Shelving+Books

Books need to be shelved when there is a full cart of books in call number order in the shelving area behind the circulation desk. A call number is the number placed on the spine of the book. A call number tells us where the book is located in the library.
 * Shelving Books **

1. Choose a full cart of books, and check if the books are to be shelved upstairs or downstairs. Books with call numbers **A through N are upstairs** on the third floor of the library. Books with call numbers **P through Z are downstairs** on the ground floor of the library.

2. Obtain the appropriate key needed for the floor of the library you are shelving books on.
 * 1) To shelve books on the third floor, you will need two keys marked **“Second Floor Library Corridor”** and **“Loading Dock Door Room 208.”** The corridor key is located in the door of the key case. The loading dock key is on hook 15 of the key case. It has a red clasp.
 * 2) To shelve books on the ground floor, you will need the key on hook 10 of the key case marked **“Library Door & Down Elevator.”** It is attached to a purple bracelet.

3. Take the cart and the keys to the appropriate floor.

4. Take the first book from the cart and check the call number.

5. Locate where the book should be put on the shelf. For example, if the call number is LB2395.C65 1991, try to find the one closest to it.

6. Place the book **spine up** in the correct location. If room needs to be made for the book, it sometimes helps to move bookends accordingly or move one book from the end of the shelf to the beginning of the next shelf.

7. Make sure the rest of the shelf is neat and blocked. No books, except for the recently shelved, should be hanging off the ends of the shelves.

8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 for the rest of the books on the cart. When all books have been shelved, return the empty cart and keys to the main floor.

8/15/2007