New Reader Collection

The Literacy Collection is a browsing collection located on the second floor next to the study room and is available for public use. It is cataloged differently from Dewey Decimal System to make access easier for new readers. Call numbers begin with NR and range from 2 to 54. The numbers represent a topic or section of the collection. Shelves are labeled.

Most books are not marked with a reading level; however, newer purchases indicate the level in the upper right hand corner of the first inside page. Most readers can open a book and judge an approximate reading level from the amount of white space on a page, length of the words and sentences, and vocabulary level.

Books may be checked out on the student’s library card. LVM-Quincy students and tutors using these texts may keep them for 3 months.

If you plan on having books sent to you via interlibrary loan, write down the book number and title for future use because the browsing nature of cataloging makes locating the books in the library computer difficult. This information will help you locate the book in the computer.

NR 2 - General Fiction

NR 4 - Science Fiction

NR 6 - Horror

NR 8 - Mystery

NR 10 - Sports

NR 12 - Romance

NR 16 - Student Writing

NR 18 - Non-fiction

NR 20 - Reading Series

NR 22 - Reading Comprehension

NR 26 - Writing

NR 28 - Spelling

NR 30 - Vocabulary

NR 32 - Dictionaries

NR 36 - Health/Lifeskills

NR 38 - Listening Comprehension/Conversation

NR 44 - Grammar

NR 46 - U.S. History/Citizenship

NR 48 - Math

NR 49 - Pre-GED Workbooks

NR 50 - GED Test and Study Guide

NR 52 - And NR 54 Tutor Resources and LD