| A | B |
| genres | types of books |
| non-fiction | not fake; real information |
| fiction | fake; pretend stories |
| author | person that writes the words |
| illustrator | person that draws the pictures |
| call number | address of the book-found on the spine |
| publisher | company that puts the book together |
| reference books | books we refer to for information |
| encyclopedias | set of reference books with a volume for each letter |
| thesaurus | reference book to find synonyms |
| dictionary | reference book with definitions |
| biography | book about a famous person |
| Dewey Decimal System | the way the library is organized |
| index | an alphabetical list of subjects in the back of a book |
| table of contents | list of chapters in the book |
| glossary | mini-dictionary in the back of a book |
| title page | the name of the book, author, illustrator, and publisher is on this page |
| bibliographies | a list of resources to find more information |
| online catalog | place on the computer to look up books |
| circulation desk | a place to return and check out books |