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 The Killebrew Library - Grades K-5 

Beverly Serio Edwards, Lower School Librarian

 

 

Departmental Statement of Purpose: The Roland Park Country School Libraries are dedicated to supporting the philosophy and the curriculum of RPCS. To this end, the libraries serve all students and faculty by providing an organized collection of materials, equipment and technologies, as well as instruction in their use. The libraries are dedicated to the continued development of a collection which is multicultural in its approach and which augments the School's strong academic program. The goal of the RPCS Libraries is to play the essential role of providing students with the necessary skills and resources they will need to become productive members of society who have the capacity to develop a life-long love of learning.
 
   

 

       
 

 We have over 8,000 books in our collection, and we order new books continually throughout each year. 

We use the Dewey Decimal System, and books can be found in the following categories:

 

E Fic - Picture Books

 

Fic - Chapter Books

 

Mys - Mysteries

 

SS - Short Stories

 

B - Biographies

 

ICR - "I Can Read" Books 

 

000-900 - Nonfiction

 

The following is a summary of the categories used in the Dewey Decimal Classification System:

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Numbers
Categories
000-099 General References or Works (encyclopedias, world record books, newspapers, UFOs and aliens)
100-199 Philosophy, Psychology and Logic (ghosts and the supernatural, optical illusions, feelings, emotions, values)
200-299 Religion (Bible stories, mythology, world religions)
300-399 Social Sciences (holidays, folk tales, fairy tales, how people live and work in society, almanacs, government, money, careers)
400-499 Language (English, foreign languages, sign language, grammar and dictionaries)
500-599 Natural Science (animals and insects, mathematics, stars, planets, space, weather, dinosaurs, science experiments, rocks and minerals, oceans)
600-699 Technology and Applied Science (inventions, human body, health, pets, cookbooks, rockets, trains, cars)
700-799 Fine Arts and Recreation (art, drawing and painting, crafts, music, photography, sports, games, magic)
800-899 Literature (poems, plays, jokes and riddles)
900-999 History and Geography (explorers, atlases, ancient civilizations, flags, history, countries and continents, states)