Dewey Decimal

Library Class

Who Created Dewey?● Melvil Dewey was born on December 10, 1851

● Melvil Dewey created the number order system for library books when he was 21 years old.

● Melvil Dewey started the first school for librarians.

Look on the Spines!The Dewey Decimal Classification Call Number can be found on the Spine Label

Generalities - 000Encyclopedias

News media

Rare Books

Philosophy - 100● Paranormal phenomena

● Psychology

● Logic

Religion - 200● Bible

● History of

Christianity

● Other Religions

Social Science - 300Law

Education

Folklore

Langauge - 400English

Spanish

Language

Dictionaries

Other Languages

Natural Science and Math - 500Mathematics

Earth Sciences

Plants

Animals

Technology - 600Medicine

Agriculture

Family Living

The arts - 700Drawing

Music

Recreational &

Performing Arts

Cooking

Literature - 800American Literature

Old English

Literature

Literatures of Other

Languages

Geography and History - 900Geography

Biographies

Ancient History

Modern History

States