VVSD Staff Spotlight- Katie Thomas, Library & Media Center Director, BJ Ward Elementary School There are two main systems for cataloging books in libraries, the Dewey Decimal System and the Library of Congress Classification. Both systems were developed in the late 1800’s and remain in use to this day in most libraries. That does not mean there’s not a better way to place books in a library. In most libraries, the books are shelved with the spines facing outward. At B.J. Ward Elementary School,