Library skills
How many main sections in our library can you get books from?
6
What is it called when someone writes a book?
Author
What does an "FIC" on a call number tell us?
We need to go to the Fiction section.
What are the three letters under the FIC or a number mean?
It's the first three letters of the author's last name.
Example: AUL
What is the front of a book called?
Front Cover
What are three sections in our library?
Graphic Novels
Fiction
Non-fiction
Spanish
Easy Readers
Where would I find a book with this call number?
700's
In the non-fiction section labeled "Arts"
How do I turn the pages correctly in a book?
By the corners or the side.
What section in the library would I go to if I want a Novel?
The fiction section, all the book cases along the "walls"
What is the side of the book called?
Spine
What are fiction stories?
Stories that are made up from the author's imagination.
Tell me 5 book care rules!
NO food
No drinks
No pets
No siblings
No colors
What is the word that means "using the work of another person as your own"?
Plagiarism
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
A classification system that puts the same types of books in the area using categories of 100, 200, 300 etc all the way to 900.
Where can you go to ask for help on finding a book?
Mrs. Ward or the Library Aide.
What are non-fiction books?
Books that give us information. True Facts.
When putting a book back in non- fiction how do we know if we put it up correctly?
Number then ABC order
Where can I go to read an online book?
Sora or Destiny
What are biographies?
Books about a person.
What is the page in the book that shows me the author, illustrator, and publisher called?
Title page
Where would I find the fiction books S-Z
On the shelf by the clock.
What section of the Non- Fiction would I find books about People, and what are those called?
900's, and biographys
What is the online catalog that I can go to in order to find a book on our shelves?
Destiny
What section would I go to if I want a real information book?
Non-fiction
What does the word "genre" mean?
A type of...could be type of books, art, music, etc.
ex: science fiction
fiction
fantasy