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FICTION SECTION ORGANIZATION

BY AUDIENCE

Our fiction section is divided into the following sections based on suggested audience.

• Youth Fiction (Call number "Y") suggested audience of grades 3-6
• Teen Fiction (Call number "T") suggested audience of grade 5-8
• Young Adult Fiction (Call number "YA") suggested audience ages 12+
• Adult Fiction (Call number "A") suggested audience ages 18+

Titles are arranged on the shelf first by authors last name, then by first name, and if applicable, standalone titles followed by series. 

BY FORMAT

• Graphic Novels have green spine label protectors. 
  They are organized within each "audience" section by author last name, first name, etc.
• Novels in Verse have blue spine label protectors. 
  They are organized within each "audience" section by author last name, first name, etc.
• Manga comics (Call number "MANGA") have yellow spine label protectors.  They are all shelved in one location with subdivisions for Youth, Teen, Young Adult (Teen), and Adult (Teen Plus). 
• Oversize Fiction - Books that are too tall to fit on our regular fiction or comic shelves are kept together on their own shelf. 

NONFICTION

BY DEWEY DECIMAL

Our nonfiction books are shelved using the Dewey Decimal system, with each book being shelved in numerical order from 000-999. 

Helpful hint:   You may find the colour-coded Dewey Decimal posters and section dividers helpful while browsing. 

BY STYLE

Regardless of the style the titles are written in, nonfiction titles are shelved by Dewey Decimal number.

• Graphic nonfiction have green spine label protectors. 
• "In-Verse" nonfiction and Poetry titles have blue spine label protectors.
• Manga nonfiction have yellow spine label protectors

CURRICULAR RESOURCES

We try to reserve our main library collection space for titles that will be of interest to students. Therefore, a number of resources that are typically used only for classroom research projects are shelved away from the main collection. 

These resources can be searched and requested via our Online catalog OR by asking the school Information Specialist for assistance.

To borrow a book from our school library you can:

1. Visit in Person
2. Place a Hold through our Online Catalog. 

To search and request titles online:

1. Go to Follett Destiny Library Catalog (PRSD)
   
   
2. Select Paul Rowe Jr./Sr. High School from the list of PRSD schools.
   
   
3. On the top right corner of the screen, choose "Log In", then "Sign in with Google"
   
   
4. Enter PRSD email and password if prompted
   
   
5. Enter search terms in the box.  Helpful hint: spelling counts!
   If desired, choose a limiter (title, author, subject, etc.) 
   
   
6. On the right hand side of the results page, each title will indicate if copies are currently available.  Holds can still be placed on unavailable materials,
   
   
7. To view more information about a title or place a hold, click the title.  The "Hold It" button is at the top right of the screen.

Understanding Search Results:

Look at the call number.  If it begins with a ____ it is located in the ____ section:

• Number:  Nonfiction ( of ages)
• Y:  Youth Fiction (suggested audience of grades 3-6):
• T:  Teen Fiction (suggested audience of grade 5-8)
• YA:  Young Adult Fiction (suggested audience ages 12+)
• A:  Adult Fiction (suggested audience ages 18+)
• MAN:  Manga (subdivided into T, YA, Y and A)
• COM:  Other Comics
• STA:  Located in staff storage room - most materials may still be requested by students.

Too many results?
Results may also be refined by choosing which material type is preferred on the search page.  For example, book or serial (eg. regularly scheduled publications such as comics and magazines)

Results may also be sorted by call number, publication date, etc.