What is a fiction book?
A book with a story made up from the author's imagination.
Why do we use shelf markers?
so we know where to put a book back on the shelf if we don't want it. It keeps books from getting lost in the library and keeps our shelves clean
Two books
What is the name of the app that lets us read ebooks and magazines? (hint, we practiced using it in library before break!)
Sora
How many books win the gold Caldecott every year?
one
What is a nonfiction book?
A book written with true facts
Where do we find Fiction books?
Along the brown walls of the Library under the windows
In which section would a Dogman book be found? Fiction, Graphic Novels, or Nonfiction?
Graphic Novels
What section in the library would I go to if I want a picture book to read for fun?
E for Everybody
What is the Caldecott award given out for?
Where do I go online to find a book title in this library?
Destiny
How do we know by looking at a call number if it is a fiction book?
The spine label will have "FIC" as part of the call number
When looking for books on the shelf, or putting them back, what should the book spines look like? (facing the back or front; is the call number on the top or bottom)
The spine faces out with the call number on the bottom of the book
How are the everybody (picture) books organized?
Hint: Alphabetical order by what?
The author's last name
How many books win the silver Caldecott honor every year?
2, 3, 4 or even 5
Demonstrate the correct way to use a shelf marker.
Student places shelf marker beside the book they want, removes the book while leaving the shelf marker in place, places book back next to the shelf marker or removes the shelf marker to check out the book
If you find a book in the wrong spot, how do you know where it belongs? What should you do with it?
Look at the call number for the book's address, and replace the book where it belongs or set it in the blue box between the computers
In which section of the library do we find biography books?
Nonfiction section
How can I know what the different shelves in the nonfiction section have books about?
Look at the shelf labels or the books that are on display
If you want a nonfiction book about a topic you are interested in, how could you find that?
Look in Destiny Discover or ask Mrs. Smith
Where do books go if you aren't sure where to put them back at on the shelves?
Blue box between the computers
How do you tell if it is a Non- Fiction Book?
The call number will have numbers on the top line, the second line has the author's first 3 letters of their last name.
What is a biography?
A true story written about a person's life by someone else
If you want to borrow a Guinness Book of World Records, which section of the library has these books?
Nonfiction - in the 000's section!
What year was the first Caldecott given out? Was it 1938, 2000, 2020, or 2025
1938