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14 Izvirnost/uporabnost raziskave: Pokazala se je potreba po preoblikovanju in moder- nizaciji sedanjih priporočil za urejanje knjižnega gradiva. Rezultati izpostavljajo po- dročja, ki so najbolj pereča in hkrati lahko služijo kot opora pri načrtovanju rešitev. Ključne besede: postavitev gradiva, splošne knjižnice, oddelki za otroke in mladino, Slovenija Abstract Purpose: The arrangement of books in libraries has been very important since their beginnings. In the departments for children and youth in Slovenian public libraries, several arrangement systems have been in use. In the 60's of the last century the CPM system was introduced. The system is based on dividing materials into three age groups. Lately, the need for changing this system has emerged. Two years ago Ljubljana City Library, Oton Župančič Library has introduced a new system for arrang- ing materials for young readers. The main purpose of the article is to illustrate the reactions of other librarians to these changes and to find out if and how children's librarians use guidelines for the arrangement of materials. Methodology/approach: Survey questionnaires were distributed to participants at the meeting titled »Librarians answer to the contemporary reading scene: the pres- entation of test arrangement of materials for children and youth in the Oton Župančič Library, a unit of the Ljubljana City Library (LCL)«. Results: V isitors of that meeting reacted positively to the new arrangement system. 77 % of them are prepared to adopt and use it in their libraries. The results also show that librarians have already included some additional groups for arranging materials, within the CPM system. 90 % of librarians that answered the survey have modified the arrangement in their libraries or at least they use additional spine labels. Research limitation: Due to the small sample we can only assume that the results of the research reflect the general situation in Slovenian school libraries and youth de- partments of public libraries. Originality/practical implications: There is a need for restructuring and moderni- zation of the current recommendations for the arrangement of book materials. The results also highlight the areas that should be given immediate priority and can sup- port new solutions to the present arrangement system. Keywords: shelving of materials, public libraries, children and youth departments, Slovenia K. Kemperle, A. Šauperl: ArrangementofBookMaterialsintheDepartmentforChildrenandYouthinaPublicLibrary ,13-33 Library, 56 (2012) 1-2