1. A Review of the Dewey decimal system
By Mrs. S. Corpus

2. What is the Dewey Decimal System?
It is a system created by Melvil Dewey in as a way to organize the books on library shelves and provide an easy way to return them to their proper location!
-Definition taken from

3. Classifications Defined as Found in our Library
Fiction (FIC) – a work that is made up; not factual
Non-fiction ( ) – works that are true and based on facts
Biography (B) – books that are based on actual people
Story Collection (SC)- collections of stories that are tied together by the same theme

4. Works of Fiction…

5. Non-Fiction (000-299) General Works, Philosophy & Religion

6. Non-Fiction (300-499) Social Science and Language

7. Non-Fiction (500-699) Science & Applied Science

8. Non-Fiction (700-899) Fine Arts, Sports and Literature

9. Non-Fiction (900-999) History & Geography

10. Biography

11. Story Collection – books that have a collection of short stories written by one author or multiple authors

12. Reference & Spanish Sections…
Cuellar Middle School’s Library reference section is arranged very similar to the non-fiction section, except that these books are not allowed to be checked out except for overnight use only.
We also have a section of books that are written in Spanish; anyone is free to check out of books from this section as well.

13. Are you ready to test out what you learned
Are you ready to test out what you learned? Ready or Not, the Race is about to begin!