Library skills
What do we use to mark the spot when we pull a book out of a shelf?
A shelfmarker
What do we do when we damage or can't find a book for a long time?
You replace the book by buying a new one for the library.
How do you behave respectfully in the library?
Being a good listerer, using library voices in the building.
Where do you find The Wild Robot books?
Chapter book section by Author's first three letters of their last name. In this case, "BRO" for Peter Brown
How many books can you checkout at one time?
This will change to 2 after I get library helpers.
What kind of book is written with true facts?
Non-fiction
Where do we find chapter books? Picture books
In the Fiction section of the Library
How do you show you are responsible in the library?
By bringing books back on library days, returning books without damage and keeping track of them
What section in the library would I go to if I want to find a Dog Man book?
In the Graphic Novel section, where books are alphabetized by author's first three letters of their last name: PIL for Dave Pilkey
Where do you leave your book when you are returning it on a day other than your library day?
What kind of book is made up from the author's imagination?
A fiction book
How do we know if it is a Graphic Novel book?
The spine label will have GN at the beginning and a graphic novel sticker on the spine.
When putting a book back on the shelf which way should the spine face?
what is out?
Do you go behind my desk, office, or the reading nook without asking first?
NO
What do you do if you did not finish reading the book you checked out last week and you want to continue reading it?
Bring the book back on your library day and let the librarian know that you want to renew it.
What do you call the sticker that will get scanned to check-in and check-out a book? Where is it located?
A barcode. It is in the back cover of the book.
What do we do when we want to put a book back that we don't want but can't remember where it's located?
Put the book back on the book return cart.
What do we call a book that tells us the story of a real person's life?
A biography
What kind of a book is one that tells stories using photographs, graphics, pictures to help readers learn more about real things?
It is an informational picture book
Can you checkout books that are on top of the book cases, on the library desk display or any other display?
YES
What are these? A spine, a front cover, a back cover
Parts of a book
How do you tell the book you are holding is a Non- Fiction Book?
The spine will start with numbers, then The authors last 3 letters of their last name.
How do you show you are being safe in the library?
Walking not running, keeping personal space
Where is the Early Reader Section of the Library and who can check them out?
In the shelf by the walkway next to the windows - the everybody section.
If I find damage in a library book (scribbles, water/food damage, ripped pages, what should I do?
Tell the librarian as soon as you discover it