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| Fiction | the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, esp. in prose form. |
| Nonfiction | the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay |
| Dewey Decimal System | a system of classifying library materials with numerals and decimals |
| Reference Book | a book containing useful facts or specially organized information, as an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, yearbook, etc. |
| Copyright | the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc. – |
| Dictionary | a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations |
| Almanac | an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics. |
| Bookmark | Keeps your place in a book |
| Table of Contents | a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start |
| Librarian | a person trained in library science and engaged in library service. |
| Mystery | a novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end: |
| Folk Tale | a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, esp. one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people. |
| Poem | a composition in verse, esp. one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject. |
| Play | a dramatic composition or piece; drama. |
| Atlas | a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. |
| Index | in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter. |
| Fantasy | an imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters: |
| Fairy Tale | a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures. |
| Historical Fiction | a novel set among actual events or a specific period of history |
| Literature | writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. |
| Biography | a written account of another person's life |
| Monograph | a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist. |
| Zeitgeist | the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. |
