NONFICTION CATEGORIES
CATEGORIES OF NONFICTION
CATEGORIES OF NONFICTION
This section presented the biggest challenge for me. I debated leaving it in Dewey format, since it was already categorized topically that way, but ultimately decided to switch it too. I felt that some of the Dewey categorization was confusing to my learners. I also thought that there should be consistency in the call number system in all sections. Again, I let the books in this area decide the categories, and ended up with:
Map of my library.
Map of my library.
NF1=Nonfiction Aisle 1
BIOGRAPHY
- Activists
- Adventurers
- Artists
- Athletes
- Authors
- Early Americans
- Entrepreneurs
- Helpers
- Inventors
- Politicians (includes leaders from other counties)
- Presidents and First Families (just for US Presidents and First Families, large section)
HISTORY - USA
- Native America
- Pre-Colonial
- Colonial
- Westward Expansion
- Civil War / Slavery
- 1800's (for books with events from this period)
- 1900's (for books with events from this period)
- 2000's (for books with events from this period)
- States
- Pennsylvania
- General Info
HISTORY - WORLD
- Ancient
- Medieval
- 1800's
- 1900's
- Conflicts (WW1, WWII, etc.)
- Places
- General Info
TRADITIONS
- Holidays
- Religion
- Mythology
SOCIETY
- Careers
- Citizenship
- Community
- Loss
- Media
- Self
NF2=Nonfiction Aisle 2
ANIMALS / CREATURES
- Bears
- Birds
- Bison
- Camels
- Cats
- Cows
- Deer
- Dogs
- Elephants
- Giraffes
- Goats
- Hippos
- Horses
- Insects
- Kangaroos
- Koalas
- Monkeys
- Prehistoric
- Rabbits
- Raccoons
- Rodents
- Reptiles / Amphibians
- Sea Creatures
- General Info
HEALTH
- Human Body
- Fitness
- Medicine
- Sickness
- Substances
PLANTS
SCIENCE
- Biomes
- Chemistry
- Disasters
- Ecology
- Engineering
- Environment
- Experiments
- Evolution
- Geology
- Inventions
- Math
- Physics
- Resources
- Space
- Water
- Weather
Example: Nonfiction Spine Label
NF3=Nonfiction Aisle 3
ARTS
- Architecture
- Crafts
- Drawing
- Entertainment
- Art History
- Music
- Origami
- Photography
LITERATURE
- Classics
- Drama
- Folk Tales
- Language
- Poetry
- Quotations
- Short Stories
PASTIMES
- Building
- Cooking
- Games
- Gardening
- Sewing
SPORTS
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Racing
- Skating
- Snow
- Soccer
- General Info
CENTER SHELF
PICTURE BOOKS
I sorted these by topic and placed them (front-facing) into baskets. The categories I used are:
- Adventure
- Animals
- Community
- Fairy Tales / Fables
- Family
- Food
- History
- Holidays
- School
- Space
REFERENCE
- Atlas
- Dictionary
- Encyclopedia
- Facts (such as Guinness)
- Thesaurus