1. Finding a Library Book At RCES
Or where are the I Spy books ?

2. The Rhea Central Library
Fiction books are separated.
Special Collections are on their own labeled shelves.
The rest are in order by the
Dewey Decimal System.

3. Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
interested in simplified spelling, he shortened his first name to Melvil as a young adult, dropped his middle names and, for a short time, even spelled his last name as Dui.

4. The Dewey Decimal System
This system was devised by Melvil Dewey.
All knowledge is divided into 10 parts.
If you know the call number you can find the book.

5. How do I find a call number?
You can use the signs and browse.
You can use the On Line Catalog.
You can ask the Librarians.

6. Call Numbers are on the spine of a book.
They are the address of the book.
AR general classification
F type of book
S Author’s inital
AR reading level

7. Call Numbers do not have to have……………..numerals!
subject (cooking)
Dav author’s last name
B subject (Biography)
Seuss person the book is about

8. B Keller B Keller Biography books About famous people
In order by the person’s last name B
Keller
By the person
In order by the person’s last name. B
Keller

9. AR Easy Books are in order by reading level.
Each book is marked by the dot on the spine.
Also marked on the spine label.
Also marked inside the front page.

10. By the way, The special shelves hold: Mysteries by series
Mary-Kate and Ashley
Star Wars Magic Tree House
Spanish Dear Diary
Little House and of course

11. the I spy books