1. Let’s Learn About
Call Numbers

2. nonfiction, easy nonfiction biography, easy biography
Our library has six kinds of books, so we have six kinds of call numbers:
fiction, easy fiction
nonfiction, easy nonfiction
biography, easy biography

3. Today we’re going to learn about making call numbers.

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

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

6. What would the fiction call number for the author, Matt Christopher look like?

7. An easy fiction call number is made up of two parts:
E (for easy fiction or the everybody section since these books can be read by all)
first three letters in the author’s last name

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

9. What would the easy fiction call number for the author, Peggy Parish look like?

10. Think……How can we put letters in order?
How do we put fiction and easy fiction call numbers in order?
Think……How can we put letters in order?
That’s right, fiction and easy fiction call numbers are in ABC order by the authors last name.

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

12. E Car
easy fiction

13. F Gif
fiction

14. F Par
fiction

15. E Mcd
easy fiction

16. Lets see if you can put the Easy fiction books in order by their call number.
TRI E
LEE E
LAR E
SOO E
LAR E
LEE E
SOO E
TRI

17. Lets see if you can put the fiction books in order by their call number.
SCR F
SAT F
SRA F
RAW F
RAW F
SAT F
SCR F
SRA

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

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

20. Now how would a nonfiction call number look if it were in the everybody section?
Think...nonfiction call numbers have numbers and letters, and all the books in the everybody section start with what letter?

21. So a nonfiction call number in the Everybody section for a mammal book by Robert Morris would look like ……

22. 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.

23. One kind of nonfiction book looks different from the rest.
biography

24. A book about the life of a famous person.
What is a biography?
A book about the life of a famous person.
Biography call numbers have their own special recipe.

25. first three letters of the famous person’s last name
Biography call numbers are made up of two parts.
92 (the number for biography, but our library and many Elementary libraries use a letter B)
and the
first three letters of the famous person’s last name

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

27. What would the call number for a biography about Troy Aikman look like?

28. Remember, all books in the Everybody section have this letter.
Now if you were looking for a biography about Thomas Edison in the Everybody section, what would the call number be.
Remember, all books in the Everybody section have this letter.

29. How are biography call numbers put in order?
Since all biography call numbers have a B, they are put in ABC order by who the book is about not by the Authors last name.

30. Ber
nonfiction

31. B Lin
biography

32. E
796
Bon
easy nonfiction

33. E B
Edi
easy biography