Call Numbers in the NPE Library

What are Call Numbers? A Call Number is like the book’s address in the library – it’s where it lives! Think of the library as a school bus and the books as students who need to be picked up. If the bus driver doesn’t have any addresses, how will he or she find the students? Discuss this with a partner. You can think of the library in the same way. What would happen if we put the books just anywhere on the shelves? Discuss.

PICTURE BOOKS These are picture books for everyone to check out. Call numbers begin with E, followed by the 1st three letters of the author’s last name. E WIL E SCH E NUM

FICTION These are chapter books for grades 3-5. There will be a new section for easy chapter books soon! Call numbers begin with F or FIC, followed by the 1st three letters letter of the author’s last name Examples: F KIN FIC ROW FIC WIL

SUPER STAR BOOKS These are for students who are beginning to read chapter books They are on the special book case near the sit spots They have a gold star sticker on the spine. Call numbers begin with E, followed by the 1st three letters of the authors last name E SHA E OCO E WAT

NONFICTION These books are organized by the Dewey Decimal System. Call numbers range from 000 to 999, followed by the 1st three letters of the author’s last name. 001.9 AND 398.2 MCC 627.1 BIS

311.018 311.07 311.0942 311.116 311.126 311.2

EASY NONFICTION Easier nonfiction books primarily for kindergarten third grade These books are organized by the Dewey Decimal System and are marked with red tape Call numbers start with ENF then range from 000 to 999, followed by the 1st three letters of the author’s last name. ENF 634.2 ABB ENF 398.2 MAR ENF 811.1 SIL

BIOGRAPHIES B OBA ANG B JAM Books about one person are called Biographies and are all shelved together. The call numbers start with B and are followed by the first three letters of the SUBJECTS last name President Obama LeBron James Maya Angelou B OBA B ANG B JAM

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS All Graphic Novels are shelved together, though they are all about different topics 39 Clues books are also shelved together at the end of the Fiction section Reading Olympics books are also shelved on a cart at the checkout desk and have a special Reading Olympics Sticker SC Story Collection – shelved at the end after Bio Oversized – marked with orange tape SC HAR

Why is it Important to Keep Library Books in Order?

EASY NONFICTION BOOK WITH RED TAPE SHELVED IN REGULAR NONFICTIONN

STAR BOOK SHELVED IN REGULAR E PICTURE BOOK SECTION

MO WILLEMS BOOKS ARE NOT SHELVED TOGETHER!

SORT FIRST ON CARTS – THEN SHELVE!