Using call numbers to find just right books

Call numbers in the Catalog

The call number of a title can help you identify the type of book and then find it.

Some fiction books only have letters in the call number.

• Dot books - E (then 3 color letters then 3 author's last name)

• Picture books - E (then 3 author's last name)

• Chapter fiction - F (then 3 author's last name)

​Dot Book	​Picture Book	​Chapter Fiction
​ E BLU or GRE or ORA Arn	​E Ros	​F Cit

But, some fiction type books have a Dewey number and letters

• Fairytales - 398.2

• Graphic Novels - 741.5

• Poetry - 811

• Jokes and Riddles - 818

The Dewey books have very different call numbers:

​

Easy Dewey ​	Regular Dewey​
​E 636.7 Dog	636.8 Cat

Multiple Choice

What type of book does this call number mean?

• Picture book

• Easy book

• Dot book

• Dewey book

Multiple Select

Which of the following show call numbers for our library dot books?

You can choose one or more.

• E

  BLU

  Tab

• E

  DOT

  Fun

• E

  GRE

  Pil

• E

  ORA

  Ryl

Multiple Choice

What book do you think would have this call number?

Multiple Choice

Which book do you think would have this call number?

Fill in the Blanks

What does the Seu stand for in this call number?

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an Easy Dewey book?

• E DEW BOOK

• 92 Kin

• E 92 Kin

Fill in the Blanks

This call number is from a biography.

E E = easy

92 92 = biography

Kin Kin = the first 3 letters of the subject's last name

as in Martin Luther King Jr.

What letters would be under the 92 for a biography about Fred Rogers?