2. Let’s Learn About Call Numbers

3. Remember, a call number is like the book’s address in the library. It tells where the book lives on the library shelf.

4. Our library has four kinds of call numbers: fiction everybody fiction nonfiction biography

5. Today we’re going to learn what makes up all four kinds of call numbers.

6. A fiction call number is made up of two parts: F (for fiction) first three letters in the author’s last name

7. So a fiction call number for the author, Beverly Cleary would look like this: F Cle

8. What would the fiction call number for the author, Matt Christopher look like? F Chr

9. An everybody fiction call number is made up of two parts: E (for everybody fiction) first three letters in the author’s last name

10. So an everybody fiction call number for the author, Jan Brett would look like this: E Bre

11. What would the everybody fiction call number for the author, Peggy Parish look like? E Par

12. How do we put fiction and everybody fiction call numbers in order? Think……How can we put letters in order? That’s right, fiction and everybody fiction call numbers are in ABC order.

13. Nonfiction call numbers are made up of two parts: Numbers (for the subject) first three letters in the author’s last name

14. So a nonfiction call number for a mammal book by Jane Mosley would look like this: 599 Mos

15. How do we put nonfiction call numbers in order? Think...nonfiction call numbers have numbers and letters, so.. Nonfiction call numbers are put in number order first, then in ABC order.

16. One kind of nonfiction book has a different call number from the rest. biography

17. What is a biography? A book about the life of a famous person. Biography call numbers are made in their own special way.

18. Biography call numbers are made up of two parts. B (for biography) first three letters of the famous person’s last name

19. So the call number for a biography about George Washington would look like this: B Was

20. What would the call number for a biography about LeBron James look like? B JAM

21. How are biography call numbers put in order? Since all biography call numbers have a B, they are put in ABC order.

22. Let’s see if you can tell what kind of book goes with each call number !!

23. E Car everybody fiction

24. 567.9 Ber nonfiction

25. B Lin biography

26. E Mcd everybody fiction

27. F Gif fiction

28. 796 Bon nonfiction

29. F Par fiction

30. B Edi biography