Library Rules
What kind of voice should you use in the library?
Level 0 or 1.
How many books can you check out at a time?
Up to 2.
What is the everyone section?
This is the GREEN section with picture books that everyone can read.
What part of the book are spine tags on?
The spine.
Our library has over 6,000 books.
TRUE
Name one place that is safe to keep your library book at home.
Bookshelf, backpack, desk
How long do you get to keep your books?
2 weeks (or less).
This section in the library has make-believe chapter books.
Fiction
How many groups are in the Dewey Decimal System?
9
It doesn't matter where I put a book back.
FALSE!!! Always put books back exactly where you got them from. Ask Ms. Ritz for help if you can't remember where that was.
How should you leave the library after your visit?
Better than you found it.
What do we do after we check out during library?
Sit and read silently to ourselves.
What color is the nonfiction section of the library?
Blue
Name one of the things the spine tag tells us about a book.
The call number, what kind of book it is, where the book is, and/or if it is in English or another language.
Call numbers aren't always numbers.
TRUE
What should I use while I am book shopping so I know exactly where to return my book if I don't want it?
A Shelf Marker.
If I return 1 book and forget my other book at home how many books can I check out?
1
This section has make-believe, factual books with lots of pictures.
Graphic Novels (Yellow)
What is the biography section?
This is the section in the library with books about real people's lives
Green section books cannot be checked out by 4th, 5th, or 6th graders.
FALSE! They're called "everyone" books for a reason!
In this library, all people and all things should be shown ________ all the time.
RESPECT
What should we always do before lining up to leave the library?
Push in our chairs and clean up after ourselves.
Our library sections are organized by ______s.
Genres
What is the name of the system we use to organize the non-fiction books in the library?
The Dewey Decimal System
Not talking over the teacher is not a way to show respect.
FALSE