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W E L C O M E. Home of the Falcons. Kingsbury High School. Library Orientation. W E L C O M E To the Kingsbury High Media Center. Media Center is another word for Library!. Your media specialists are: Ms. DeGroff Mr. Roseborough Ms. Bowdon (Middle School) We are here to help you!.

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  1. W E L C O M E Home of the Falcons Kingsbury High School Library Orientation

  2. W E L C O M E To the Kingsbury High Media Center

  3. Media Center is another word for Library!

  4. Your media specialists are:Ms. DeGroffMr. RoseboroughMs. Bowdon (Middle School)We are here to help you!

  5. Media Center Hours7:15 – 2:30Monday – FridayYou may visit:before homeroomafter schoolbetween classeswith your classesduring lunch with a note from your teacherduring class with a library pass

  6. Media Center Rules Students must enter the media center quietly Computers are for school use only Students should be respectful to teachers, classmates, and visitors No food or drink allowed Students must treat books and magazines carefully

  7. Consequences Failure to comply with Media Center Rules will result in partial or full suspension from the library

  8. The Media Center is… A place where students learn how to find and use information to achieve their learning goals and explore their love of reading.

  9. We have many resources in the library

  10. Electronic and digital resources

  11. Reading MaterialFictionNon-fictionBiographiesReference booksMagazinesNewspapers

  12. What is a fiction book? • A book that is not true • Contains a story someone made up

  13. What is a non-fiction book? • A book that is full of facts • Contains information about real events

  14. What is a Biography? • A book about someone’s life • Contains information about real events

  15. Reference books are collections of information. • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • Thesaurus • Atlases • Almanacs

  16. Fiction Books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Alice in Wonderland The Cat in the Hat A Christmas Carol An F or FIC The First Three Letters of the Author’s Last Name. FIC FIC FIC FIC CAR SUE DAH DIC

  17. Non- Fiction Books Numbers and The First Three Letters of the Author’s Last Name. World War II Sign Language Electricity Magic 419 537 133.4 940.54 ROM DEV JUP ALN

  18. COLLECTED BIOGRAPHIES The Presidents of the United States Author’s last name or the Publisher Call Number 920 LEV

  19. BIOGRAPHIES 921 921 SAM 921 OBA 921 Yosemite Sam MAL Barack Obama John Stockton 921 921 LIN ARC Karl Malone Abraham Lincoln Joan of Arc

  20. Reference books Atlas Yosemite Sam Atlas Dictionary Encyclopedia

  21. The Reference Books can not be checked out. They can be used and read in the library only. They usually have the letter R for reference on the spine.

  22. The REFERENCE Section REFERENCE BOOK REFERENCE BOOK Author’s Last Name R DEN REF DEN

  23. Checking out books If you are a Kingsbury Student…. You can check out a book.

  24. Books can be checked Out for two weeks All Overdue Books need to be turned in and All fines paid before you are permitted to check out another book.

  25. REVIEW

  26. Review • We have talked about four kinds of books Fiction Non-Fiction Biography Reference 2. Every book in the Library has a white label on the spine where letters and numbers are written, what is this label called? Call Number

  27. 3. In the Fiction Section, what do the following letters stand for: FIC? Fiction 4. In the Fiction Section, what do the three letters stand for? The first three letters of the authors last name 5. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Thesauruses, Atlases, and Almanacs are called: Reference Books

  28. 6. There is a special section in the non-fiction section that tell about people’s lives, name it. Biography 92 KEN 7. Here is a call number: What do the three letters stand for? The first three letters of the person’s last name that the book is about.

  29. 8. Reference Books usually have what letter above the author’s name? There is a R or the letters REF on top. 9. Media center is another word for? Library 10. Books can be checked out for how long? Two weeks

  30. CONGRATULATIONS! Smart Bright Wonderful

  31. This concludes the Kingsbury High School Library Orientation. Thank you for visiting our media center Teachers: Please feel free to email me at: degroffsharil@mcsk12.net regarding any questions or concerns or to schedule follow up sessions.

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