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Global View - At The Library #D0342

A: Wow! Look at all these books! I bet I can find a book about anything here!

B: Shhh!! Please keep your voice down. There are people reading and studying here.

A: Ok, I’m sorry. Are you the librarian? Maybe you can help me, I am looking for a book.

B: Yes I am. You can check our online catalog to search the book you want based on the genre, title or if you know the author, I can point you towards the right direction.

A: I am looking for a book that has nursery rhymes.

B: That would be in our children’s section. That book shelf there on the right.

A: Ok, I would like to check out these books.

B: Do you have a library card?

A: No. How do I get one?

B: I just need to see your drivers license or utility bill to prove that you a resident of this state.

A: Here you go.

B: So you are all set. You can have these books for two weeks. If you need to have them longer, you can bring them here to renew them. If you don’t, you get charged ten cents a day for each book.

A: Ok, thanks!

Key Vocabulary

librarian - a person trained in library science and engaged in library service

author - composer of a literary work, such as a novel or poem

section - a distinct part or subdivision of anything

check out - to borrow (an item) by having it listed as one’s temporary responsibility

renew - to cause something to continue to be effective

catalog - a complete, usually alphabetical list of items, often with notes giving details

genre - a certain type or style

Supplementary Vocabulary

fiction - the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, esp. in prose form

nonfiction - dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay

science fiction - form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme