| A | B |
| index | lists topics in ABC order, with pages |
| table of contents | list of chapters |
| title page | includes title, author, publisher |
| cover | protects the pages |
| spine | faces out; has a call number |
| call number | the book's address |
| OPAC | listing of all the books in the library |
| barcode | read by the computer to ID the item |
| author | writer of the book |
| illustrator | creates the pictures |
| publisher | prints the book |
| copyright | when the book was printed |
| fiction | imagined stories created by the author |
| biography | story of a real person's life |
| mystery | fiction story with clues, puzzles |
| renew | to check the book out again |
| reserve | to request a book that is out |
| overdue | when your book is not returned on time |