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Library Lingo
Terms used at the library.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| library | A place that lends books and other media to people for reading and research. |
| librarian | An organized professional who helps people with books and other informational materials. |
| quiet | What you need to be in the library so that others can read and work. |
| check-out | to borrow library materials |
| nonfiction | a true or informational book that helps a person gather more knowledge on a subject. |
| title | the name of a book. |
| author | the person who wrote the book. |
| due date | the date that library materials need to be returned to the library. |
| Dewey Decimal System | An organized number system to find different types of books in the library |
| Library Of Congress | the largest library in the world |
| Illustrator | the person who created the artwork or drawings for a book. |
| call number | the numbers used to find a book on the library shelf. |
| thesaurus | a book containing synonyms and antonyms. |
| spine | the part of the book that keeps the pages together and has the call numbers. |
| biography | a book about a person's life |
| atlas | a collection of maps and geographic information. |
| media materials | films, video, audiotapes, etc. |
| fiction | a story from the author's imagination. |
| braille book | a book created for the blind |
| publisher | the company that prints and distributes a book. |
| glossary | a list of words with definitions located in the back of a book. |
| magazine guide | a book that references articles in many magazines by subject. |
| caldecott award | an award given each year to the most distinguished children's book illustrations. |
| autobiography | a book about a person's life written by that person. |
| bibliography | a list that an author uses to give credit to ideas or words that are not his or her own. |
| library catalog | a library computer tool that tells facts about books. Its says where books can be found in the library. |
| library card | a card that lets people borrow books, music, movies, and more from a library. |
| Newberry Award | an award given each year to the most distinguished American children's book. |
| Table of Contents | a section at the beginning of a book listing its subject or ideas. |
| dictionary | a book that provides spelling, pronunciation and definition of words. |
| newspaper | paper printed weekly or daily containing news features, opinions and advertising. |
| database searches | computer searches for information on a topic. |
| dedication | a section of a book where the author or illustrator thanks or honors someone. |
| copyright date | the date that an author or publisher was granted the legal right to publish and sell a work. |
| autobiography | a book about a person's life written by that person. |
| almanac | a book containing lots of general information arranged by days, weeks, months or year. |
| periodicals | another name for magazines and newspapers. |
| magazines | a periodical containing articles, stories, editorials and poems. |
| reference books | books such as dictionaries and encyclopedias that help you research different topics. |
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