Dewey Decimal System

How many sections are in the Dewey Decimal System?

• 9

• 10

• 100

• 5

What type of books does the Dewey Decimal System organize?

• Fiction

• Biographies

• Picture Books

• Nonfiction

How are the books in the Dewey Decimal System arranged?

• By title

• By color

• By subject

• By author

Why do we use the Dewey Decimal System in the library?

• To organize nonfiction books by subject!!!

• Just because.

• I don't know.

• What's the Dewey Decimal Sytem?

How are books in the non-fiction section organized?

• By title

• By author's last name

• By number

• By height

What section would you find a book about World Wars I and II ?

• 700-799 Arts and Recreation

• 600-699 Technology

• 900-999 History/Geography

• 500-599 Science

Where would you find books of Shel Silverstein's funny poetry? Or some of William Shakespeare's historic plays?

• 200-299 Religion

• 500-599 Science

• 300-399 Social Sciences

• 800-899 Literature

Where would you find books on dinosaurs, rocks, minerals, plants and animals?

• 500-599 Science

• 100-199 Philosophy/Psychology

• 400-499 Language

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

Where would a book be about the famous artist, Pablo Picasso?

• 400-499 Languages

• 700-799 Art & Recreation

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

• 800-899 Literature

What section would carry books about UFOs, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster?

• 100-199 Philosophy

• 800-899 Literature

• 000-099 Generalities/Miscellaneous

• 900-999 History/Geography