Call number tells the address of the book

Call number tells the address of the book in the library

Call number is on the spine of the book at the bottom

You can look up call number using the library catalog

A librarian named Melvil Dewey came up with the idea of call numbers over 100 years ago!

Call number has 2 parts

Call Number E FIC 0 to 9 B Address Picture Book/Easy Fiction Chapter Book Nonfiction Biography

Call Number E Address Picture Book/ Easy Fiction

Call Number Fic Address Chapter Book

Call Number 000 -999 Address Nonfiction

Call Number B Address Biography

How do we know what number goes with each subject ? By using something cool called The Dewey Decimal System !!

The Dewey Decimal System is a tool used to sort books into groups or categories

This system was invented by a man named Melvil Dewey. He was a librarian who lived long ago.