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  • A desk where someone can help you find information either in the library or online.
    a reference desk
  • The company that prints and distributes the book
    Publishers
  • Magazines, journals, and newspapers are all
    periodicals
  • To borrow something from the library; to take something home with you from the library. You will need to show a student ID card or other photo ID
    to check out
  • The desk in the library where you can check out books, magazines, videos, and other items.
    A circulation desk
  • Grāmatas nosaukums
    a title of the book/ a book title
  • A book which provides definitions and explains meanings of words
    a dictionary
  • The number identification of the book that is scanned for circulation
    a barcode
  • To extend the loan period on an item; to check an item out again so you can keep it longer.
    to renew
  • At the end of the ..............period, you must return the item to the library.
    loan
  • This is another word for ‘customer’ or ‘user’; often people who go to libraries are called
    patrons
  • Literature that is based on facts, real events, and real people; this includes biographies and history
    non-fiction
  • At the end of the loan period, you must .............. the item to the library.
    return/give back
  • The length of time for which you can borrow something from the library.
    a loan period
  • Stories or novels/ daiļliteratūra
    fiction
  • This is the opposite of a book being “checked out” or not present at the library
    on the shelf
  • A card given to someone who belongs to a library so that the person can check out materials
    a library card
  • The back edge of the book that is visible when on the shelf
    a spine
  • A place where you can borrow books, videos, magazines, etc.; a place where can get help finding information
    library
  • The date by which you should return items you have borrowed to the library.
    due date
  • Virsraksts (rakstam avīzē, žurnālā, internetā)
    a headline