Children's Collection
Our Children's collection for babies and toddlers through young teens is in our Children's Room. Brief descriptions of the parts of our collection follow.
Book Collection
The following books are generally shelved alphabetically by author's last name. Paperback books (marked with a p.b.) are shelved separately.
"E" lit. Books (Little Books)
- Small sized books for very young children and includes many board books.
"E.R." Books (Easy Readers)
- Generally books with larger print with vocabulary for beginning readers through the 2nd grade reading level.
"E" Books (Easy Books)
- Generally for children up to 3rd grade but also enjoyed by older readers.
"E" Folk and Fairy Tales
- Picture book folktales and fairytales, and Mother Goose rhymes for younger children
"E" Holiday Books
- Picture books (both fiction and non-fiction) with special holiday themes
- Holidays include the Christmas Collection, Valentine's Day, Easter, Passover, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Years
Cubbyhole Collection
This special and fun collection for young children encourages awareness of animals in their natural environment.
This collection is comprised of fabric bags which contain three items: a book about an animal, and the book's accompanying audio-cassette and a matching stuffed animal.
Computer Services
- Educational games
- Word processing for the children
Juvenile Audio-Visual Collection
- Books, music, poetry on cassettes
- Books and cassettes kits that include stories, songs, and foreign language instructional material
- CD's of music and books
- Books and CD kits
- DVDs and Videos
Magazines
- Varied subscriptions of children and parenting magazines.
- A partial list follows: American Girl, Boy's Life, Parenting, Highlights for Children, National Geographic for Kids, Kid's Discover, and Sesame Street magazines