1. Dewey Detectives

2. Training
Is finding a book in the library a mystery to you?
It’s easy once you’ve
gone through
Dewey Detective Training!

3. Sections of the Library
• Fiction: Books about made up stories
• Non-fiction: Books about real things

4. Fiction Section Clues
• E
– Easy
– Picture Books
• F
– Fiction
– Chapter Books

5. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• All books have spine labels that are written
code.
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI
• At first it might be confusing but you’ll learn to
read the clues like a real detective!

6. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• We’re going to focus on the first two clues.
What do you think F ROW means?
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI

7. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
F = Fiction
F ROW=The 1st 3 letters of the
ROW authors last name

8. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• Lets try the second clue know what do you
know about E OCO?
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI

9. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
E E=Easy
OCO OCO=The 1st 3 letters of the
authors last name

10. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
• Lets try the third clue know what do you know
about 398.2 FLA?
F E 398.2 PB REF
ROW OCO FLA JUR GUI

11. Spine Labels and Secret Codes
398.2 398.2=Non-fiction
FLA FLA=The 1st 3 letters of the
authors last name

12. Lets start
investigating!