Subject Numbers for Non-fiction, Poetry and Fairy Tales on the Juvenile/Young Adult Book shelves
000 GENERAL WORKS/REFERENCE
020
Libraries and library skills
030
Children’s encyclopedias
069
Museums
070
Newspapers
100
SELF-CONCEPT, SOCIAL SKILLS, ANIMAL RIGHTS
& other psychology and philosophy
subjects
128
Dying and Death
133
Witchcraft, astrology, ESP
(also see folklore at 398)
150-170
Feelings, ethics, friendship, animal rights
200
RELIGION and MYTHOLOGY
291
Mythology (also see
Folklore at 398)
292
Greek and Roman
Mythology
293
Norse
Mythology
301 Sociology (including sociology of groups such as aged, handicapped, families, alcoholics.)
362
Services to various
groups, (mentally handicapped, mentally ill, physically
handicapped)
370
Education
371.9 Special Education Also see 301 and 362
390
Customs and Folklore
391
Costumes
394
Holidays
398
Folklore and Fairy
tales
398.8
Nursery
rhymes
400
LANGUAGE Books about or written in specfic languages are included in the
400s
419 Nonverbal languages, including sign language.
420
English
423
English
dictionaries
430
German
440
French
460
Spanish
470
Italian
The 400s include books written in
many additional
languages.
500
SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS also see 600 numbers
502
Science projects,
experiments
510-519
Mathematics
510.78
Computers
520-529
Astronomy
Also see 550 and 629.4
530
Physics
540
Chemistry
550
Earth Sciences (volcanoes,
seasons, weather)
560 Paleontology (Fossils, Prehistoric life)
568
Dinosaurs
570
Anthropological and Biological Sciences
580
Botany (Plants, bacteria, viruses)
590
Zoology (Animals
generally. Also see
636-639)
600 HEALTH, POLLUTION, TRANSPORTATION, INVENTIONS, HOME ECONOMICS & other applied science & technology subjects
608
Inventions
611-612
Human anatomy;
physiology (includes
senses)
612.6
Human reproduction; sex
education
613
Health, Hygiene, Nutrition
614
& 614.8 Accident prevention
(First Aid, Fire, etc.)
614.3
Recycling,
Pollution
616
Illnesses/Diseases
620-628
Engineering
(boats, tunnels, bridges,
castles)
628
Water conservation Also see 614.3
629
Aircraft, cars and trucks
629.4
Space flight
Also see 520-529
630
Agricultural science
636-639
Domestic animals, pets
640
Cooking and other home economics subjects
670-690
Technology (making paper, rubber, building houses,
pyramids)
700
FINE ARTS
709
Art
history
730
Sculpture, Ceramics, Metal work
740
Drawing and decorative arts
745.5
Crafts
751
Painting
770
Photography and Motion pictures
780
Music, including collections of songs
790
Recreation including public entertainment (radio, television, movies,
circuses, theatre, ballet, games, sports)
808
General anthologies
811
Poetry
812
Drama
900
GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY and RELATED
SUBJECTS
909
World history
910
General geography, travels
912
Atlases
920
Collective biographies(sketches for several people).
Also see individual biographies in Biography Section at end of 900
numbers).
930
History of the ancient world
940-990.1
History of the modern
world
940
950
960
970
973
973.4
980
990
Pacific islands, Arctic regions,