Your Library How Books Are Arranged

Picture Books Where could you find this book? Picture books are arranged in the white bins in alphabetical order by title. Where could you find this book?

A, An, and The Ignore the words a, an, and the when they begin a title of a book. Go to the next word to figure out where to find or replace a book. What bin would The Big Orange Splot be in?

Can you figure out where to find these books?

Elementary Fiction Elementary fiction is on the shelves to the right against the wall. They are organized in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.

Elementary Nonfiction Elementary nonfiction books are organized using the Dewey Decimal System. The sections are divided with signs.

The Dewey Decimal System The Dewey Decimal System is divided up into several sections. There are signs at the beginning of each section. Each book has a number that corresponds to where the book should be found on the shelf.

Nonfiction Book Labels Nonfiction books are labeled with numbers that correspond with the Dewey System. They also have the first three letters of the author’s last name below the Dewey numbers like this: 513 Dah

Dewey Classification System 000- General Knowledge 100- Psychology and Philosophy 200- Religions and Mythology 300- Social Sciences and Folklore 400- Languages and Grammar 500- Math and Science 600- Medicine and Technology 700- Arts and Recreation 800- Literature 900- Geography and History

Where would you find… A book written in Spanish A book about Chicken Pox A poetry book A book about Native Americans A book about feelings A book about frogs A world record book A book about NASCAR