear about any organizational tips/systems you use in your primary classroom.This my shelf for weekly thematic books plus big books that I allow the students to use during center time. The golden spoon on the top shelf is our trophy for good lunchroom behavior:) Didn't know where else to put it...

More thematic books as well as ABC and number books that stay throughout the year.
This is where I store different genres/categories/series of books that I have a lot of...magazines, nonfiction, board books, Dr. Seuss, Arthur, Bearenstein Bears, Clifford, ABC letter of the week books. Underneath, I have storytelling props stored in the crates.
THIS is the biggest problem/hodgepodge mess of all...my leveled reading shelf. The bins and most of the books were in the room when I got the job (awesome). However, the books are from 3+ different retired teachers, who all seemed to have their own system of leveling books. I did the best I could to sort through, but as you can see, it's still a mess. One major problem is that there are too many books in each bin and it's difficult for students to easily flip through and find a "good-fit" book.

Suggestions/ideas, please! How do you level? What bins do you use? How do you label?

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