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Call numbers
100
The Dewey Decimal System was invented to organize what kind of books?
What is nonfiction?
100

True or False: Ms. Williams loves it when you push the books back to the shelf

What is False. One of  Ms. Williams' pet peeves is when you push books back, rather than keeping them lined with the shelf at the front of the shelf.

100

The most popular category Mr. Dewey created covers a lot of different topics, including weather, landforms, wild animals, etc.

What is the 500s?

100

The 700s deals with topics relating to free time. What are three kinds of books that you might find in this section of the library?

What is sports, dance, music, gymnastics, Minecraft, chess and other games and arts

100

What two things do you know about a book with the call number FIC NET?

What is it is fiction and the author's last name begins with NET?

200
The Dewey Decimal System is divided into ten _________.
What is groups or categories?
200

599.75 comes before or after 599.757 in nonfiction?

What is before?

200

This Dewey Decimal category has books on how people think and feel. The category number is...

What is 100s?

200

The 600s category relates to technology books. What are three kinds of books you could find in this section?

What is vehicles, cooking, pets, health, building, robots...

200
What do you know about a book with the call number 400 LOW?
What is it is a language book and the author's last name starts with LOW?
300
Who created the Dewey Decimal System? You must tell me his first name and his last name.
Who is Melvil Dewey?
300

True or False: You should always leave a shelf marker exactly where you took out the book, even after you have checked out the book and lined up.

False. Once you've finished using the shelf marker, it should be returned to the shelf markers.

300

The 200s section includes books dealing with...

What is Religion?

300

We have too many of these books for them to fit in the 800s, but Mr. Dewey wanted all ______ books to fit into this Literature category.

What is fiction?

300

A picture book written by Mo Willems would have what call number?

What is P WIL

400
Why was the Dewey Decimal System invented?
What is so books that are on similar topics would be arranged together on the bookshelves, OR to organize nonfiction?
400

True or False. If books collapse on a shelf, you should leave them. Only the librarian knows how to fix it.

False. You should understand basics of alphabetizing fiction and graphic novels, and the Dewey Decimal System, and you should be able to straighten the books on the shelf and help organize.

400

Social Sciences like economics, education, military, anthropology are in this Dewey Category.

What is the 300s?

400
What two things can you tell us about a book with the call number 599 CAT?
What is it is a science/nature book and the author's last name starts with CAT?
400
What can you tell me about a book with the call number 910 BEA?
What is it is a history type book with the author's last name starting with BEA?
500
Approximately how long ago was the Dewey Decimal System created (1500, 1600, 1700, etc...) ?
What is the 1800s or about 130 years ago?
500

True or False. Ms. Williams' favorite books are all graphic novels, and she thinks that is mostly what you should read.

What is False. Ms. Williams supports reading graphic novels, but wants 4th grade and up, especially, to be reading novels, nonfiction and a lot more!

500
If you were interested in learning a foreign language, you need to go the _______ category.
What is 400s?
500
The 900s section of the library contains three types of books. What are two of these?
What is geography, history, and biographies?
500

What does the call number GR-FIC PIL tell us?

It is a graphic novel and the author's name begins with PIL

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