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Browsing Fiction by Genre | eBooks on Nooks | FolletShelf eBooks | "Books for You" Book Lists

Browsing Fiction by Genre

The fiction collection is organized by genres or categories. When searching for books in the online library catalog, the call number will help you locate the book in the library. The table below will help you decode the call number.

GENRE	LETTER CODE	STICKER COLOR
Adventure	AD	Gray
Animals	AN	Pink
Classics/College Bound	C	Blue
Fantasy	F	Light Purple
Historical - American	HA	Light Green
Historical - World	HW	Green
Horror	HR	Red
Humor	HU	Orange
Mystery	M	Copper
Romance	R	Pink
Realistic Adult	RA	Orange
Science Fiction	SF	Green
Sports	SP	Gray
Suspense	SU	Purple
Teen Issues	TI	Light Green
True Stories That Read Like Fiction	TR	Light Blue
Western	W	Tan

Example: The Hobbit has the call number: FIC (F) TOLKIEN PRELUDE

FIC means the book is fiction. If it were nonfiction, there would be a Dewey Decimal Number instead.
(F) is the letter code for the genre, which in this case stands for Fantasy. In the library, fiction books are grouped in sections by genre. Each book will also have the letter code with matching sticker color on its spine.
TOLKIEN is the author’s last name. Within each genre section, books are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name. Each book will also have the author’s last name on its spine.
PRELUDE indicates the order in a series. If a book is part of a series, then the series information follows the author’s last name.

eBooks on Nooks

The library has (10) NOOK GlowLight eReaders available for checkout. Each NOOK comes pre-loaded with a set of titles.

#1: Teen Issues

#2: True Stories That Read Like Fiction
#3: Fantasy/Horror/Science Fiction
#4: Historical/Adventure
#5: Romance/Realist
#6: Mystery/Suspense
#7: 9th Grade Core Literature
#8: 10th Grade Core Literature
#9: Fantasy/11th Grade Core Literature
#10: 12th Grade Core Literature

Stop by the library to check one out!

FolletShelf eBooks

There are hundreds of eBooks available for you to read anytime! You can check out a wide variety of popular titles and read them on your eBook reading devices. Below are just a few of the 300+ books available on FollettShelf.

"Books for You" Book Lists

Visit the "Books for You" Book Lists section to to find books to read based on your unique interests. Below is a sampling of lists you can find:

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