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1. Let’s Learn About Call Numbers

2. Remember, a call number is like the book’s address in the library. It tells where the book lives on the library shelf.

3. Our library has three kinds of books, so we have three kinds of call numbers: fiction easy fiction nonfiction

4. Today we’re going to learn the recipe for making all three kinds of call numbers.

5. A fiction call number is made up of two parts: Fic (for fiction) first three letters in the author’s last name

6. What would the fiction call number for the author, Matt Christopher look like? Fic Chr

7. An easy fiction call number is made up of two parts: E (for easy fiction) first letter in the author’s last name

8. So an easy fiction call number for the author, Jan Brett would look like this: E B

9. What would the easy fiction call number for the author, Peggy Parish look like? E P

10. How do we put fiction and easy fiction call numbers in order? Think……How can we put letters in order? That’s right, fiction and easy fiction call numbers are inABC order.

11. Nonfiction call numbers are made up of two parts: Numbers (for the subject) first three letters in the author’s last name

12. So a nonfiction call number for a mammal book by Jane Mosley would look like this: 599 Mos

13. How do we put nonfiction call numbers in order? Think...nonfiction call numbers have numbers and letters, so.. Nonfiction call numbers are put in number order first, then in ABC order.

14. One kind of nonfiction book has a different recipe from the rest. biography

15. What is a biography? A book about the life of a famous person. Biography call numbers have their own special recipe.

16. Biography call numbers are made up of two parts. B (for biography) first three letters of the famous person’s last name

17. So the call number for a biography about George Washington would look like this: B Was

18. What would the call number for a biography about Troy Aikman look like? B Aik

19. How are biography call numbers put in order? Since all biography call numbers have a B, they are put in ABC order on the shelf.

20. Let’s see if you can tell what kind of book goes with each call number !!

21. E C easy fiction

22. 567.9 Ber nonfiction

23. B Lin biography

24. E M easy fiction

25. Fic Gif fiction

26. 796 Bon nonfiction

27. Fic Par fiction

28. B Edi biography