Books and eBooks
You can search the WHS catalog by keyword, title, or author to see what the WHS library has.
To find the book physically in the WHS library, take note of the title and Call Number.
If you get stuck, you are always welcome to ask for help at the front desk!
What's a Call Number?
A Call Number is like an address for a book, telling you where you can find that book in the library. It might include a short label, or it could be just a Dewey Decimal number. It's printed on the spine of each book. Most call numbers end with the first three letters of the author's name, so books are alphabetical in each category on the shelf. When you search for a book in the catalog, write down its call number to find where it is.
Look below for information about where to find books with each call number in the library.
Need Call Number Help?
The WHS library fiction section is organized by genre. Call numbers for fiction books will start with a short code that tells you what genre section the book is in.
ADVENTURE fiction is near the middle of the library
CHILDREN'S literature is against the far left wall of the library
CLASSIC is near the middle of the library
FANTASY is near the middle of the library
GRAPHIC novels are near the back of the library
HISTORICAL fiction is near the middle of the library
HORROR is near the middle of the library
MG is for middle grade, located against the far left wall of the library
MYSTERY is near the middle of the library
REALISTIC fiction is near the middle of the library
SC stands for STORY COLLECTIONS, which are near the front of the library
SCIFI (science fiction) is near the middle of the library
SPORTS fiction is near the middle of the library
Most nonfiction books are organized numerically according to their Dewey Decimal number.
Biographies and memoirs are alphabetical by subject (the person the biography is about), not by author.
921 is the Dewey Decimal number for biographies, located in the back of the library
MEM is the code for memoirs, directly beside biographies in the back of the library
MYTHOLOGY is near the front of the library.
All NONFICTION is arranged by Dewey Decimal Number, arranged numerically.
Students and staff can access more than 16,000 eBooks and audiobooks through the MA Library System's Commonwealth eBooks Collection!
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Other Library Catalogs
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Is there a book that you can't find in our library collection?https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTmYQVIX7mA1t1z91BCEernvbHdL13fDIl6wY9JCR5Btay6Q/viewform to submit a request. Requests do not guarantee that a book will be purchased, but they do help inform our purchasing decisions.
If you need the book fast, try searching the other library catalogs for it-- if you're stuck, the library can help you out!