Library Orientation

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Library Orientation

• Lamar West Elementary

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Be in the Know About....

• Book Check-Out Check-In
• Care of Books
• How to find a Book
• Types of Books
• Research Tools

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Book Check-Out Check-In

• Class scheduled -once a week
• May come by yourself anytime before 1200 PM-with
  teacher permission.
• Remember, Mrs. Morgan is at lunch from 1105 AM
  1130 AM

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BOOKS
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CARE OF BOOKS

• Special place to keep books.
• Keep away from food, water, pets, young children
• Use a bookmark
• Turn pages carefully top outside
• corner.
• Dont loan your book to a friend, recommend it

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How to find a book

• Use the Catalog on the Computer.
• Locate the Call Number for the Book
• Go to the section- NF, FIC, E, BIO, HOL
• Look in Number or Alphabetical order for the
  book.
• Be sure to use a shelf marker

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TYPES OF BOOKS

• NON - FICTION
• FICTION Chapter and Easy
• BIOGRAPHY

• HOLIDAY
• REFERENCE

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NON - FICTION
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NON - FICTION10 Divisions

• 000 General Works
• 100 Philosophy
• 200 Religion
• 300 Community Life
• 400 Language

• 500 Pure Science
• 600 Applied Science
• 700 Recreation
• 800 Poetry Plays
• 900 History Geog.

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FICTION - Chapter EasyA,B,C order by Author

• Historical
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
• Realistic

• Mystery
• Animal Fantasy
• Sports
• Adventure

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BIOGRAPHY92

• A, B, C ORDER by who the book is about
• Story of a real person who is alive today or
  lived in the past
• 920 COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHY

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HOLIDAY

• Grouped Easy, Fiction, Non-Fiction

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REFERENCE

• Arranged in Dewey Number Order
• Encyclopedia
• Almanacs
• Dictionaries
• Atlas
• Other types of books used for research

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RESEARCHING TOOLS