1. Your Library
How Books Are Arranged

2. Picture Books Where could you find this book?
Picture books are arranged in the white bins in alphabetical order by title.
Where could you find this book?

3. A, An, and The Ignore the words a, an, and the when they begin
a title of a book. Go to the
next word to figure out
where to find or replace
a book. What bin would
The Big Orange Splot be in?

4. Can you figure out where to find these books?

5. Elementary Fiction
Elementary fiction is on the shelves to the right against the wall. They are organized in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.

6. Elementary Nonfiction
Elementary nonfiction books are organized using the Dewey Decimal System. The sections are divided with signs.

7. The Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey Decimal System is divided up into several sections. There are signs at the beginning of each section. Each book has a number that corresponds to where the book should be found on the shelf.

8. Nonfiction Book Labels
Nonfiction books are labeled with numbers that correspond with the Dewey System. They also have the first three letters of the author’s last name below the Dewey numbers like this:
513
Dah

9. Dewey Classification System
000- General Knowledge
100- Psychology and Philosophy
200- Religions and Mythology
300- Social Sciences and Folklore
400- Languages and Grammar
500- Math and Science
600- Medicine and Technology
700- Arts and Recreation
800- Literature
900- Geography and History

10. Where would you find… A book written in Spanish
A book about Chicken Pox
A poetry book
A book about Native Americans
A book about feelings
A book about frogs
A world record book
A book about NASCAR