Library Sections (& Map)

 

 

 

• Fiction – Alphabetical order by author’s last name
• Biographies – Alphabetical order of subject’s (not author’s) last name – example: All Abraham Lincoln books, regardless of author, will be under Lincoln (LIN)
• Reference – Organized using Dewey Decimal System
• Periodicals – Alphabetical order by title
• Nonfiction – In numerical order using Dewey Decimal System – groups books by subject
  • 000’s General Knowledgeand Computer Science
    Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums
    
  • 100’s Psychology and Philosophy
    Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical Illusions, Superstitions, Paranormal
  • 200’s Religions and Mythology
    Amish, Bible Stories, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Quakers, and other world religions; Greek, Roman and other myths...
    
  • 300’s Social Sciences and Folklore
    Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Folktales, Government, Manners, Money, Recycling
    
  • 400’s Languages and Grammar
    Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language, Spanish. Includes dictionaries.
    
  • 500’s Math and Science
    Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics, Planets, Plants, Mathematics
    
  • 600’s Medicine and Technology
    Computers, Cookbooks, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body, Inventions, Manufacturing, Nutrition
    
  • 700’s Arts & Recreation
    Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets, Songbooks, Sports
    
  • 800’s Literature
    Children's Literature, Plays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Writing, Classic Literature
    
  • 900’s Geography and History
    Countries, Native Americans, States, Travel, Wars, Geography