1. Library Shelving Training
How to put books back on the shelves correctly…every time!

2. Why re-shelving correctly is so important
In order to find a book in our collection of more than 15,000 books, the books need to be where we expect to find them.
Even being off a shelf or a few books can make a huge difference in whether or not you can find a book. Think about it like your house. It has an address and you expect it to be there every time. What if it was moved a few houses to the left or right? What if got moved to another street? Could you still find it? Most likely, but it would be more difficult, and might take longer. What if it was moved to another city? And a house is much bigger than a book!

3. So where do books go? Fiction Non-Fiction
FIC followed by the first 3 letters of the author’s last name
These go in the Fiction section
Non-Fiction
Numbers followed by letters
The numbers are part of the Dewey Decimal system.
The letters are the first 3 letters of the author’s or editor’s last name/group.

4. Exceptions! Manga Books Biographies Other Languages
741.5 series, these go in the Manga collection
Biographies
92 series, these go upstairs
Other Languages
If the book is printed in another language, they go in the Multi-Language collection

5. Dewey Decimal System 000 GENERALITIES 200 RELIGION 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES
000 Computers, Loch Ness, Bigfoot, UFO’s, Aliens
020 Internet
030 Encyclopedias & Almanacs
060 Museums
070 Newspapers 
100 PHILOSOPHY
130 Ghosts & the Supernatural
150 Optical Illusions, Feelings
170 Emotions, Values, Animal Rights
200 RELIGION
220 Old Testament Bible Stories
230 New Testament Bible Stories
290 Mythology, World Religions 
300 SOCIAL SCIENCES
300 Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures
320 Government
330 Careers
340 Court System, Famous Trials
350 Military Equipment - tanks, submarines
360 Drugs, Environmental Issues, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts
370 Education, Phonics
380 History of Transportation
390 Holidays, Scary Stories
400 LANGUAGES
410 Sign Language
420 Dictionaries, Grammar
Hieroglyphics  
500 SCIENCE AND MATH
500 Science Experiments Mathematics 
520 Stars, planets, astronomy
530 Physical Science - force & motion, electricity, magnetism
540 Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules
550 Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather
560 Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals
570 Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Oceans, Evolution
580 Plants & Trees
590 Animals & Insects
600 APPLIED SCIENCE
600 Inventions
610 Human body, Disease
620 Space ships, Trains, Cars
630 Pets
640 Cookbooks, Organizing, Sewing
650 Careers, Secret Codes
670 Paper Making
680 Woodworking
690 Building  
700 ART
710 Art Appreciation, History of Art
720 Architecture
730 Origami
740 Drawing, Crafts, Sewing, Knitting
750 Painting
760 Print Making
770 Photography
780 Music
790 Sports, Games, Magic, Camping, Fishing 
800 LITERATURE
810 Poetry, Plays, Jokes & Riddles
820 Shakespeare
900 GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
900 American History by Decade & Century
910 Explorers, Atlases
920 Flags
930 Archeology, Ancient Civilizations
940 Knights, Castles, World War I & II, European Countries
950 Asian & Middle Eastern Countries
960 African Countries
970 North & Central American Countries, Native American Tribes, American History, States
980 South American Countries
990 Pacific Islands, Australia

6. How to keep it all organized
Start by sorting your cart into Fiction and Non-Fiction sections.
Separate Manga, Biographies, & other Languages
Alphabetize your Fiction books.
Order your Non-Fiction books by number and author if needed.
THEN, put books back.

7. While you’re at it…
While you re-shelve books, take a minute to check that the books are in correct order. A few minutes a day of checking the shelves will save lots of trouble for everyone!

8. Let’s see what you learned…
Question #1
What is the call number for Manga books? A: B: C:
D: idk

9. INCORRECT!
Sorry, but that answer is not correct. Please try again!

10. Correct!
The answer is C: All Manga books are kept on this shelf.

11. Question #2 Where are the biographies kept? A: Upstairs B: Downstairs
C: On the main floor
D: Somewhere…uh…

12. INCORRECT!
Sorry, but that answer is not correct. Please try again!

13. Correct!
The answer is A: Upstairs. Biographies include call numbers 92 & is really just a shortened version ’s are filed first, followed by 920’s.

14. Question #3
Which of the following would go first if you were putting away Fiction books?
A: FIC MOR
B: FIC ALP
C: FIC ALL
D: FIC AAR

15. INCORRECT!
Sorry, but that answer is not correct. Please try again!

16. Correct!
The answer is D: FIC AAR. Keep in mind that the FIC tells you what section the book belongs in, but the next 3 letters tell you what order it goes in.

17. Question #4 Which of the following books would go first? A: 031 ARM
B: PER
C: ALL
D: ZEM

18. INCORRECT!
Sorry, but that answer is not correct. Please try again!

19. Correct!
The answer is B: PER. Think about Non-Fiction books the same way you do for comparing decimals in math.
Example: < 030.1
Or: >
Or: < 893.2
The lowest number will always come first.

20. Question #5 Which of these would go first? A: 398.2 POL B: 398.2 AND
C: AAR
D: MAR

21. INCORRECT!
Sorry, but that answer is not correct. Please try again!

22. Correct
B: AND is correct comes before , so you know that is definitely not correct. Of the other 3 you just put the authors in alphabetical order. Good work!

23. Take your time!
The best way to be sure the books are put back in order is to take your time putting them back.
Remember—organize your cart first, reshelve the books, and scan shelves as you work. These 3 steps will really help!