LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT CMS Media Specialist Mrs Marecle What

LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT CMS Media Specialist: Mrs. Marecle

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 • Examples: airplanes, animals, history, science, sports

How do I find a book?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

How do I find a book’s call number? • Ask the library clerk to look it up for you during independent time. • You must know the title or author’s name.

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