Library Jeopardy

Library Vocab

100

What do you call a person who works in a library, and goes to school to get their Masters in Library Science?

A Librarian

200

The person who writes the book

Author

300

the name of the desk where you go to checkout your library books

circulation desk or checkout desk 

400

brief description of what the book is about found on the back cover 

synopsis, blurb or summary

500

helps you find  the book on the shelf... books "address"

call number

Call numbers

100

If the book's call number starts with "FIC" the book is...

Fiction

200

If the book's call number starts with "EP" the book is...

Picture Book Collection

300

If the book's call number is made up of numbers, the book is...

nonfiction 

400

If the book's call number starts with "92" the book is...

Biography

500

If a call number has many numbers in its Dewey Call number, that means the book topic is more (choose one)

Narrow and Specific     OR     Broad and General

Narrow and Specific

Fiction

100

Define fiction:

Not real, made up, fake

200

Name the fiction book genre that is about fictional characters experiencing real life and real problems. 

Realistic Fiction

300

True or False: The Guiness Book of World Records is a fiction book. 

False. It is nonfiction. It is a book of statistics recording all the world records that people are trying to attempt. True stuff. Weird - but true. 

400

What is the genre of the book series: Keepers of the Lost Cities?

Fantasy

500

How are the fiction books organized on the shelf?

Author's last name.

Library Class Expectations

100

What should you do after you check out your books?

Sit and read quietly. Color a bookmark. Work on an activity that Mrs. Wilson has given you to do. You may ask Mrs. Wilson if you can play a game. 

200

When you are participating in class you must do this before you talk. 

Raise your hand, please.

300

Where do we put books that we HAVE checked out, but decided we don't want?

Give to Mrs. Wilson directly!

400

What do you need to do in the hallway while transitioning to the library

line up outside the door and stay quiet

500

How many books can you checkout at a time?

No more than 5 at a time

Random

100

How do you move about the library?

Walk

200

What type of voice do you use in the library and why?

Quiet so others may read if they want

300

Do we have a new books shelf in the library?

Not yet! But it's coming!!!

400

How are non-fiction books organized?

Dewey Decimal System

500

How can you access our OPAC, (Online Public Access Catalog) located? (our library online catalog)

We have a computer in the library for this, at the wooden desk and the link is in my Schoology course under Computer, then in the Library folder.