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The mission of the Pike County High School Library and Media Center is to support and enhance the school curriculum, provide students with the tools to enable them to research and discover information, and promote a lifelong love of reading and learning.
DECODING THE LIBRARY – BOOK LABELS
- Shelf Labels
The standard library shelf label is white and helps show where the book goes in the library.
The first line will have the location. FIC stands for FICTION, PB for PAPERBACK, and BIO for BIOGRAPHY. Those that have a number will be found in the NONFICTION section and should be in order primarily by the number.
The second line will be a 3-letter code. For everything except biographies, this represents the first three letters of the author's last name. In biographies, it is the first three letters of the subject's last name. - Leveling Labels
For AR purposes, there are two labels that refer to leveling.
1. A colored dot (or the shelf label may be colored) that identifies the book level. Orange is 0.0 - 2.9. Pink is 3.0 - 4.9. Yellow is 5.0-6.9. Red is 7.0-7.9. Blue is 8.0-8.9. Green is 9.0 and up.
2. Juvenile, Teen, and YA indicate the Interest Level. Juvenile is for Lower Grades (K-4). This indicates that the book's content is meant for younger readers and may not interest your middle/high school child. Teen indicates Middle Grades (4-8). The content will be more advanced than a Lower Grades book, often dealing with the sorts of topics that come up in Middle Grades. There may be mild language. YA stands for Young Adult and represents books that are intended for grades 9+. There can be strong language, violence, suicide, and other topics that may not be suitable for younger readers. 7th and 8th-grade students are not allowed to check out a YA book without parental permission. This gives the parent the ability to make the decision about this content level. - Genre Labels
Something new (and an on-going project) is genre labels. These will help you when browsing as they identify why type of book it is -- poetry, realistic fiction, Holocaust stories, science fiction, etc. Did you find a book that doesn't have a genre label? Give me a suggestion for it!
Links
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Alabama Virtual Library
Alabama's Online Library
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Atriuum OPAC
PCHS - Listings of Books
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AR Bookfinder
Is this an AR Book? What level is it?
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotes
Who said it first?
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Citation Machine
Find or create citations for your paper
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Creative Images
Free stock photos
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Encyclopedia of AL
Information about Alabama's History
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Merriam Dictionary
What does this word mean?
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Tupper Lightfoot Library
Brundidge's Local Library