Welcome! This guide is a starting place for information and resources about Archer Library's juvenile collection.
Our collection includes picture books, chapter books, fiction, non-fiction, young adult fiction and non-fiction, big books and leveled books kits. This collection is located adjacent to the Instructional Resource Center. Need help locating a title? Stop in the IRC for help.
Use the tabs at the top of the page to navigate this library guide. Explore resources from left to right, or choose a topic that is of interest to you. Topics include:
Why these topics? Items featured on this guide were selected to support frequently requested resources and catalog searches, they support a variety of different course assignments. Bookmark this guide, it is consistently updated with new books and resources.
Juvenile fiction falls under the Library of Congress subject heading P, language and literature; specifically PZ for general juvenile fiction. To help browse the collection, signs are posted in the stacks.
Below is a quick guide similar to the available signs, it features frequently used subject headings for language and literature. Be sure to ask in the IRC if you need help locating children's books in the catalog or in the stacks.
| Class P | Language & Literature | ||
| Subclass | Description | ||
| PE | English Language | ||
| 1155 | Alphabet Books | ||
| 1591 | Juvenile Thesaurus | ||
| 1628 | Juvenile Dictionaries | ||
| PN | Literature (General) | ||
| 6110 | Poetry Anthology | ||
| 6371 | Riddles | ||
| 6727 | Graphic Novels Categorized for YA Readers | ||
| PR | English Literature | ||
| Individual Authors: Poetry, Prose, Drama | |||
| PS | American Literature | ||
| Individual Authors: Poetry, Prose, Drama | |||
| PZ | Fiction & Juvenile | ||
| PZ 5 | Collections | ||
| PZ 6 | Early to 1860 / 1870 | ||
| PZ 7 | General Juvenile Fiction | ||
| Alphabetical by author last name, then book title | |||
| PZ 7.5 | Novels in verse | ||
| PZ 7.7 | Graphic Novels Categorized for Young Readers | ||
| PZ 8 | Fairy Tales | ||
| PZ 8.1 | Folklore, Legends, Romance | ||
| PZ 8.2 | Fables | ||
| PZ 8.3 | Stories in Rhyme, Nursery Rhymes | ||
| PZ 10.3 | Animal Stories | ||
| PZ 23 | Languages, French | ||
| PZ 73 | Languages, Spanish | ||
Curriculum Librarian
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