Call Number
Fiction or Non-Fiction
Anatomy of a Book
Book Care
Library Etiquette
100
E SEU What does the "E" in this call number stand for?
The EVERYBODY SECTION!
100
What kind of book is... A book that has talking animals in it?
A Fiction Book!
100
Where do you see the barcode on a book?
On the front cover!
100
Show me your BEST book-lover's hold
(hold closed book to chest in a hug)
100
How should we enter the library?
Calmly and Quietly!
200
E WHI What is the "WHI" in this call number?
The FIRST THREE LETTERS of the AUTHOR'S LAST NAME!
200
What kind of book is... A book that tells you where panda bears live, and what they eat?
A NON-FICTION book!
200
Where is the spine of a book?
The long part on the back that keeps the book together!
200
Show me how you turn the pages of a book...
(slowly and carefully turn the page from the corner)
200
Where should we put books if we want to CHECK them IN, or give them back to the library?
On the RED CART!
300
FIC ROW In which section would you find this book?
The FICTION section!
300
What kind of book is... A book that teaches you how to draw?
A NON-FICTION book!
300
Where on a book can you find the AUTHOR'S name?
ON the SPINE, the FRONT COVER, or the TITLE PAGE!
300
At home, where should you keep your library book?
Somewhere safe! Away from young siblings, pets, and water!
300
How should we talk while in the library?
In a whisper! (level 1 voice)
400
You find a book with a RED CIRCLE LETTER "M" STICKER... Where does it go? Show me!
The "S" basket!
400
What kind of book is... A chapter book that tells about a boy who fights ten lion with his bare hands?
A FICTION book!
400
Where is the Call Number found on a book?
On the spine, facing out of the shelf!
400
How should you MARK your place in a library book?
With a bookmark, post-it, receipt or other piece of paper!
400
If we take a book off the shelf WITHOUT using a shelf-marker and decide NOT to check it out, where should we put it?
On the BLACK CART!
500
636.8 Tow What kind of book is this? How do you know?
A NON-FICTION book! Call numbers with NUMBERS FIRST are ALWAYS NON-FICTION
500
What kind of book is... A book about George Washington riding a white horse and having wooden teeth...
Non-fiction! George Washington really did have a white horse and wooden teeth!
500
Where are THREE places you can find the TITLE of the book?
The COVER, the SPINE, and the TITLE PAGE
500
Name THREE places you should NEVER read your library book...
BATHTUB, OUTSIDE IN RAIN, AT ANY MEAL (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert), AT THE DOG PARK, IN AN ELEPHANT EXHIBIT AT THE ZOO, IN SPACE, etc.
500
How can we earn ALL THREE library tokens?
1. Entering calmly and quietly 2. Using Library voices 3. Follow Check-Out Time steps (find a book, check it out, then sit and read quietly)