Finding Books in Your Library: An Introduction By: Kimberly Moats Scanlan Oaks Elementary Librarian Yeah! Click here to get started.

Hello. My name is Detective Book. I’m a book detective. Detectives help to find things. Book Detectives help to find books. We are a lot like Librarians. Today, I’m going to share some of my book finding secrets with you. Next page

Step one in finding a good book is to THINK. Think about the kind of book you like. Next page

Wow! I see someone thinking now! I know how to do that! Next page

And here’s another with some questions. What kinds of books are in a library anyway? Next page

Great question! Libraries have many kinds of books. Click on the star to see the 3 kinds we will learn about today. * Everybody Fiction Non-Fiction Next page

Everybody Books An Everybody book is a book that is good for anyone to read. They are also called pictures books. Click on the links below to see some! Next page

Ian Falconer OLIVIA E FAL Leo Lionni Fredrick E LIO Now that you know what an Everybody book is. The secret to finding them in the library is to look on the book spine for the book spine label or sticker. An Everybody book will have a large ‘E’. The ‘E’ stands for Everybody! Only libraries have these special labels. Click the top arrow to see the book spine, book label and ‘E’. Next page Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar E CAR

The letters below the ‘E’ are the first 3 letters of the author’s last name! Click on the top arrow again to see what I mean. Ian Falconer OLIVIA E FAL Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar E CAR Leo Lionni Fredrick E LIO Yeah! click here to make me shake. Next page

Before we talk about Fiction books, let’s review the parts of a book. Click the on the book to see what each part is. Front Cover Top Book Spine Next page E MOA My Favorite Book

Fiction Books Now let’s talk about Fiction books. Fiction books are books that have stories which are not true. They are different from Everybody books in that most Fictions are longer with chapters. Click on the links below to see some! Next page

Next page Finding a Fiction Book in the library is a lot like finding an Everybody Book except instead of an ‘E’ on the spine, you will look for a ‘F’. The ‘F’ stands for Fiction! Click on the arrow to see what I mean. Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief F RIO

Again, the other 3 letters below the ‘F’ are the first 3 letters of the author’s last name. Click on the arrow to see. Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief F RIO Next page

Non-Fiction Books Now we move to our last kind of book that we are learning about today; Non- Fiction Books. These books tell about the world we live in. Some people call them Informational Books. Non-Fiction books are awesome! Click the links below to see some! Next page

Looking for Non-Fiction Books is different from Everybody and Fiction books in that they show numbers above the letters of the author’s last name. The numbers are a part of the Dewey Decimal System. They tell what the book is about and which shelf to put it on in the Non-Fiction part of the library. Click on the arrows to see the Non- Fiction Numbers. Next page Nic Bishop Spiders BIS Gail Gibbons From Seed to Plant GIB

Nic Bishop Spiders BIS Gail Gibbons From Seed to Plant GIB The 595 means that the book is about spiders and insects and should be shelved with the spider and insect books. The 581 tells us that this book is about plants and their growth and should be shelved with these kinds of books. Let’s look at these two books again. Each number on a Non- Fiction Book means something different. For today, we will only look at the first three numbers. Click the 595 number on the spider book to find out what it means. Then, click the 581 on the plant book Next page

As you can see, each Non-Fiction Book has it’s own special set of numbers. To learn more about the Dewey Decimal System click on the links below Next page

Wow! You have done a great job! Let’s have a quick review shall we? On the next three slides, see if you can match the book to its correct type. Choose between Everybody, Fiction, or Non-Fiction. Good Luck! Next page

Loreen Leedy The Shocking Truth About Energy LEE Everybody book Non-Fiction book Fiction book What kind of book is this? Choose an answer by clicking the labels below.

Leo Lionni Fredrick E LIO Everybody book Non-Fiction book Fiction book What kind of book is this? Choose an answer by clicking the labels below.

Beverly Cleary Ramona the Pest F CLE Everybody book Non-Fiction book Fiction book What kind of book is this? Choose an answer by clicking the labels below.

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Awesome! Simply Awesome! Now you know 3 main kinds of books in a library and how to read their spine labels but where are these books in the library? Most libraries are arranged in sections according to book types. To understand this better, let’s look at the layout of the Scanlan Oaks Elementary Library on the next slide. Click the next page button to begin then click on each to make the book types we talked about appear ! Next page

Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Story Well Every body Books! Library Office Door Magazines Technology Room Door Library Exit 3 Computers 2 Computers Teacher Books Reference Non-Fiction Books! Tables Fiction Books! Next page Click on each star !

Wonderful! Did you see how all the Everybody books were together in a section as well as the Non-Fiction and Fiction books? The Everybody books were towards the top of the library. The Non-Fiction were kind of in the middle. The fiction outlined the bottom part of the library. Click on the Everybody label below to get a another look at where they are located. Everybody Books Next page

Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Story Well Every body Books! Library Office Door Magazines Technology Room Door Library Exit 3 Computers 2 Computers Teacher Books Reference Non-Fiction Books! Tables Fiction Books! Next page

Now, click on the Non-Fiction book label below to get a another look at where they are located too. Non-Fiction Books Next page

Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Story Well Every body Books! Library Office Door Magazines Technology Room Door Library Exit 3 Computers 2 Computers Teacher Books Reference Non-Fiction Books! Tables Fiction Books! Non-Fiction Books! Next page

Last one! Click on the Fiction books label below to get a another look at where they are located. Fiction Books Next page

Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Story Well Every body Books! Library Office Door Magazines Technology Room Door Library Exit 3 Computers 2 Computers Teacher Books Reference Non-Fiction Books! Tables Fiction Books! Next page

Ok, I think you are ready. Time for a quick check. On the next 3 slides, you will see the same layout of the library. Read the question and click on the right answer. Good luck! Next page

Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Library Exit What area in the library is the red star on? Click on an answer below. Fiction books Non-Fiction books Everybody books

Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Library Exit What area in the library is the red star on this time? Click on an answer below. Fiction books Non-Fiction books Everybody books

Library Entrance Book check in and out desk Library Exit What area in the library are the red stars on? Click on an answer below. Fiction books Non-Fiction books Everybody books

If you are here then you got the first one right! Click the arrow buttonfor the next one!

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Wow! We have learned so much today. We have learned about 3 main kinds of books; Everybody, Fiction and Non- Fiction. We also have learned how to read their spine labels. Last, we discovered that libraries are organized into special areas where each kind of book can be found. Still, however, I have one more secret that I would like to share with you today and that is the on-line library catalog. Next page

What is an on-line library catalog? I know! Next page

An on-line library catalog is where you can look for books that your library has using the computer! Next page

Wow! Good job! I’m impressed! She is absolutely right! Next page

Using the on-line library catalog is really easy. Normally the link is right on the computer desktop. Your Librarian can help you find it. When you click it, you will see a page like this. Next page

There are many ways to search for a book but we will only look at 2 for today; the General Keyword search and then Author search. These are in the Search tab. Click on the red arrow to see the Search tab. Now click on the blue arrow to see the General Keyword. Next page

Notice that again we are in the Search tab. For our learning today, this is the tab you want to be in. However, notice that our General Search has now changed to Author Keyword. Click each arrow to see what I mean. Next page

Ok, so what does all of this mean? The search tab means that you are looking in the library’s computer files. The Author Keyword means you are looking for the author and would type in the author’s name in the blank box beside the words ‘Author Keyword’. Click each arrow to see. Type the author’s name here. Next page

This picture is almost the same because we are still in the Search tab but don’t be fooled. Be a super sleuth! The Author Keyword now says General Keyword. If you search using a General Keyword then you will type in a few key words on what the book is about in the blank box beside the words ‘General Keyword’. Click the arrows for another look. Type what the book is about here. Next page

Click the first link below to search the Scanlan Oaks Library. The second link will take you to the Fort Bend Country Public Library. Have fun! Next page

You have learned so much today and worked so hard. You are a super sleuth in finding books in a library. All you need now is your pass. One more click and you are done! Next page

Special Thanks A special thanks to Mark A. Hicks the clip-art illustrator from Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators with Discovery Education. Kathy Schrock’s Schrock, K. (1995). Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators. Retrieved June 28, 2010, from