Call Numbers
Neighborhood Codes
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Library Behavior
100

A book's call number tells us this.

What is where to find it in the library?

100

Books that have GN as part of their call number live in this section or "neighborhood" of the library.

What is Graphic Novel?

100
Books that have the letter E as the first part of their call number (as in E WIL) live in this section or "neighborhood" of the library.

What is picture books?

100

Students should do these two things before speaking out during library class.

What is raising your hand AND waiting for the teacher to call on you?

200
True or false: A call number always contains numbers.

False.  Some call numbers include numbers and letters; some only include letters.

200

Books that have B at the beginning of the call number, such as B NER, live in this section or "neighborhood" of the library?

What is biography?

200

A book that is part of a longer series like Harry Potter would have these letters at the beginning of the call number.

What is SER?

200

What volume level should it be when students enter the library and are table browsing?

What is level 0 or 1?

300
A book's call number can be found on this part of the book.

What is a spine or spine label?

300

Books that have CH on the spine label are shelved in this section or "neighborhood" of the library.

What is chapter books?

300

What is the neighborhood code or the first part of the call number for our small collection of board books?

What is BB?

300
This is the place to put a book you see left on a table or the floor.

What is the return basket or return bin?

400

A book that has a number as part of it's call number (or call #) lives in this part of the library.

What is the tall shelves under the clock or the Dewey Decimal Section?

400

Books that have RDR as part of their call number (on their spine label) live in this section of the library?

What is Reader (by the windows and the library office)?
400

What is the only neighborhood code or call number that is a full word that tells you where to find the book in the library? 

What is POPCART?
400

When you are browsing for books what should the volume level be?

level 0-2

500
Because a call number tells us where the book lives in the library, Lora also sometimes calls it this.

What is the book's "address"?

500

The "neighborhood code" is this part of the call number?

What is the first part of the call number?

500

A single fictional story that is written in chapters and that is higher reading level and/or contains more mature content than CH chapter books would have this neighborhood code as part of their call number.

What is FIC?

500
These are three things you should be doing during browsing.

Browse, read, do a library job.