Northfield Public Library: How to Use the Library: Finding Books

Reading Book Labels

Books in the library are organized by call numbers, which are found on the spine of library materials.

Some Important Elements of our Call #s

Fiction

• All fiction is labeled by the first 3 letters of the author's name
• Children's items all have call numbers that start with J
• Young Adult items all start with YA
• Fiction books start with FIC
• Mysteries start with MYS

Non-Fiction

• Non-fiction books will have a number followed by three numbers as its call number.
• The number represents the books subject & content.
• The letters stand for the author's name. 

The catalog holds info on all of our library materials

You can use the catalog to:

• Find Where an item is
• Learn If it is available
• Check When it is due
• See what Format it is in
• Request the item

Search for an item by its title, author, keyword, or subject