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Search the Library Catalog. You can search by keyword, title, author or
subject.
Helpful hints:
- Don't stop when you get a list of Short Records. Click on
the Title of each item you are interested in to get the Full Record.
- Make a note of the Location and Call No. of each item you want to
find. You'll need both pieces of information to find the item on our
shelves.
- Look at the Status of the item, too; is it already checked out
or missing?
- When you've got your list locations and call numbers, then you can find
the shelf section where your item is stored. If you don't know library
locations, don't worry, just ask!
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| Children's Department Library Locations |
| Computer Catalog Location |
Call Number Starts With |
Definition |
| Wtvl PL Childrens Fiction |
JFic |
Chapter books |
| Wtvl PL Childrens Biog |
Jbio |
Biographies |
| Wtvl PL Childrens Pb |
JE |
Picture books and easy-to-read books |
| Wtvl PL Juvenile Audiobooks |
JCas or JCD or JPlayaway |
Audiobooks = Books on cassette, cd or
mp3. |
| Wtvl PL Cassette Book or Wtvl PL Book on CD |
JCD (BK) or JCas (BK) |
Story books that come with a readalong cd or cassette |
| Wtvl PL Childrens Non Fic |
J (Dewey Decimal Number) |
Factual books, poetry, plays & joke
books |
- Browse the shelves. Within each Library Location, items are kept in
order.
- Fiction books & picture books by the Author's Last Name.
- Biographies are in order by the Name of the Person the book is about.
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Need help finding a nonfiction book? Use the call numbers in
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| American
History (973) |
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Revolutionary War
(973.3) Civil War (973.7) |
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| Animals |
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Birds (598)
Insects (595.7) Mammals (599)
Sharks (597.3) Snakes (597.96) Spiders
(595.44) |
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| Astronomy
and Planets (523) |
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| Drawing and
Cartooning (741, 743) |
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| Geography |
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United States
(917) Maine (917.41) Europe
(914) Ancient Egypt (932) |
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| Inventors/Inventions (608,609) |
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| Myths,
Legends and Fairy Tales (292,
398.2) |
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Greek/Roman
(292.13, 398.209) African (299.6 and
398.23) Native American (398.208) Gods
and Goddesses (291) |
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| Pets (636) |
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Birds (636.68) Cats (636.8) Dogs
(636.7) Fish (639.34) Hamster,
Guinea Pigs (636.9) Mice, Rats (636.9)
Rabbits (636.9) Snakes (636.39) Turtles (636.3) |
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| Plants (581) |
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Seasons
(525.5) Trees (582.1) Wildflowers
(582) |
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| Poetry (811) |
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Jokes (818)
Nursery Rhymes (398.8) |
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| Scary
Stories (133.1) |
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Ghosts (133.1)
Mummies (393.3) |
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| Science
Experiments (507.8) |
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Astronomy
(520) Biology (570) Botany
(581) Chemistry (542) Earth Science (550)
Electricity (537) Health and Medicine
(612) Magnets (538) Physics
(530) Weather (551.5) |
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| Sports (796) |
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Football
(796.332) Basketball (796.323) Baseball
(796.357) Gymnastics (796.4) Skateboarding
(796.2) Soccer (796.334) Karate
(796.8) Cheerleading (791.6) |
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