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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.
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