Library Procedures
You can only check out a book during your library class.
True or False
That is false.
How long can you first keep a book from our library?
You can keep it for 2 weeks.
Which section would I find a book that's not true?
Fiction
What does the label on the spine of each book tell us?
It tells the location for that book (also known as call number).
What type of book might have imaginary worlds, magic, and mythical creatures?
Fantasy
You can find out if a book is in or checked out and where it is located in our library by searching on the ___________.
You can find information by looking in the OPAC.
You should use this every time you look for a library book.
You should use a shelf marker.
What is a call number?
The address of the book. Tells where the book is located in the library.
Our library owns digital books that you have to check out with your lunch number.
True or False
False. You don't have to check them out with your lunch number.
What kind of book is written by someone about their own entire life?
Autobiography
What is the word for keeping a library book longer than two weeks?
The word is renew.
What is the MAX number of books you can have checked out at a time?
You can have 2 books checked out.
What is a biography?
This is books about real people's lives
If a book spine label has a number on it, I know it is a _________________ book.
It is a nonfiction book.
What genre has an investigator looking for clues to solve a crime or puzzle?
Mystery
Where should I put a book that I haven't checked out yet, but don't know where it belongs?
Put it on the "I'm Lost" cart.
What should you do with a damaged/broken book?
You should give it to Mrs. Kovash.
What section do I find books that have pictures, that can be read really quickly
Everybody section
Fiction books are organized by:
a. the title
b. the author's last name
c. the genre
d. the year they were published
b. the author's last name
What type of book can be fiction or nonfiction and uses framed artwork and short text throughout the book?
Graphic
The best way to make a suggestion for Mrs. Kovash to add a book in the library is:
a. to tell Mrs. Kovash
b. to fill out a book suggestion paper
c. to complain that we never have good books in our library
b. to fill out a book suggestion paper
What are the two reasons why you would need to pay for a book?
You'd need to pay when it is LOST or when it is DAMAGED or RUINED.
Where would I find a book about how to play chess?
Non-fiction section
The number system used to organize nonfiction books is called the ___________ ____________ System.
Dewey Decimal
Is historical fiction considered fiction or nonfiction?