Library Skills Locating Library Resources Pack Contents Poster Set 3. Locating Fiction Books 4. Locating Non-Fiction Books 5. Alphabetical Order (U.S Spelling) 6. Alphabetical Order (Aus/ British Spelling) 7. Dewey Decimal System (U.S spelling) 8. Dewey Decimal System (Aus/ British spelling) 9. Dewey Decimal Guide 10. Fiction Spine Label Guide 11. Non-Fiction Spine Label Guide No-Prep Printable Activities 12. Dewey Decimal Match Up 13, Dewey Decimal Scavenger Hunt 14. Picture Book Match Up 15. Spine Label Sort (lower) 16. Spine Label Sort (Upper) 17. Alphabetical Order in the Library 18. Spine Label Detective bookmarks & handouts 19. Dewey Decimal Guide 20. Locating Library Resources Bookmarks B&W 21. Locating Library Resources Bookmarks- Color LOCATING FICTION books Fiction books are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by the author’s surname. © Little Library Learners LOCATING non-Fiction books Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. © Little Library Learners alphabetical order Alphabetical order is a way to organize something. It is done by following the order of letters in the alphabet. © Little Library Learners alphabetical order Alphabetical order is a way to organise something. It is done by following the order of letters in the alphabet. © Little Library Learners Dewey decimal system The Dewey Decimal System, invented by Melvil Dewey, is used to organize non-fiction books. All knowledge is divided into ten main areas. A number from 000 to 999 is given to each area of knowledge, and then topics are further ordered within these areas. © Little Library Learners Dewey decimal system The Dewey Decimal System, invented by Melvil Dewey, is used to organise non-fiction books. All knowledge is divided into ten main areas. A number from 000 to 999 is given to each area of knowledge, and then topics are further ordered within these areas. © Little Library Learners Dewey decimal guide Dewey Category Examples Internet, museums, Encyclopedias, computers, libraries 100 General Knowledge Philosophy & Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Sciences 400 Languages Any languageFrench, Italian, Indonesian, Spanish, sign language Science planets, dinosaurs, math, plants, animals, rocks, Weather, oceans 600 Technology Cars, boats, planes, farm animals, pets, gardening, cooking, human body 700 Arts & Recreation 800 Literature 900 History & Geography 000 500 Feeling, thinking, believing, ghosts, witches, ideas Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, bible, mythology Law, government, jobs, money, holidays, family, folk & fairytales. Jokes, dance, music, origami, drawing, fishing, sports, painting Poetry, plays, jokes, riddles, Shakespeare Countries, Flags, biographies, historical events, wars, travel © Little Library Learners Fiction Spine Label guide These letters tell us what collection the book belongs to These are the first three letters of the author’s last name JF JON © Little Library Learners Non-Fiction Spine Label guide These numbers tell us what the dewey decimal classification is These are the first three letters of the author’s last name 710.1 smi © Little Library Learners Name_______________ Dewey Decimal Match Up Someone has left a whole pile of books to shelve! Help out by drawing a line from the book to the correct dewey decimal location. the solar system 101 Poems Are Ghosts Real? fast cars The Best Ever Joke Book Story of Christmas How to Speak Italian Australia 000 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 © Little Library Learners Name_______________ Dewey Decimal Scavenger Hunt Use the information on the spine label to find a book in your library with the same classification. Write the title of the book on the line. Draw a corresponding picture on the cover of each book. 818 523 567 796 Bonus question: Find the Dewey Decimal classification for the following subjects: Space:___________________________ Cats: _________________________ © Little Library Learners Name_______________ picture book match up Picture books are usually arranged by placing them into book boxes according to the first letter of the author’s last name. Draw a line to match up the picture book to the correct box it should be placed in. The Brave Knight My Pet Cow The Happy Spider The Magic Flute By Jake Brown By Sam Drake By Sarah Apple By Hana Chi A B C D Bonus Question: Make up a book title and an author’s name that would belong in the ‘D’ box: Title____________________________________________ Author: ___________________________________________ © Little Library Learners Name_______________ Spine Label Sort Cut out each book and glue them on the book shelf in alphabetical order. Use the first letter of the author’s last name to determine the location. JF FRI ------------ JF BOO ------------ JF ELL ------------ JF CAR ------------ JF ANt ------------ ----------------------------------------------------JF DEE © Little Library Learners © Little Library Learners Name_______________ Spine Label Sort Cut out each book and glue them on the book shelf in alphabetical order. Use the first two letters of the author’s last name to determine the location. JF BIT ------------ JF BLO ------------ JF BEL ------------ JF BAB ------------ JF BOO ------------ ----------------------------------------------------JF BUG Name_______________ Alphabetical Order in the library Alphabetical order is used in the library to arrange books so we can find them. Arrange the library words onto the books, making sure they are in alphabetical order. order fiction dewey non-fiction alphabetical spine Bonus Question: Come up with three more words that would come after the word you wrote on the last book. __________________ __________________ __________________ © Little Library Learners Name_______________ Spine Label Detective Look at the library books below. On each line, write the three letters that represent the author’s last name that you would find on the spine label for each book. Super Girl Mister Monster Ellie the Elephant By Susan Lin By Hiran Patel By Shari Abelman Jeremy’s Robot The Friendship Club Magical Ocean Adventures By Austin Smith By Ali Abad By Bri Stellar Bonus Question: Create an author’s name that would be found on the following spine label: JF MAR _________________________________________________ © Little Library Learners Dewey decimal guide Dewey Category 000 General Knowledge Philosophy & Psychology 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Religion Social Sciences Examples Internet, museums, Encyclopedias, computers, libraries Feeling, thinking, believing, ghosts, witches, ideas Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, bible, mythology Law, government, jobs, money, holidays, family, folk & fairytales. Languages Any languageFrench, Italian, Indonesian, Spanish, sign language Science planets, dinosaurs, math, plants, animals, rocks, Weather, oceans Technology Cars, boats, planes, farm animals, pets, gardening, cooking, human body Arts & Recreation Literature History & Geography Jokes, dance, music, origami, drawing, fishing, sports, painting Poetry, plays, jokes, riddles, Shakespeare Countries, Flags, biographies, historical events, wars, travel © Little Library Learners Locating Library Resources Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Fiction books are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by the author’s surname. Search for a great book Locating Library Resources Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Fiction books are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by the author’s surname. © Little Library Learners Be a Library Detective © Little Library Learners Locating Library Resources Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Fiction books are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by the author’s surname. Search for a great book Locating Library Resources Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Fiction books are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by the author’s surname. Be a Library Detective Thank you for supporting Little Library Learners through your purchase & thoughtful feedback. This resource is for single classroom/ home use only. Please visit my store for additional licenses. Questions or concerns? 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