Shelving Books

Look at the label on the spine of a book to see where it goes on the shelving cart.
Spine Label

F
Spine

Shows what section of the library the book is shelved in.

YON

Shows where the book is shelved within its section.

F BOM E AMI 398.2 TOW 741.5 TAK

F is for fiction. These are the first three letters of the authors last name.

Fiction books are shelved in alphabetical order by the authors last name.

E is for Everyone. These are the first three letters of the authors last name.

Everyone books are shelved in alphabetical order by the authors last name.

The Dewey Decimal number means Non Fiction books are shelved in numerNon Fiction. These are the first three letters of the authors last name. 741.5 are Graphic Novels. These are the first three letters of the authors last name. or the first three letters of the title of the book.

ical order, and then in alphabetical order by the authors last name.

Graphic Novels are shelved in alphabetical order by the 3 letters under the 741.5.