306 Display - Books on Love

The display for this month was "306 - Books on Love." I think this was an excellent idea and should be done every month.

"306" is formed of the class number "300" (social sciences) with the ending "-6" (societies). Thus, the number can mean any of the various specialized groups that exist within human society. The number is often labeled in DDC guides, as meaning "culture and institutions," or "societies in a sociological sense." Hence the number encompasses political institutions, economic institutions, sexual groups, members of a family, religious groups, and others.

The Easton Area Public Library currently has 375 books classified under 306.8 (marriage and family), which is more than the other eight subsections of 306 put together.

Most of the books used in the display were either 306.874 (parent-child relationships) or 306.7 (human sexuality).

For books about love as an emotion, see 152.41. Our library only have five books under that number, so obviously that would not make a very good display on its own. For an account of how love differs from infatuation, see Infatuation vs. Love.

October 13 - What should we celebrate?

October 13th is Native American Day.

For general works on Native Americans, see 970.1.

For certain tribes, see 970.3.

For government relation with and treatment of Native Americans, see 970.5.

For Native American literature, see 897.

For Native American languages, see 497.

For Native Americans' role as an ethnic group in modern America, see 305.897.



October 13th is also Yorkshire Pudding Day.

For pudding, see 641.8644.

For the history of Yorkshire, see 942.81.

For English cooking techniques, see 641.30942.