Welcome to the Perrine Elementary Media

Center!

Hours9:00 am-3:30 pm

Closed from 12:00-1:00 pm

Who works here?

Mrs. Givens

How do I find a book?

• What kind of book are you looking for?

• Non-fiction (real)• Fiction (make believe)• Biography • Reference

• or do you want a magazine?

Where are the different sections of the library?

Fiction

Easy Fiction

Non-Fiction

Biography

Reference

Remember! Left to Right, Top to

Bottom• Now, if you're having trouble finding your book on the shelf,

remember this rule forhow the books are shelved: left-to-right, top-to-bottom

• That means you start at the left on the top shelfand move to the rightuntil the shelf ends.

Then, you go to the next shelf • beneath that and do the same,

left to right, top to bottom

What is a call number?

• A call number is the numbers and/or letters on the side binding of the book.

• When searching on Destiny, the call numbers are located to the right of the

• They are used to locate a book.

• Books from different sections in the library can have very different looking call numbers.

What does a call number look like?

EF

FOSB

523.3

FOW

92

REV

Non-fiction• Non-fiction books are shelved by their subject.

Why? If you were looking for a book on dogs, you wouldn’t care who the author is, you would just want to read facts about dogs.

• Non-fiction books are classified using the Dewey Decimal System.

• Each book has a set of numbers followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name.

• For example: 523.3 FOW

The Dewey Decimal Systemcall numbers

• The system was created by Melvin Dewey, a former librarian.

• A Dewey call number always has three numbers to the left of the decimal (0001.3)

• To the right of the decimal, there is no limit to the number (001.325)

• The more numbers you add to the right of the decimal, the more specific the subject is.

• For example, the Dewey number for thecommercial processing of kidney beans is664.805652 !!   

Dewey Sections

• 000 General Reference/Information

• 100 Philosophy

• 200 Religion

• 300 Social Science (government, law, education)

• 400 Language

• 500 Natural Science

• 600 Technology

• 700 Arts & Recreation

• 800 Literature(poetry, plays)

• 900 History/Geography

500 Natural Science

• 510 Mathematics• 520 Astronomy• 530 Physics• 540 Chemistry• 550 Earth Science• 560 Paleontology,

Paleozoology

• 570 Life Science• 580 Botanical Science• 590 Zoological

Science

Fiction

• Fiction books are shelved by the author’s last name. Why? If you wrote a children’s story and people really liked it, they would be able to find your books easier if they were shelved together by your last name.

• Fiction call numbers have an F for fiction and the first 3 letters of the author’s last name.

• For example: F OSB

Easy Fiction

• Easy Fiction book call numbers have an E for Easy, and the first letter of the author’s last name.

• For example: E F

Biography

• Biographies are true stories written about someone’s life.

• They have their own section in the library.

• The call number of a biography has a 92 and the first 3 letters of the author’s last name.

• For example: 92REV

Reference

• Reference books are books such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, that a person can refer to for factual information.

• Reference call numbers have an R for reference, followed by numbers and/or letters.

• For example:R

423WOR

How to search for book using Destiny

• Click onDestiny.url

• Click on the Catalog tab

•Type in the subject, author, or title you would like to search for

How to search for A.R. books on Destiny

• Click on Destiny.url

• Click on the Catalog tab

• Choose Accelerated Reader from the Search Reading Programs drop-

down menu

• Place your reading range in the boxes labeled Reading Level

• Press Enter

How to make a Booklist

After you have done a search for the type of book you would like, now it is time to

make a booklist.

• Click on • Click on • Print

Remember to only print a booklist for 4 or more titles!

What information do I need to search for a book?

• Name of Book

• Call Number

• Author’s Last Name

Remember!

You must use a Space Saver to mark your place on a shelf!

Happy Reading!