Library Facts
Prefixes and Awards
Mr. Dewey's Main Divisions
Trivia
What Hundred?
100
This is the name of the area where books are checked out.
What is the circulation desk
100
This is the award given for excellence in art.
What is the Caldecott Award?
100
This main division houses books about using words.
What is Language?
100
A librarian can use from number 0 to ________ in the Dewey decimal system.
What is 999?
100
The main division that houses books on man using science is called...
What is Technology and Applied Science?
200
When we take a book out of the library we must do this.
What is check it out?
200
This is the award that the students of Illinois give.
What is the Rebecca Caudill Award?
200
This division holds fact books about people, places, things, and events
What is History and Geography?
200
The librarian can use these numbers to further refine a book's location.
What are decimal numbers?
200
The main divisions that holds mathmatics and things that happen naturally like rocks and minerals is called...
What is Natural or Pure Science?
300
We use this computerized tool to help us find books in the library.
What is the OPAC or the card catalog?
300
This is the award for writing excellence given out be professionals.
What is the Newbery Award?
300
This division holds drawing, crafting, music, sports, and games.
What is Arts?
300
In the Dewey Decimal Classification System, you must always locate the number group before locating the ________ information.
What is author?
300
The main division that holds books like encyclopedias of general knowledge is called...
What is Generalities?
400
A search that brings all the titles by one author is called this.
What is an author search?
400
The prefix, F , stands for what section
What is Fiction?
400
This division holds the faiths of mankind.
What is Religion?
400
Each of the 10 main divisions use ________ numbers.
What is 100?
400
The main division that holds crafts and games is called...
What is Arts?
500
A search that brings books that are all about one topic is called this.
What is the subject search?
500
This prefix, AV , stands for this section in our library.
What is Audio-visual?
500
Fairytales, folk tales, tall tales, legends are found in this division.
What is Social Sciences?
500
Fiction books in our library are arranged in alphabetical order by
What is author?
500
The main division that holds the psychology and the big ideas of mankind is called ...
What is Philosophy?
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