Library skills
What is a fiction book?
A book with a story made up from the author's imagination.
What barcode do you scan to check out a book?
The one on the top of the back cover. It says Lakeview.
How many books can I have checked out at one time?
One at a time
(When you reach 3rd grade, I allow you to take 2!)
What is the name of the website/app that lets us read ebooks and listen to audiobooks?
SORA
What section would I go to if I want a picture book to read for fun?
E - for Everyone books
What is a nonfiction book?
A book written with true facts
Where do we find Fiction books?
The first two "short shelves"
In which section would a Dogman book be found? Fiction, Graphic Novels, or Nonfiction?
Graphic Novels
What section in the library would I go to if I want a picture book to read for fun?
E for Everybody
How do we know if it is a graphic novel?
It has a GR on the spine.
What is the name of the program we use to find a book in this library?
Destiny
How do we know by looking at a call number if it is a fiction book?
The spine label will have "FIC" as part of the call number
When looking for books on the shelf, or putting them back, what should the book spines look like? (facing the back or front; is the call number on the top or bottom)
The spine faces out with the call number on the bottom of the book
How are the everybody (picture) books organized?
Hint: Alphabetical order by what?
The author's last name
When looking for books on the shelf or putting them back, what should the book spines look like?
The spines face out with the call number on the bottom on the book.
If you find a book in the wrong spot, how do you know where it belongs? What should you do with it?
Look at the call number for the book's address, and replace the book where it belongs OR set it on a cart so Miss Markish can put it away!
In which section of the library do we find biography books?
Nonfiction section
How can I know what the different shelves in the nonfiction section have books about?
Look at the shelf labels or the books that are on display
If you want a nonfiction book about a topic you are interested in, how could you find that?
Look in Destiny Discover or ask Mrs. T
Where do books go if you aren't sure where to put them back at on the shelves?
On the cart!
How do you tell if it is a Non- Fiction Book?
The call number will have numbers on the top line, the second line has the author's first 3 letters of their last name.
What is a biography?
A true story written about a person's life by someone else
If you want to borrow a Guinness Book of World Records, which section of the library has these books?
Nonfiction - in the 000's section!
How do we know if it is a graphic novel?
It has a GR on the first line of the spine label.