Welcome to theLibrary/Media Center

We’re Glad You’re Here!

Library Staff/Hourss

• Mrs. DeFroscia– Here Every Day!– Just ask for help whenever you need it.

• I am glad to assist you

• We are open 8:45am-3:45pm (always with a pass)….

Library Etiquette

• Respect others – Quiet voices – others are trying to work or

study

• Gum-Free Zone – NO GUM ALLOWED• Leave the library the way you found it!!

– Clean up after yourself– Push in your chairs– Return chairs to original place

Circulation—makes the books go ‘round!

• 2 week checkout period

• You may check out up to 5 books at a time

• However, no more than 1 book per author and 1 book per subject.

• You can renew a book once for another 2 weeks!

Fiction

• Arranged by author’s last name:– Fantasy and Science Fiction– Realistic (and Sports)– Ghost and Horror– Historical– Adventure– Animal– Mystery– Classics

Fiction, continued

• Within a genre, books are arranged in order of the author’s last name (first 3 letters).

• A book by Lloyd Alexander has a call number in the catalog of F ALE

Non-fiction books

• Dewey Decimal System– Books arranged by subject– easy for you to find books on a particular topic.

• EXAMPLE…

A book about astronomy by Sager would have a call number of 520 SAG in the catalog.

• Other books on astronomy would also be in the 520s

• The spine label would look like this:520

SAG

Dewey Decimal System• Well, there was a man who wra ngled books

Gave chaos and mayhem dirty looksHe grouped by subject on his shelvesSo people could find books for themselves.

• And his name… (ah ha!)His name was Melvil Dewey. (Dewey!)

• Yeah, his system is still in use todayDewey Decimal numbers will lead the wayAll minds that are alert and keenCan learn what the numbers mean

• All thanks … (Thanks to whom?)Thanks to Melvil Dewey. (Dewey!)

• Well, in the 000s you’ll find generalities:Computers, encyclopedias, and abnormalities.And the 100s are about your thoughts and feelings.Philosophy, psychology, and ghosts are its dealings.

• While 200s cover Greek and Roman mythologythe world’s religions and its surrounding theology.While the 300s include the social sciences,Holidays, careers, and yes those government alliances.

• 400s have languages, and dictionaries for specificsalso Spanish, sign language, and Egyptian hieroglyphicsand Science is in 500s along with math,Experiments, astronomy, and nature’s wrath.

• Well 600s is for your science that’s appliedinventions,  and cooking, and buildings side by side700s contain the artswith your crafts, your games, and your music as parts.

• Well 800s offer jokes, poetry and playsall supporting a literature craze900s contain history and geographyevents of the world and its topography.

• By hundred groups the books were sortednonfiction searching was better supportedThe Dewey Decimal System spread like wild fireAll the librarians could not help but admire

• and to the rock star, lift a lighterFor his name…was Melvil Dewey (Dewey!)

• http://www.lemonswedge.com/?p=410

Biographies

• Biographies are…– books about a person’s life– Located on the set of shelves behind the computers

• Biographies’ call number …– Top line B– second line is the first 3 letters who the book is

about.

• The spine label for a biography of Teddy Roosevelt would be:

B

ROO

Collected Biographies

• Collected biographies are books about several peoples’ lives.– Famous Queens– Ten Top Quarterbacks– Sports Greats

• Call number– First line - 920.– The second line - editor, author, or title.

• The spine label for Popular Biography 2008 looks like:

920

HAR

Reference Section

• Reference is used when you need to look up a quick answer.– Encyclopedias– Dictionaries– Almanacs– Specialized encyclopedias

• The call number has three lines. • The spine label for Webster’s Rhyming

Dictionary would look like this:

R

410

WEB

Destiny Quest/Digital Resources

• http://destiny.browardschools.com

Library Computer Use

• You must have a pass from a teacher to use the computer.• Leave passes at the circulation desk when you come in.• You must have your planner beside you as you work.• Computers are for school work only!• If you are printing something, you must get paper from

your teacher.• No printing of pictures or articles more than 5 pages.• Remember to leave the computers like they were…

– Close out all applications, delete from the desktop,– Push in the chair