CALL NUMBERS
What is a “call number” made of?
What are numbers and letters that show where a book belongs?
Books with magic, dragons, or imaginary worlds are usually this genre.
What is Fantasy?
What are the library hours?
What is 7:40am-4:00pm?
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
What is a biography is written by someone else; an autobiography is written by the person.
Which number comes FIRST on the shelf?
A) 641.5
B) 398.2
C) 641.09
What is 398.2?
True or False: A book can only belong to ONE genre.
What is False?
You use this to search for books by title, author, or subject.
What is the library catalog?
What does it mean to be a “responsible library user”?
What is taking care of materials, following rules, and respecting others.
Two books have the same number: 921. Which goes FIRST?
A) 921 AND
B) 921 BRO
C) 921 ADA
What is C? (ADA comes before AND, BRO)
Name That Genre: A book about a child living during the American Revolution, with real events in the background.
What is Historical Fiction?
If you damage or lose a library book, you should do this.
What is tell a librarian?
What is an interlibrary loan?
What is borrowing a book from another library?
This system is used to organize nonfiction books.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
A story that could really happen but is made up is called:
A) Fantasy
B) Realistic Fiction
C) Nonfiction
What is B, realistic fiction?
How many weeks do you get for book checkouts?
What is 3 weeks?
True or False: All nonfiction books have call numbers.
What is True?
If two books have the same number, what helps decide which comes first?
What is the author’s last name?
This genre tells about a real person’s life.
What is a Biography?
If you're still reading a book and it's overdue, what can you do?
What is renew your book?
This system helps libraries organize nonfiction books by topic using numbers.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?