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LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT

LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT. LVUSD Media Specialists: Mrs. Folkeson, Mrs. Benning and Ms. Hamre. What is a fiction book?. A made-up story Not real Examples: fantasy, humorous, realistic, mystery, science fiction. What is a non-fiction book?. A true story Factual

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LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT

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  1. LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT LVUSD Media Specialists: Mrs. Folkeson, Mrs. Benning and Ms. Hamre

  2. What is a fiction book? • A made-up story • Not real • Examples: fantasy, humorous, realistic, mystery, science fiction

  3. What is a non-fiction book? • A true story • Factual • Examples: airplanes, animals, history, science, sports

  4. How do I find a book? Fiction Non-Fiction Easy

  5. How can I find a fiction book? • Fiction books are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name • Fiction books include: • Easy (picture books) • Easy Readers • Fiction (chapter) books

  6. Alphabetical order • Which author comes first? • Cleary, Beverly or Brown, Marc • Can you put these names in ABC order? • Brett • Blume • Brown

  7. How can I find a non-fiction book? • Non-fiction books are arranged in number order by the Dewey Decimal System • There are 10 categories in the Dewey Decimal System • Books on the same subject are together in the same area or number

  8. Dewey Decimal System • 000 - General information, Guinness Book of World Records • 100 - Feelings, Optical illusions • 200 - Religion • 300 - Fairy tales, Government, Holidays • 400 - Dictionaries

  9. Dewey Decimal System • 500 - Natural Science • Solar system • Chemistry • Weather • Rocks • Dinosaurs • Animals • Plants

  10. Dewey Decimal System • 600 - Applied Science • Inventions • Human body • Airplanes, Cars, Trains, Trucks • Space travel • Pets • Cookbooks

  11. Dewey Decimal System • 700 - Arts, Music, Magic, Sports • 800 - Poetry, Plays, Jokes • 900 - Geography and History • Continents, Countries, United States • Biographies • Events in History

  12. What is a call number? • Address of the book • Where the book is located on the bookshelves • Has 2 parts • Location (E, FIC, Dewey #) • First 3 letters of the author’s last name

  13. Examples of a call number • Non-fiction book about dinosaurs • 567.9 SAT (567.9 is the number for dinosaurs and SAT is for Sattler, the author’s last name) • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkeban by J.K. Rowling • FIC ROW • Arthur’s Teacher Trouble by Marc Brown • E BRO (this is a picture book)

  14. How do I find a book’s call number? • Ask the library clerk • Use the computer catalog (OPAC) • OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog

  15. Library Media Center Scavenger Hunt • Go to the fiction or picture book section. Find an author’s name that begins with the same letter as your last name • Library clerk has scavenger hunt cards with call numbers • Fiction and Easy (picture books) • Non-Fiction

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