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Adventuresarefictionstorieswhereoneormorepeoplesetoutonaquest.Thepaththeytakeisseldomsmoothandeachchapterofthestorymayactasmini‐adventureintheirownintheirownright.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.PublicLibrary

Doa“detailedsubjectsearch”on“adventure”.Select“juvenile”forreadinglevel.

Autobiography‐‐Thestoryofaperson'slifewrittenbythatperson.Itisnon‐fiction.

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BeginnerRead‐‐Veryeasyreadfiction,picturebooksforbuddingreaders.Allbooksarearrangedbythefirstthreelettersoftheauthor’slastnameinthisspecialcollectionoffoftheEasyReadsectionofthelibrary.BooksthattheycanreadindependentlysuchasMinervaLouiseseries,Biscuitseriesandmore.

Barcode‐‐Thisisasymbolmadeofshortblacklinesonalabel,withanumberbelow.Barcodesareusedtoidentifylibrarymaterials.Thelibrarycomputercanreadthiscodeandgettheinformation.TheMurphybarcodewillsay“CEMElementarySchool”atthetop.Thebarcodeisscannedintothecomputertocheck‐inorcheckoutabook.Biographiesareaspecialnonfictionbooksthatarethewrittenhistoryofaperson’slife.BiographieshaveaDeweynumberof92andthefirstthreelettersofthesubject’slastname.Greencallnumbersareeasyread.PublicLibraryCheckundersomepubliclibrariesusea“B”insteadof“92”.Youcandoasubjectsearchonthepersonyouwanttoreadabout.EX)Lincoln,Abe.

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Browsing‐‐Browsingisglancingthroughabookorthelibraryshelvesinacasualway.Welooktoseeifitlooksinteresting,ifwecanreadit(fivefingerrule),iftherearerips,tears,ordamagetothebook.Wealwaysbrowsethroughabookbeforewecheckitout.

TheCaldecottMedalwasnamedinhonoroftheEnglishillustratorRandolphCaldecott.ItisawardedeachyearbytheAssociationforLibraryServicetoChildren,adivisionoftheAmericanLibraryAssociation,totheillustratorofthemostdistinguishedAmericanpicturebookforchildren.ThesepicturebooksaremostlyfoundintheEasyReadsection.LookforthelabelthatlookslikeaRedRibbon.

PublicLibraryCheckunder“RecommendedReading”ordoakeywordsearchon“Caldecott”.Call Number -- Thecallnumberisprintedonalabelandisattachedtothespineofabook.Thecallnumberistheaddressofthebookontheshelf.Thefirstlinetellsyouthelocationoftheiteminthelibrary.

CollectiveBiographies‐‐Acollectivebiographycontainsmanybiographiesinonevolume.Thesenon‐fictionbooksarehousedinaspecialcollectionabovetheBiographiesbythefrontdoorattheMurphylibrary.

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EasyChapterBook‐‐Easyfiction,chapterbooksfornewreaders.Allbooksarearrangedbythefirstthreelettersoftheauthor’slastnameinthisspecialcollectionoffoftheEasyReadsectionofthelibrary.Ex)HenryandMudgeseries,FrogandToadseries,YoungCamJansen,AmeliaBedeliaseriesandmore.

EasyRead‐‐Fiction,picturebooks.Booksarearrangedbythefirstthreelettersoftheauthor’slastname.

Encyclopedia‐‐Areferencebookorsetofbooks(orvolumes)givinginformationonallsubjects,generallyinarticlesalphabeticallyarranged.

Fantasy‐‐Thistypeoffictionhascharactersorsettingsthatcouldnotexistinlife,asweknowittoday.Charactersmightbemagicalsuchasdragonsoranimalswithhumancharacteristics.Fantasyliteratureusuallydoesn'tinvolvemodernscienceandtechnology,whichdistinguishesitfromScienceFiction.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.PublicLibraryDoa“detailedsubjectsearch”on“fantasyorfantasticfiction”.Select“juvenile”forreadinglevel.

Fiction:Fictionalstoriesarenottrue.Theymaybebasedonactualeventsorpeopleortheymaybebasedentirelyontheauthor'simagination.

TheConnecticutAssociationofSchools,ElementaryDivision,withCoachGenoAuriemmaandthe2009‐2010Huskiesteamaresponsoring“Geno’sReadingTeam.”Thereadingincentiveprogramisdesignedforelementaryschoolstudentstoreadtwentyminutes(ormore)aday.

Genre:(zhäńrə)(noun)AgrouporcollectionofbooksonthesamethemesuchasAdventure,Fantasy,Mystery,Poetry,orScienceFiction.Checkthespineofabookforoneoftheselabels.

Ghoststoriesarefictionstoriesaboutghosts.Theyarenotnecessarilyscary.Thatwouldbea“Horror”story.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.PublicLibraryDoa“detailedsubjectsearch”on“ghost”.Select“juvenile”forreadinglevel.

Agraphicnovelisa"book‐lengthcomicbook."Theyattractreluctantreadersandbookworms.Theycanbefictionornon‐fiction.TheyworkforESLstudents,teachvisualliteracyandsequencing.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.

HistoricalFiction‐‐Thistypeofbookgivesahistoricallyaccurateportrayaloflifeduringaparticulartimeinhistory.Theyhaveastrongsenseofplaceandtime.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.PublicLibraryDoa“detailedsubjectsearch”on“historicalfiction”.Select“juvenile”forreadinglevel.

Horror‐‐ascarystorythatentertainsbyshockingorfrighteningthereader.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.

Horses–fictionstoriesabouthorses.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.

Humor–fictionstoriesthatarefunny.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.

JuniorLibraryGuild(JLG)isaliteraryreviewandselectionserviceforchildren’sbooksservingschoolandpubliclibraries,establishedin1929,andusedbymorethan17,000librarianstoday.JLGselectsonlythebestandmostworthwhiletitlestoengageyoungmindsandfosteraloveofbooksandreading.Theycanbefictionornonfictionandareatallreadinglevels.LookforthegoldJLGlabelonthespineofabook.

PublicLibraryDoakeywordsearchon“JuniorLibraryGuild”.

Amagazineisaperiodicalcontainingacollectionofarticles,stories,pictures,andpoemsthatispublishedweekly,monthly,bimonthly,quarterlyoryearly.Anarticleisanonfictionalproseinamagazine.

Mystery‐‐Thistypeofbookhassuspensefulevents(oftenacrimeofsometype).Thereaderusescluesfromthestoryandgraduallydiscoverswhohascommittedthecrimetosolvethemysterybytheendofthestory.Mysteriesarefiction.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.PublicLibraryDoa“detailedsubjectsearch”on“mystery”.Select“juvenile”forreadinglevel.

TheNewberyMedalwasnamedfortheBritishbooksellerJohnNewbery.ItisawardedeachyearbytheAssociationforLibraryServicetoChildren,adivisionoftheAmericanLibraryAssociation,totheauthorofthemostdistinguishedcontributiontoAmericanliteratureforchildren.Mostlyfoundinthefictionsection.LookforthelabelthatlookslikeaBlueRibbon.

PublicLibraryCheckunder“RecommendedReading”ordoakeywordsearchon“Newbery”.

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Non­fictionbooksarewrittenworksintendedtogivefacts,ortrueaccountsofrealthingsandevents.NonfictionbookshaveDeweynumbersatthetopoftheircallnumbers(groupofnumbersandlettersplacedonabooktoindicateitslocationinalibrary).Theyarearrangedontheshelfbysubject.Greencallnumbersareeasyread.

TheNutmegBookAwardencourageschildreningrades4‐8toreadqualityliteratureandtochoosetheirfavoritefromalistoftennominatedtitleseachJanuary.LookfortheNutmeglabelonthespineofafictionbook.PublicLibraryCheckunder“RecommendedReading”ordoakeywordsearchon“NutmegAward”.

Paperback‐‐Softcoverbooksthatarearrangedbythefirstthreelettersoftheauthorslastname.Thelibraryhasthreeseparateracks.Twoforregularsizedfictionandoneforoversizedeasyreadandnonfiction.

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Poetry‐‐Poetrybooksarethosethatincludeversesorpoems.Poemsmaybehumorous,serious,lyrical,ornarrative(tellsastory).Manypoemshavearhythmandmeter.Poemscreateimagery.PoetrybookscanbefoundintheEasyReadsection(yellowlabel)orthenonfictionsection(Deweynumber).Theycanbefoundinthenonfictionsectionunder"811"(thosebyAmericanauthors)or"821"(thosebyEnglishauthors).

Realisticfiction‐‐Thistypeofbookissetinpresent‐day.Charactersencountermoderndaydifficultiesanddilemmas.Realisticfictionincludesmysteries,adventurestories,humorousstories,andmuchmore.

ReferenceBooks–‐Abookssuchasanencyclopedia,dictionaryorothernonfictionbookusedtoobtaininformation.Thesebooksdonotcirculate.

Romance‐‐Astoryaboutlove.Someromancenovelsincludesuspenseandadventure.Romancenovelsarefiction.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.

ScienceFiction‐‐Thesefantasticstoriesincluderealand/orimaginaryscientificdiscoveries,suchasspacetravel,lifeonotherplanets,orenvironmentalchangesaspartoftheplotorbackground.Theyarefiction.Lookforthelabelonthespineofabook.PublicLibraryDoa“detailedsubjectsearch”on“sciencefiction”.Select“juvenile”forreadinglevel.

Fictionalstoriesthattakehaveasportstheme.PublicLibraryDoa“detailedsubjectsearch”on“sportsfiction”.Select“juvenile”forreadinglevel.

SeriesFiction‐‐ThisisaspecialcollectionintheFictionsectionwhereweshelvedifferentseries.Thecallnumberincludesakeywordfromtheseriesname.Thecollectionisarrangedbyseriesandeitherdateorvolumenumberorderwithinthatseries.ThecollectionincludesMagicTreehouse,DearAmerica,ReadyFreddyandmanyotherfictionseries.