Library Collection
The CCBC Library collection consists of approximately 40,000 titles including fiction, nonfiction, children's, reference, audiobooks, videos, and DVDs.
The Library collection is organized according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System , which divides all knowledge into ten major groups, and assigns numbers to each of these groups. For example, books on education are given a 370 call number; religion books can be found at the 200s area.
In addition, some types of materials are shelved together, such as fiction books, paperbacks, DVDs, etc., and letters are added to their call numbers to indicate their specific location. For instance:
| Material | Special Location | Call number |
|---|
| Adult Fiction |
Fiction shelves, across from
Customer Service desk |
FIC King |
| Anthologies |
Beginning of Reference area |
Anthology Collection |
| Biographies |
End of nonfiction area |
92 B12 |
| Books in SPANISH |
Across from New Books area |
Various |
| Books on CD |
Across from Customer Service desk |
CD FIC G32 |
| Children's books |
End of nonfiction area, across from New Books area |
JE C912 |
| DVDs |
Audiovisual shelf, across from
Customer Service desk |
DVD 489 |
| Kindle devices |
Customer Service desk |
NA |
| New Books |
Last nonfiction shelf, across
from Children's Collection |
Various |
| Newspapers |
Customer Service Desk |
No call number assigned;
ask by title |
| Nursing books |
Nonfiction area, behind 360s |
N 612.7 |
| Oversized books |
Nonfiction area, behind 370s |
Various |
| Paperbacks |
Paperback shelves, across from Customer Service desk |
Pbk 423 |
| Periodicals |
- Latest issues: Last nonfiction shelf, behind New Books shelf, or Magazine Lounge;
- Older issues: Archives room, first floor of LRC building (ask customer service staff) |
No call number assigned;
ask by title, volume and issue number |
| Reference books |
Reference area |
R 423 |
| Textbooks* |
Customer Service Desk |
No call number assigned; ask by
instructor's name |
| Videotapes |
Audiovisual shelf, across from
Customer Service desk; videos placed on reserve are located behind Customer Service desk. |
VC 238 |
| Writing Collection |
Beginning of Reference area |
WC |
| Young adult books |
Across from New Books section |
J Fic R797 |
* The Library does not carry textbooks for all courses. Sometimes instructors leave their own copies of textbooks at the Customer Service desk for student use, but these are for in-library use only.
To find out whether the Library carries a specific title - book, video, DVD or periodical - use B-VR-PAC, the Library's online public access catalog. For directions on how to use B-VR-PAC, please click here.
To obtain a list of all books in the Spanish language, do a subject search for Book in Spanish in the online catalog.
After locating a book in the catalog, copy its call number, which will indicate its location on the shelves. To find out where books on a certain subject are located, consult the "Where are your books on...???" handout.
For a list of the books recently acquired by the Library, go to the What's New page.
For an updated list of our print periodical subscriptions, click here. For questions regarding periodicals, please contact Pat Smith at (724) 480-3408.