ABC Orientation

ABCs of Library Orientation

A is for authors, and alphabetical order, and for the address of the book

B is for bookmarks, and borrowing, and barcodes

C is for computers, and characters, and Clifford the Big Red Dog

D is for dogs that chew, and date due, and dictionaries

E is for encyclopedias, and easy readers, and exciting books

F is for five fingers, and fiction, and Franklin

G is for giggles, and great stories, and games

H is hands that are clean, and history, and ask for help when you need it

I is for illustrators, and information, and icky-sticky fingers

J is for Jack and the Beanstalk, and Junie B. Jones, and joke books

K is for knowledge, and kites, and keeping every book in its place

L is for library, and listening, and love

M is for Mother Goose, and manners, and magical places

N is for non-fiction, and nonsense books, and number order

O is for overdues and order, and Olivia the Pig

P is for pages, and "please," and points for politeness

Q is for the library quilt, and quietly sitting, and asking questions

R is for returning books on time, and respect, and don't repair the books

S is for Dr. Seuss's silly books, and sitting still, and shelf-markers

T is for tall tales, and talking in library voices, and titles

U is for unusual unicorn books, and using the library

V is for villains, and voices that are quiet, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar

W is for water bottles that leak, and walking quietly, and wishes come true

X is for xylophones (too noisy!), and "X" marks the spot!

Y is for YOUR library and no yackety-yakking!

Z is for zoo animals, and zero times your book is late