W E L C O M E Library Orientation Home of the Falcons
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W E L C O M E To the Kingsbury High Media Center
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Media Center is another word for Library!
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Your media specialists are: Ms. DeGroff Mr. Roseborough Ms.
Bowdon (Middle School) We are here to help you!
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Media Center Hours 7:15 2:30 Monday Friday You may visit:
before homeroom after school between classes with your classes
during lunch with a note from your teacher during class with a
library pass
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Media Center Rules Students must enter the media center quietly
No food or drink allowed Computers are for school use only Students
should be respectful to teachers, classmates, and visitors Students
must treat books and magazines carefully
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Consequences Failure to comply with Media Center Rules will
result in partial or full suspension from the library
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The Media Center is A place where students learn how to find
and use information to achieve their learning goals and explore
their love of reading.
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We have many resources in the library
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Electronic and digital resources
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Reading Material Fiction Non-fiction Biographies Reference
books Magazines Newspapers
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What is a fiction book? A book that is not true Contains a
story someone made up
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What is a non-fiction book? A book that is full of facts
Contains information about real events
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What is a Biography? A book about someones life Contains
information about real events
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Reference books are collections of information. Dictionaries
Encyclopedias Thesaurus Atlases Almanacs
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Alice in Wonderland The Cat in the Hat Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory A Christmas Carol FIC CARSUE FIC DAH FIC DIC An F
or FIC The First Three Letters of the Authors Last Name. Fiction
Books
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Sign Language Electricity Magic World War II 419 ROMDEV
537133.4 JUP 940.54 ALN Numbers and The First Three Letters of the
Authors Last Name. Non- Fiction Books
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920 LEV The Presidents of the United States Authors last name
or the Publisher Call Number COLLECTED
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John F. Kennedy Abraham Lincoln Karl Malone Joan of Arc 921 KEN
921 LIN 921 MAL 921 SAM 921 ARC John Stockton Yosemite Sam
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Dictionary Encyclopedia Atlas Yosemite Sam Reference books
Atlas
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The Reference Books can not be checked out. They can be used
and read in the library only. They usually have the letter R for
reference on the spine.
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The REFERENCE Section REFERENCE BOOK R DEN REFERENCE BOOK REF
DEN Authors Last Name
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If you are a Kingsbury Student. You can check out a book.
Checking out books
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All Overdue Books need to be turned in and All fines paid
before you are permitted to check out another book. Books can be
checked Out for two weeks
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REVIEW
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Review 1.We have talked about four kinds of books 2. Every book
in the Library has a white label on the spine where letters and
numbers are written, what is this label called? Fiction Non-Fiction
Biography Reference Call Number
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4. In the Fiction Section, what do the three letters stand for?
5. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Thesauruses, Atlases, and Almanacs
are called: The first three letters of the authors last name.
Reference books 3. In the Fiction Section, what do the following
letters stand for: FIC? Fiction
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6. There is a special section in the non-fiction section that
tell about peoples lives, name it. Biography 7. Here is a call
number: What do the three letters stand for? 92 KEN The first three
letters of the persons last name that the book is about.
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8. Reference Books usually have what letter above the authors
name? There is a R or the letters REF on top. 9. Media center is
another word for? Library 10. Books can be checked out for how
long? Two weeks
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CONGRATULATIONS! Smart Wonderful Bright
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This concludes the Kingsbury High School Library Orientation.
Thank you for visiting our media center
