Welcome to the Stevenson Middle School

Library

Do you know your way around the nonfiction section?

Where can I find a book about …

• Elephants • Cooking• Cars• Drugs• Countries• Family problems• Drawing

You will use the Dewey Decimal System

• 000 Generalities • 100 Philosophy and Psychology • 200 Religion • 300 Social Science • 400 Language

• 500 Natural Science and Mathematics • 600 Technology (Applied Sciences) • 700 Arts • 800 Literature • 900 Geography and History

There are 10 main categories.This is a picture of our nonfiction collection.

Where you will find the categories.

000s Generalities

You will find…

• Books like Ripley’s Believe it or Not• Almanacs full of facts

100s Philosophy and Psychology

You will find…

• Books about UFO’s.• Books about alien abductions and paranormal

activity• Books about mysterious places like the

Bermuda Triangle• Optical illusion books

200s Religion

You will find…

• Books about Mythology and Legends• Books about Christianity, Judaism,

Islam and Buddhism and other religions• Bibles stories

300s Social Science

You will find…

• Books about divorce• Books about blended families• Books about death• Teen pregnancy

400s Language

You will find..

• Books to teach you Spanish, Chinese, German, French, Sign Language and many other languages.

500s Natural Science and Mathematics

You will find…

• Books about your body from the circulatory system to the vitamins it needs.

• Books about animals like elephants, monkey and bears.

• Books about outer space• Books about our planet Earth• Books about dinosaurs

600s Technology (Applied Sciences)

You will find…

• Cookbooks• Books about your health from having asthma

to sports injuries• Books about computers• Books about inventions

700s Arts and Recreation

You will find…

• Books about music from rock and roll to classical

• Books about learning to draw• Books filled with jokes• Books about sports

800s Literature

You will find…

• Poetry Books from Haiku poems to hilarious poems.

• Books of plays• Books about writing• Books with children’s literature

900s Geography and History

You will find…

• Books about America• Books about Texas• Books about foreign countries like Spain,

Canada, and Australia• Books about wars like World War II and the

Holocaust• Books about Native American Tribes

Always ASK, if you need help!