Research Guides: Children's and Young Adult Literature: Decoding Call Numbers in CECH Library

Decoding Children's Book Call Numbers

Once you've begun searching for children's books in the CECH Library, you'll want to pay attention to call numbers. Not only to call numbers provide clues to a book's physical location, they also help with understanding its intended audience and reading level.

The table below lists examples of call numbers in the CECH children's and young adult collections:

Call Number Starts With	Type of Book	Example Call Number	Title
E	Picturebook or easy	E WON	When You Can Swim by Jack Wong
BR	Beginning reader	BR PIL	Big Dog and Little Dog: Tales of Adventure by Dav Pilkey
J	Juvenile fiction	J CUE	Cuba In My Pocket by Adrianna Cuevas
F	Young adult fiction	F THO	The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
GN	Graphic novel	GN KRO	Sunshine: How One Camp Taught Me About Life, Death, and Hope by Jarrett Krosoczka
j	Juvenile informational or non-fiction	j811.26 WHE	Where We Come From by Diane Wilson, et. al.
B	Biography	B GRI	Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimes

Children's books may also be located in the Kretschmer Collection of Native American Children's Literature area. This is a special collection of Native children's literature. Call numbers like the ones above (E, J, GN, etc.) are included here, but can be found in a special area of the library if the location is CECH Kretschmer's Special Collection.

The table below lists examples of call numbers in this collection:

Call Number Starts With	Type of Book	Example Call Number	Title
E	Picturebook or easy	E FLE	Birdsong by Julie Flett
J	Juvenile fiction	J ANC	Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by Cynthia Leitch Smith
GN	Graphic novel	GN ROB	Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David A. Robinson

Children's and Young Adult Literature

Decoding Children's Book Call Numbers

Decoding Call Numbers in the CECH Library