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It’s called Johnny Decimal and it’s actually pretty simple! This is of course a play on words for the Dewey Decimal system.

Public libraries have long utilized the Dewey Decimal classification system which uses 10 broad categories and breaks them down into subtopics.

The Dewey Decimal Classification system is used throughout the library with DVDS, audiobooks, and more. The only section at TPL that does not go by Dewey is the fiction section.

”The Dewey Decimal System was invented by Melvil Dewey in 1876,” said Peter Paulson, executive director of the Forest Press. ”In the 19th Century there was no way to organize books in libraries.

The Dewey Decimal System was invented by Melvil Dewey in 1873 and is reviewed for revision twice each year. Aubuchon said some of its 19th century ideas do not work in a 21st century school.

ERIE — The newest elementary school in the St. Vrain Valley School District is scrapping the time-honored Dewey Decimal System and opting for a more user-friendly model for organizing books. Red ...