Juvenile fiction falls under the Library of Congress subject heading P, language and literature. Juvenile non-fiction titles subject headings fall within the topic area of it's regular subject heading class from A, general works - to - Z, bibliography. Generally speaking, if the call number begins with P, it is fiction.
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The table featured below is similar to signs posted in the juvenile stacks. Frequently requested topics (subject headings) for language and literature are noted.
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| Class P | Language & Literature | ||
| Subclass | Description | ||
| PE | English Language | ||
| 1155 | Alphabet Books | ||
| 1591 | Juvenile Thesaurus | ||
| 1628 | Juvenile Dictionaries | ||
| PN | Literature (General) | ||
| 6110 | Poetry Anthology | ||
| 6371 | Riddles | ||
| 6727 | Graphic Novels Categorized for YA Readers | ||
| PR | English Literature | ||
| Individual Authors: Poetry, Prose, Drama | |||
| PS | American Literature | ||
| Individual Authors: Poetry, Prose, Drama | |||
| PZ | Fiction & Juvenile | ||
| PZ 5 | Collections | ||
| PZ 6 | Early to 1860 / 1870 | ||
| PZ 7 | General Juvenile Fiction | ||
| PZ7.1 | General Juvenile Fiction • 1st work published after 2015 | ||
| ✻ Alphabetical by author last name, then book title | |||
| PZ 7.5 | Novels in verse | ||
| PZ 7.7 | Graphic Novels Categorized for Young Readers | ||
| PZ 8 | Fairy Tales | ||
| PZ 8.1 | Folklore, Legends, Romance | ||
| PZ 8.2 | Fables | ||
| PZ 8.3 | Stories in Rhyme, Nursery Rhymes | ||
| PZ 10.3 | Animal Stories | ||
| PZ 23 | Languages, French | ||
| PZ 73 | Languages, Spanish | ||
Archer Library's juvenile collection, children's books, is located on the second floor. This collection is cataloged and shelved using Library of Congress subject headings; it encompasses board books, picture books, and juvenile through young adult literature, fiction and non-fiction titles.
New books added to the collection are featured on the second floor new book shelves. Keep up to date with additions to the juvenile and IRC collections via the Instructional Resource Center News & Information Blog.
