Our Collections

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Our Children's Room is home to a number of collections, with books appropriate for kids of all ages and reading levels. 

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FICTION COLLECTIONS

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• Board Books - Printed on thick cardboard, these books are durable and great for small hands. Holding books and learning how to turn the pages is an important part of early literacy development.

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• Picture Books - These books contain pictures that are often just as important (or more important!) than the words in them. These are great to read with children; talking about the contents of the pictures is a great way to build early literacy.

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• Concept Books - Concept books are a special kind of picture book that helps to simply explain a concept to children, e.g., the alphabet, numbers, and colors.

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• Easy Readers Fiction - Leveled readers to help children move from reading with assistance into reading independently.​​

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• Early Chapter Books - A step above Easy Readers, these chapter books generally feature short chapters with simple sentences and illustrations. They help children transition into reading longer chapter books.

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• Fiction Series - These books feature recognizable characters like Curious George and Clifford, as well as other series with multiple authors. These books may be appropriate for various reading levels.

 

• Juvenile Fiction - Longer chapter books for older, independent readers. Kids may also wish to browse our Middle Grade Fiction collection in the Teen Space!

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• Graphic Novels - Comics and graphic novels utilize both text and dynamic illustrations to tell a story. They are also great for reluctant readers.

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• Spanish Literature - We have a small but growing collection of Spanish-only and English-Spanish bilingual texts!

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NONFICTION COLLECTIONS

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• Parenting Collection (NEW) - Our adult nonfiction books on topics like pregnancy, child-rearing, adoption, and more are now housed in our Children's Room so you can browse while your children play!

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• Juvenile Biographies - These are biographies of famous or otherwise notable individuals; you can browse by the subject's last name or by the type of biography (e.g., sports, U.S. history, art, science, etc.)

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• Easy Readers Nonfiction - Nonfiction leveled readers to help children move from reading with assistance into reading independently.

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• Juvenile Nonfiction - Nonfiction books written for a young audience (all reading levels).

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MEDIA COLLECTIONS

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• DVDs - We have a number of DVDs of kid-friendly tv shows and movies.

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• Audiobooks (CDs) - We have a small collection of audiobooks on CD that can be checked out from the library.

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• LaunchPads - These kid-friendly tablets contain usually about a dozen educational apps and videos. LaunchPads are kept behind the front desk, but we have a binder in the children's room that you can browse through.

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MULTIMEDIA KITS

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• American Girl Dolls

• Preschool Grab Bags

• Peace in Diversity Kit

• Dentistry Kit