Call #'s

CALL #’S AND WHAT THEY MEAN

(The call # tells what type of book it is and where it is located.)

The call #’s location when searching in the card catalog:

In examples of call #’s the _ _ _ represents the first three letters of the authors last name.

Only in biographies does the _ _ _ represent the first three letters of the subject.

Clear Lake Call #’s

E _ _ _ (Picture books, usually 32 pages long)

PB Easy _ _ _ (Paperback picture books)

F _ _ _ (Fiction books, made up stories)

B _ _ _ (Biographies, true stories about people)

920 _ _ _ (Multiple Biographies, about more than one person)

PB _ _ _ Bio (Paperback Biographies)

SC _ _ _ (Story Collections)

001.99 _ _ _ (Non-fiction, anything with a numerical call # is non-fiction, true information)

PB Ani-Fic _ _ _ (Paperback animal stories)

Animals _ _ _ (Paperback animal non-fiction)

PB _ _ _ Horse (Paperback horse stories)

PB _ _ _ Ref (Paperback non-fiction books)

PB Science _ _ _ (Paperback science books)

PB Sci-Fi _ _ _ (Paperback science fiction books)

PB Fan _ _ _ (Paperback fantasy books)

PB Real _ _ _ (Paperback realistic fiction)

PB Mys _ _ _ (Paperback mystery fiction)

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