Everybody (picture books), will have an E on the spine label. This is part of the book's call number. Under the letter E will be the first three letters of the author's last name.

Using the author's last name, the Everybody books are put into alphabetical order on the shelf. This makes locating a book by your favorite author so much easier.

Fiction (chapter books) will have FIC on the spine label. You will notice the first three letters of the author's last name below that.

In most libraries, the Fiction books are organized just like the Everybody books; in alphabetical order using the author's last name.

Below are a few websites thay may help you become a master at ABC order:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1literacy.html#wordorder1

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/words/games/abcsort33.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/alphabetical_order/play/

These books are for students who are beginning to read chapter books. In our library, these books have a blue label on the spine. This section was created by Junior Librarians in 2022!

As children become more confident readers, they move from beginning readers, leveled readers, to chapter books. Usually these are about a second or third grade level.

When children begin reading chapter books independently, they often find it easiest to read a series. The familiar characters and storylines can help them build confidence and speed as they read chapter books.

Non-Fiction lives in the Dewey Decimal section, as well as fiction that hasn't been moved to larger areas in the library.

The top line, which is a number, gives us the book's location on the shelf. This numeric system is known as the Dewey Decimal System. Below the numbers are the first three letters of the author's last name. These books are organized numerically first and then alphabetically by author's last name.

The following website will help you review ABC order, as well as, provide practice for shelving and locating Nonfiction books:

http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html

For more information, check out the following resources:

http://www.library.barrie.on.ca/children/library/dewey.htm

http://www.breitlinks.com/dewey_for_kids.htm

Like the Non Fiction Section, these books are organized by categories. In our library, these books are located in the red section, and have a "light red" (pink) label on the spine.

These books are excellent resources, and have reading levels that are more appropriate for younger readers.

Biography books will have a B on the first line; beneath the B is the first three letters of the last name of the person about whom the biography or autobiography is written.