Dewey Decimal Glog

Discover the Dewey Decimal System at Dennis Elementary!

100-199Philosophy

200-299Religion/Mythology

300-399Social Sciences

400-499Languages

600-699Applied Science

700-799 Art

800-899Literature

900-999Geography & History

Hi, my name is Melvil Dewey. I was a librarian at Amherst College in the late 1800's. I developed a system of book classification using numbers from 000-999 so that books are divided into 10 broad categories.

Look below for examples of books and their Dewey Decimal category.

CLICK on the dolphins above for fun Dewey Decimal games and information!

Click on the stack of books to see acomplete list of the Dewey Decimal System!

000-099Generalities

500-599Science & Math

Dennis Dolphins LOVE learning about the Dewey Decimal System. It helps us find the NONFICTION books in our library!