| A | B |
| OPAC | Online Public Access Catalog |
| Periodicals | Magazines and Newspapers |
| Copyright date | Date of the material's publication |
| ISBN Number | International Standard Book Number |
| MARC Record | Machine Readable Cataloging Code |
| NYLA | New York Library Association |
| ALA | American Library Association |
| Call Number/Letter | Location of the book in the library |
| Caldecott Award | Award-winning illustrations |
| Newbery Award | Award-winning writing |
| Fiction | Stories |
| Nonfiction | Factual information |
| Biography | Factual accounts of people's lives |