Are you lookings for FICTION or NONFICTION books?

FICTION is written work that comes from an author's imagination. Sometimes stories can take place in a real time or place, but the events in the story never happened in real life.

Fiction may take the form of novels, short stories, plays and narrative poetry. Example: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling.

LIBRARY LOCATION:

In Dietrich Library fiction books are shelved in three different areas of the library. BIG picture books are shelved together and their call numbers begin with E (which stands for "Everybody") followed by the first three letters of the author's last name. Books in the E section are shelved in alphabetical order by the author's last name. An example of an E book is Kitten's First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes, and the call number is E HEN.

Fiction stories for beginning readers are shelved together and their call numbers begin with E (which stands for Everybody) followed by the first three letters of the author's last name. These books also have a BLUE DOT under the call number. Books in the E section for beginning readers are shelved in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Example: Henry and Mudge, by Cynthia Rylant, E RYL.

Fiction stories for kids who like chapter books are shelved together and their call numbers begin with F (which stands for Fiction) followed by the first three letters of the author's last name. Books in the F section are shelved in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Short chapter books have a YELLOW DOT under the call number. Example: Gooseberry Park, by Cynthia Rylant, F RYL.

Most all fiction also has a genre sticker on the spine. The genre sticker may indicate the book is Fantasy, Historical fiction, Science fiction, related to a holiday, Multicultural, about having a pet, or Scary fiction. Books without a genre sticker are generally Realistic fiction. Genre stickers enable students to browse the shelves to find types books they like to read.

For access to a book about a certain thing, search your online catalog using a keyword (a word related to what you are looking for) and by choosing to search theTitle, Subject and Note fields all at once. Use the call numbers to locate a book on the shelf. Choose to search the Author field for a book by a specific author,

ONLINE ACCESS:

Try our Reading Lists page for access to many recommended titles. Visit the Library System Home Page for recommendations to our newest titles.

is an excellent database to use when searching for a good book to read or to link to information about an author. Book reviews are available and it is possible to search by theme or topic. Teacher Resources provides discussion questions and teaching ideas. Reading levels are noted.

NONFICTION is a written work that is a documentation of fact and is meant to explain and describe.

LIBRARY LOCATION:

Nonfiction books are organized by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The call number begins with a Dewey number followed by the first three letters of the author's last name. Nonfiction books are shelved in numerical order on the shelf. Example: Astronauts, by Allison Laussieur, 629.45 LAS.

Nonfiction books for beginning readers are shelved together near the beginning readers fiction books, and have a GREEN DOT under the call number.

Some nonfiction books can be further divided in to a Reference or Professional section. In that case their call numbers would begin with REF or PRO above the Dewey number.