Finding Books is Easy!

1. Created by Carol Miller, Teacher Librarian, Lincoln Elementary Finding Books is Easy! The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

2. Every book has an address named the callnumber. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

3. The library is divided into sections. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

4. Some books are organized in ABC order using the first three letters of the author’s last name. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

5. The Everybody section includes mostly picture books and early reading books. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

6. These books have addresses that begin with E for everybody, followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

7. My name is Mrs. Miller. If I wrote an Everybody book, the address for that book would be E for everybody followed by MIL—the first three letters of my last name. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

8. The fiction books are also called chapter books. These book addresses begin with Fic for fiction, followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

9. Mrs. Helfer is our library secretary. If she wrote a chapter book, the address would be Fic for fiction, followed by the first three letters of her last name, HEL. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

10. Other books are organized by numbers followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name. Most of these books are true, but some are made up stories such as folktales or fairy tales. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

11. These books also include poetry and plays, joke books and other special types of literature. We generally call this section of the library Nonfiction, which means not made up or true. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

12. Books in the nonfiction section have book addresses that are numbers followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name. These books are organized by the subject of the book. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

13. For example, books about wild animals are in the 500s, but books about house cats are in the 600s. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

14. If Mr. Campbell wrote a book about leopards, the call number would be 595.75 for leopards, followed by Cam, the first three letters in Mr. Campbell’s last name. The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.

15. Finding Books is Easy! The most important thing to remember is that if you know the call number you can find the book.