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Collections in the Children's Department
In addition to our book collections the Children's Department also has magazines, videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs, audio tapes, books on tape, and music available. We also have Internet and other computers available for use, as well as a checker/chess table and pieces, and puzzles. Please ask a librarian if you have any questions.
Books with green stripes on the spine are for preschoolers. They are in alphabetical order by the author's last name.
Our board books are shelved in our Rocket next to the preschool books. You will find a wide selection of board books for your toddlers.
All of the readers except the ones with white and pink
stripes are shelved together, along with the picture books. They are in
alphabetical order by the author's last name. The white and pink striped
readers are located at the beginning of the preschool/picture book collection.
Books with white stripes are beginning readers. White-striped readers
are not in alphabetical order.
Books with pink stripes on the spine are
appropriate for kids reading on a late first grade to early second grade
level.
Books with orange stripes are appropriate for
kids reading on a late second grade to early third grade level.
Books with yellow
stripes are appropriate for kids reading on a third grade to early fourth
grade level.
Books with blue stripes are picture books. Many kids in second, third, and fourth grade can read these books. These are also good books to read aloud to kids in kindergarten and up.
The Children's Department carries a number of magazines, including Ranger Rick, Highlights, Boys' Life, and Teen. Magazines are shelved on the far wall by the fish tank. Teen magazines are located by the teen collection.
Fiction books are in alphabetical order by the author's last name. These books are located behind nonfiction. Books in this area that are marked with red stripes are for readers at the late third grade and fourth grade levels. The rest of the fiction books are not marked and range from fifth to eighth grade reading levels. These books also have subject stickers such as Mystery, Fantasy, and Science Fiction to help you select the type of book you're interested in.
Paperbacks are at the same reading level as our fiction books. Most of them are in alphabetical order by the author's last name. However, some series, such as the Baby-sitters' Club and Animorphs, are shelved by the series title. Please ask a librarian to help locate books in this area if you are having problems.
During the school year, the Rebecca Caudill books are located on the far wall next to the fish tank.
Books which are at the teen reading level are divided between the Youth and Adult collections. Books for younger teens (up to seventh or eighth grade) are shelved in the Children's Department next to paperbacks.
Nonfiction books are arranged in Dewey Decimal classification. Individual Biographies are at the end of the nonfiction section. See the catalog or a librarian if you need help.
Reference books are marked with yellow labels that have REFERENCE printed on them over the call number label. These books cannot be checked out. Reference books are shelved on stacks in front of non-fiction.
The Children's Department has a variety of Audio/Visual materials. The collection includes audio cassettes with and without read-along books, videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs, Books on Tape, and music. The videos, DVDs, music, and audio cassettes and CD-ROM's are behind the reference collection. Books on Tape are in the front of the department near the windows and are also located by the music, videos and DVDs.
We have puzzles that can be used at the library and some to be checked out. They are located at the front of the department near the windows.
All Juvenile books in Spanish have "Sp" before the call number, and a label that says "Spanish" over the call number label. The Spanish books are shelved before the nonfiction books.
Books for parents and teachers are shelved in the Parent/Teacher Collection. They have labels with "Parent/Teacher" in green over the call number labels. Books on raising children, designing lesson plans, craft projects, and home schooling are in this section. The Parent/Teacher Collection also has books for younger kids on sensitive issues, such as divorce, adoption, death, and hospitalization, so that adults can use these books to help kids deal with these issues.
We have pieces and a board to play chess or checkers against all your friends or parents.
The Children's Department has a variety of computers
for educational and recreational purposes. Children may use these computers
for research, games and word processing programs.
We have two classroom/story rooms that we use for story times and other programs and events.
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