The books in our library are arranged with the Dewey Decimal System.

 

Nonfiction  (books that are about facts or real events) - starts at 000.1 by the library entrance. Nonfiction books are in numerical order from

 

001.4 Nob The Nobel Book of Answers to

 

998 Sto Living at the Poles                      

 

The Dewey subjects:

 

000 -- General Works -- computers, Guiness World Records, Ripley's, aliens and UFOs

 

100 -- Philosophy -- ghosts, optical illusions, emotions, the supernatural

 

200 -- Religion -- world religions, mythology

 

300 -- Social Sciences -- social issues like immigration and world cultures, government, careers, transportation, holidays, folktales, and fairy tales

 

400 -- Languages -- sign language, dictionaries, foreign languages, hieroglyphics

 

500 -- Science and Math -- science experiments, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, physics, biology, plants, animals and insects

 

600 -- Technology -- inventions, health and medicine, rockets, cars, trains, trucks, farming, cookbooks, woodworking, building

 

700 -- Arts and Recreation -- art history, architecture, origami, drawing, painting, printing, photography, music, sports and games (magic, I Spy, basketball, football, soccer, baseball, hockey, camping, fishing, racing, hunting)

 

800 -- Literature -- poetry, plays, jokes and riddles

 

900 -- Geography and History -- countries of the world, world history, American history

 

 

Biography -- These books are in the back of the library in the low book cases. They are alphabetical by the subject and start with either 92 or B. For example, a book about Anne Frank would be found on the biography shelves with the call number 92 Fra. Biography is nonfiction.

 

Reference -- Reference books are also on the low book cases. They are for use in the library. They are arranged by Dewey Decimal number preceded by REF. Reference is nonfiction.

 

Fiction  -- (stories created by the imagination of the writer) -- fiction books are in the back of the library and are in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Fiction books by authors with the last name starting with the letter A are on the low bookcase at the back of the library closest to the hexagonal table. The books are arranged clockwise on the cases around the table, with books by authors with the last name starting with the letter Z on the bottom shelf of the case with trophies on top/ near the pipes.  

 

 

                                                                              Updated May 2019