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W E L C O M E Library Orientation Home of the Falcons
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W E L C O M E To the Kingsbury High Media Center
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Media Center is another word for Library!
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Your media specialists are: Ms. DeGroff Mr. Roseborough Ms. Bowdon (Middle School) We are here to help you!
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Media Center Hours 7:15 – 2:30 Monday – Friday You may visit: before homeroom after school between classes with your classes during lunch with a note from your teacher during class with a library pass
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Media Center Rules Students must enter the media center quietly No food or drink allowed Computers are for school use only Students should be respectful to teachers, classmates, and visitors Students must treat books and magazines carefully
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Consequences Failure to comply with Media Center Rules will result in partial or full suspension from the library
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The Media Center is… A place where students learn how to find and use information to achieve their learning goals and explore their love of reading.
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We have many resources in the library
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Electronic and digital resources
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Reading Material Fiction Non-fiction Biographies Reference books Magazines Newspapers
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What is a fiction book? A book that is not true Contains a story someone made up
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What is a non-fiction book? A book that is full of facts Contains information about real events
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What is a Biography? A book about someone’s life Contains information about real events
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Reference books are collections of information. Dictionaries Encyclopedias Thesaurus Atlases Almanacs
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Alice in Wonderland The Cat in the Hat Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A Christmas Carol FIC CARSUE FIC DAH FIC DIC An F or FIC The First Three Letters of the Author’s Last Name. Fiction Books
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Sign Language Electricity Magic World War II 419 ROMDEV 537133.4 JUP 940.54 ALN Numbers and The First Three Letters of the Author’s Last Name. Non- Fiction Books
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920 LEV The Presidents of the United States Author’s last name or the Publisher Call Number COLLECTED
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John F. Kennedy Abraham Lincoln Karl Malone Joan of Arc 921 KEN 921 LIN 921 MAL 921 SAM 921 ARC John Stockton Yosemite Sam
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Dictionary Encyclopedia Atlas Yosemite Sam Reference books Atlas
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The Reference Books can not be checked out. They can be used and read in the library only. They usually have the letter R for reference on the spine.
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The REFERENCE Section REFERENCE BOOK R DEN REFERENCE BOOK REF DEN Author’s Last Name
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If you are a Kingsbury Student…. You can check out a book. Checking out books
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All Overdue Books need to be turned in and All fines paid before you are permitted to check out another book. Books can be checked Out for two weeks
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REVIEW
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Review 1.We have talked about four kinds of books 2. Every book in the Library has a white label on the spine where letters and numbers are written, what is this label called? Fiction Non-Fiction Biography Reference Call Number
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4. In the Fiction Section, what do the three letters stand for? 5. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Thesauruses, Atlases, and Almanacs are called: The first three letters of the author’s last name. Reference books 3. In the Fiction Section, what do the following letters stand for: FIC? Fiction
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6. There is a special section in the non-fiction section that tell about people’s lives, name it. Biography 7. Here is a call number: What do the three letters stand for? 92 KEN The first three letters of the person’s last name that the book is about.
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8. Reference Books usually have what letter above the author’s name? There is a R or the letters REF on top. 9. Media center is another word for? Library 10. Books can be checked out for how long? Two weeks
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CONGRATULATIONS! Smart Wonderful Bright
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This concludes the Kingsbury High School Library Orientation. Thank you for visiting our media center
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