Are you ready to be a Shelfie?

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How are fiction books arranged in our library? Options: by color, by author's last name, by genre, by genre and/or author's last name, by reading level.

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By genre and/or author's last name.

Answer explanation

While some Fiction books are arranged only by the genre, most are put in alphabetical order by the authors last name.

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How can you tell if a book belongs in the Non-Fiction section?

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It has a number on the spine label.

Answer explanation

Non-Fiction books have a number based on the Dewey Decimal system. The numbers are the "address of the book." It is arranged least to greatest and then by the author's last name.

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Which book would come first on the shelf? Options: F DAV, F DAR, F DIC, F DEE

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F DAR

Answer explanation

Fiction books are arranged in Alphabetical order by the authors' last names. You look at the first letter of their name to begin with. Then you put them in order by the second letter. Lastly, use the the third letter to put them in the correct spot. For example:

F Wat

F Waz

F Wel

F Whi

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Which book comes first on the shelf? Options: 332.01, 323.317, 323.3, 323

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323

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Which book comes first on the shelf? 323.1 Bas, 323.1 Ada, 323.1 Gre, 323.1 Alm

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323.1 Ada

Answer explanation

After you arrange from least to greatest, you put them in alphabetical order.

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Which book comes first on the shelf? Options: 796.7 SMI, 796.7 HAW, 796.7 WIL, 796.7 MIC

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796.7 HAW

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Which book comes first on the shelf? Options: F BRO, F BRA, F BRE

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F BRA

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What should you do if you don't know where to shelve a book?

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Ask for help!

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What does "B" mean on the spine label?

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Biography

Answer explanation

Biographies (B) are true facts about real people. (Who Was) for example.

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A yellow label means that the book is

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an easy reader.