I went into a public library as opposed to a research library for the first time in 10 years and was taken aback by the cataloging; I know the LOC system well enough that I couldn’t find anything quickly. Why is fiction and non fiction separated in public libraries? What makes something fiction vs non?
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Fiction is, well, fiction. Made-up stories written primarily for entertainment. Non-fiction is factual/informative.
As for the difference between a research library and a public library, public libraries typically use the [Dewey Decimal System](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification), which is cheaper, more streamlined, and generally more user-friendly.
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