Finding Books in Your Library: An Introduction

Yeah! Finding Books in Your Library: An Introduction Click here to get started. By: Kimberly Moats Scanlan Oaks Elementary Librarian

Hello. My name is Detective Book. I’m a book detective. Detectives help to find things. Book Detectives help to find books. We are a lot like Librarians. Today, I’m going to share some of my book finding secrets with you. Next page

Step one in finding a good book is to THINK. Think about the kind of book you like. Next page

Wow! I see someone thinking now! I know how to do that! Next page

And here’s another with some questions. What kinds of books are in a library anyway? Next page

Great question! • Libraries have many kinds of books. • Click on the star to see the 3 kinds we will learn about today. • * • Everybody • Fiction • Non-Fiction Next page

Everybody Books An Everybody book is a book that is good for anyone to read. They are also called pictures books. Click on the links below to see some! http://www.oliviathepiglet.com/ http://www.eric-carle.com/ECbooks.html http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/lionni/books.php Next page

Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar Now that you know what an Everybody book is. The secret to finding them in the library is to look on the book spine for the book spine label or sticker. An Everybody book will have a large ‘E’. The ‘E’ stands for Everybody! Only libraries have these special labels. Click the top arrow to see the book spine, book label and ‘E’. LeoLionni Fredrick Ian Falconer OLIVIA E CAR E LIO E FAL Next page

The letters below the ‘E’ are the first 3 letters of the author’s last name! Click on the top arrow again to see what I mean. LeoLionni Fredrick Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar Ian Falconer OLIVIA Yeah! click here to make me shake. E LIO E CAR E FAL Next page

Before we talk about Fiction books, let’s review the parts of a book. Click the on the book to see what each part is. Top My Favorite Book Front Cover Book Spine E MOA Next page

Fiction Books Now let’s talk about Fiction books. Fiction books are books that have stories which are not true. They are different from Everybody books in that most Fictions are longer with chapters. Click on the links below to see some! http://www.beverlycleary.com/ http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/books.html http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/ Next page

Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief Finding a Fiction Book in the library is a lot like finding an Everybody Book except instead of an ‘E’ on the spine, you will look for a ‘F’. The ‘F’ stands for Fiction! Click on the arrow to see what I mean. F RIO Next page

Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief Again, the other 3 letters below the ‘F’ are the first 3 letters of the author’s last name. Click on the arrow to see. F RIO Next page

Non-Fiction Books Now we move to our last kind of book that we are learning about today; Non-Fiction Books. These books tell about the world we live in. Some people call them Informational Books. Non-Fiction books are awesome! Click the links below to see some! http://www.loreenleedy.com/ http://www.nicbishop.com/nic_bishop_015.htm http://www.gailgibbons.com/books.html Next page

Looking for Non-Fiction Books is different from Everybody and Fiction books in that they show numbers above the letters of the author’s last name. The numbers are a part of the Dewey Decimal System. They tell what the book is about and which shelf to put it on in the Non-Fiction part of the library. Click on the arrows to see the Non-Fiction Numbers. Nic Bishop Spiders Gail Gibbons From Seed to Plant 581.3 GIB 595.44 BIS Next page

Let’s look at these two books again. Each number on a Non-Fiction Book means something different. For today, we will only look at the first three numbers. Click the 595 number on the spider book to find out what it means. Then, click the 581 on the plant book. Nic Bishop Spiders Gail Gibbons From Seed to Plant The 581 tells us that this book is about plants and their growth and should be shelved with these kinds of books. 581.3 GIB 595.44 BIS 595.44 581.3 The 595 means that the book is about spiders and insects and should be shelved with the spider and insect books. Next page

As you can see, each Non-Fiction Book has it’s own special set of numbers. To learn more about the Dewey Decimal System click on the links below. http://www.mikids.com/Deweygroups.htm http://www.scottpublib.org/dragon/Dewey.html http://www.kidsclick.org/dewey.html Next page

Wow! You have done a great job! Let’s have a quick review shall we? • On the next three slides, see if you can match the book to its correct type. Choose between Everybody, Fiction, or Non-Fiction. • Good Luck! Next page

What kind of book is this? Choose an answer by clicking the labels below. Fiction book LoreenLeedy The Shocking Truth About Energy Non-Fiction book Everybody book 333.79 LEE

What kind of book is this? Choose an answer by clicking the labels below. Fiction book LeoLionni Fredrick Non-Fiction book Everybody book E LIO

What kind of book is this? Choose an answer by clicking the labels below. Fiction book Beverly Cleary Ramona the Pest Non-Fiction book Everybody book F CLE

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Awesome! Simply Awesome! Now you know 3 main kinds of books in a library and how to read their spine labels but where are these books in the library? • Most libraries are arranged in sections according to book types. To understand this better, let’s look at the layout of the Scanlan Oaks Elementary Library on the next slide. Click the next page button to begin then click on each to make the book types we talked about appear! Next page

Library Entrance Story Well Fiction Books! Every body Books! Book check in and out desk Fiction Books! Click on each star ! Library Office Door Magazines 3 Computers 2 Computers 3 Computers TechnologyRoom Door 3 Computers Fiction Books! Reference Teacher Books Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Fiction Books! Tables Next page Library Exit Fiction Books! Fiction Books! Fiction Books!

Wonderful! Did you see how all the Everybody books were together in a section as well as the Non-Fiction and Fiction books? The Everybody books were towards the top of the library.The Non-Fiction were kind of in the middle.The fiction outlined the bottom part of the library. Click on the Everybody label below to get a another look at where they are located. Everybody Books Next page

Library Entrance Every body Books! Story Well Fiction Books! Book check in and out desk Fiction Books! Library Office Door Magazines 3 Computers 2 Computers 3 Computers TechnologyRoom Door 3 Computers Fiction Books! Reference Teacher Books Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Fiction Books! Tables Next page Library Exit Fiction Books! Fiction Books! Fiction Books!

Now, click on the Non-Fiction book label below to get a another look at where they are located too. Non-Fiction Books Next page

Library Entrance Story Well Fiction Books! Every body Books! Book check in and out desk Fiction Books! Library Office Door Magazines 3 Computers 2 Computers 3 Computers TechnologyRoom Door 3 Computers Fiction Books! Reference Teacher Books Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Fiction Books! Tables Next page Library Exit Fiction Books! Fiction Books! Fiction Books!

Last one! Click on the Fiction books label below to get a another look at where they are located. Fiction Books Next page

Library Entrance Story Well Every body Books! Fiction Books! Book check in and out desk Library Office Door Magazines 3 Computers 2 Computers 3 Computers TechnologyRoom Door 3 Computers Fiction Books! Reference Fiction Books! Teacher Books Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Tables Fiction Books! Next page Library Exit Fiction Books! Fiction Books!

Ok, I think you are ready. Time for a quick check. On the next 3 slides, you will see the same layout of the library. Read the question and click on the right answer. Good luck! Next page

What area in the library is the red star on? Click on an answer below. Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Fiction books Everybody books Non-Fiction books Library Exit

What area in the library is the red star on this time? Click on an answer below. Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Fiction books Everybody books Non-Fiction books Library Exit

What area in the library are the red stars on? Click on an answer below. Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Fiction books Everybody books Non-Fiction books Library Exit

If you are here then you got the first one right! Click the arrow button for the next one!

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Wow! We have learned so much today. We have learned about 3 main kinds of books; Everybody, Fiction and Non-Fiction. We also have learned how to read their spine labels. Last, we discovered that libraries are organized into special areas where each kind of book can be found. Still, however, I have one more secret that I would like to share with you today and that is the on-line library catalog. Next page

What is an on-line library catalog? I know! I know! I know! Next page

Finding Books in Your Library: An Introduction