Finding Your Way Around the Library

Learn where storybooks and fact books live in the library.

Libraries are organized so you can find books. Storybooks, called fiction, are made up. They are often grouped together and sorted by the author's last name. Fact books, called nonfiction, teach true things.

They are sorted by topic, so all the dinosaur books sit together and all the space books sit together. Many libraries also have a picture-book corner with low shelves. Suppose you want a book about sharks.

Head to the nonfiction section and look for the animal books. Signs on the shelves help guide you.

• 1Fiction books are made-up stories.
• 2Nonfiction books teach true facts.
• 3Nonfiction is sorted by topic.