Dewey Decimal System
Sections of the Library
Call Numbers
Catalog Categories
Reference
100

How many categories are in the DDS?

10


100

This section has picture books.

What is the Easy Readers section?

100

In which section would you find this call number: Fic App?

What is fiction

100

What is the name of the library catalog?

What is Follett Destiny? 

100

This books shows you words and definitions

Dictionary

200

What are the 300s of the DDS?

Social Science/ Social Studies
200

This sections has books like dictionaries.

What is the reference section?

200

In which section would you find this call number: B Chavez

What is Biographies

200

The best category to find a book about bumblebees

What is keyword or subject?

200

This book shows you maps and charts.

What is an atlas?

300

What are the 700s of the DDS?

Arts and Recreation

300

This section has books about real people.

What is the biographies section?

300

Which call number would go first on the shelf?

814.521 Sha or 814.52 Sha

814.52 Sha

300

If you are looking for the next Bad Guys book, which category would you use?

What is series?

300

This book comes in a set of volumes from A to Z.

What is an encyclopedia?

400

Where would I find books about cooking?

The 600s. 

400

This section has books that have facts.

What is the nonfiction section?

400

Which call number would go first on the shelf?

620.10 Teb or 620.01 Teb

620.01 Teb

400

If you wanted to find books written by Beverly Cleary, which category would you use?

What is author?

400

This book gives you synonyms and antonyms. 

What is a thesaurus? 

500

Who created the Dewey Decimal System? 

(For bonus 100pts. What year was it created?)

Melvil Dewey 

500

This section is where you can find new books

What is the front of the library/ new book section

500

What section has this call number : E Fle

What is the easy section

500

You are looking for a book called "Cinder". Which category would you use?

What is title?

500

This book is a yearly or annual calendar that gives you important facts and data.

What is an almanac?