Fulton School Library Introduction

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Fulton School Library Introduction
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WHEN YOU ARE IN THE LIBRARY

• Voice Level 0 or Voice Level 1 (whisper)
• Be responsiblereturn all books ON TIME!
• Character Counts!
• Use shelf marker
• (Grades 2-5 only)

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PARTS OF THE LIBRARY

• Everyone Books
• Fiction Books
• Non-Fiction Books
• Accelerated Reader (A.R.) Books
• Biography Books
• Reference Books
• Magazines
• Book Room

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EVERYONE BOOKS

• Books that EVERYONE can read

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Types of EVERYONE books
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FICTION BOOKS

• Books with made up stories that are not true,
  can also be CHAPTER BOOKS

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Types of FICTION books
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How EVERYONE and FICTION books are labeled
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NON-FICTION BOOKS

• Books that are about real things

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Types of NON-FICTION books
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How NON-FICTION books are labeled
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THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM
Looking for a book?

• The Dewey Decimal System (posted in the LRC)
  can help you find what you are looking for!
• All Non-Fiction books are organized in the Dewey
  Decimal System

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000-099 GENERALITIES Mysteries, trivia, news,
encyclopedias, reference, computer science
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100-199PHILOSOPHY and PSYCHOLOGY Emotions,
feelings, illusions, ethical issues, disabilities
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200-299 RELIGION Mythology, world religions
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300-399 SOCIAL SCIENCEU.S. government, cultures
and holidays, recycling, disasters, environment,
endangered species, money, careers,
transportation, immigration,folk tales, fairy
tales, legends
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400-499LANGUAGESAlphabet, sign language,
foreign languages, dictionaries
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500-599PURE SCIENCESMathematics, astronomy,
physics, chemistry, geology, dinosaurs, biology,
plants, animals, science experiments, light,
sound, energy, electricity, rocks and minerals
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600-699APPLIED SCIENCES and TECHNOLOGYInventions
, medicine, human body, structures,
planes,trucks, bridges, flight, farms, pets,
cookbooks
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700-799THE ARTSArchitecture, art, artists,
drawing, music, photography,drama, magic, games,
puzzles, sports, movies, television
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800-899LITERATURE Poetry, plays, jokes, riddles,
writing
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900-999GEOGRAPHY and HISTORYDictionaries,
encyclopedias, education, Ancient World,Europe,
Asia, Africa, North America, South America
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ACCELERATED READER (A.R.) BOOKS

• Books that are shelved by reading level. You
  take a quiz after you read an A.R. book. Only
  check out ONE at a time.

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How A.R. books are labeled
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BIOGRAPHY BOOKS

• These are books about a real person. They might
  be AUTOBIOGRAPHY, which means the author wrote
  about his or her own life.

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Types of BIOGRAPHY books
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REFERENCE BOOKS

• Books you use to find information encyclopedia,
  atlas, dictionary, thesaurus

We also have videos and CDs that teachers can
check out. Many of them are inside this glass
cabinet.
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Types of REFERENCE books
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MAGAZINES / PERIODICALS

• Magazines can be checked out. Be careful not to
  damage them! They rip easily.

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Types of MAGAZINES
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BOOK ROOM

• The Book Room is where teachers check out copies
  of books you will use in your classroom.

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Types of BOOK ROOM books
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Mr. Dyer and Mrs. Huseman will help you find
the books you are looking for.
Have a SUPER school year reading books!
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