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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