Library Rules
What kind of voice should you use in the library?
Inside voices, quiet voices, 6" voices
What do you need to do to check out books?
Line up quietly at the circulation desk.
If I wanted to read a book about a curious monkey, who gets into trouble a lot; where would I go in the PES library?
Picture book section
What are the two main types of books in our library?
Fiction and nonfiction
What is a shelf marker?
A tool used to keep track or "mark" your spot on the shelf, while you browse.
Name one place that is safe to keep your library book at home.
Bookshelf, backpack, desk
How long can you keep a book checked out?
What is:One week or until the next library session.
What is the fiction section?
This is the section in the library with make-believe stories
How can we tell a book is a Fiction book by the spine?
It will have an 'F' on the spine label followed by the author's 1st 3 letters of their last name.
I want to read a Biography about Helen Keller Where will I find this book in our library?
What is the: Non-Fiction section.
What is the Speed Limit in the Library?
walk
What do we do after we check out during library?
Sit and read silently to ourselves.
What is the nonfiction section of the library?
This is the section in the library with true or factual books
How can we tell a book in our library is a Non-Fiction book?
It will have a Dewey Decimal System number and then the author's 1st 3 letters of their last name.
I want to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Where will I go to find these books?
Go to the THIN FICTION section and look under KIN.
If I take a book off the shelf and don't know where I got it from because I pulled my shelfmarker, what should I do?
Put in the book return cart.
How many books can I have out in total?
The same number as your grade level
What is the circulation desk?
This is the place where you return / check out books
What is the reference section section?
This is the section in the library with books about real, true facts.
I want a book that will show me how to draw dragons. What section of the library will I look?
Go to the Non-Fiction and then to the 700 section OR in the basket under the table.
If two people want the same books what should you do?
Let the other person have it or no one can check it out.
What should we always do before lining up to leave the library?
Push in our chairs and collect our belongings.
What is the computer catalog?
A place to see if we have the book you want or if it is available.
What is the name of the system we use to organize the non-fiction books in the library?
The Dewey Decimal System
I need to do a research paper on Airplanes. Where will I find books on Aviation in the library?
In the Non-Fiction section in the 600 section.