Teachers & Librarians

Storyboxes are a wonderful resource for teachers, librarians and home schooling groups. These themed storytimes in a box include six books, two laminated activity sheets and sometimes a puppet or other manipulative. Storyboxes may be checked out for one week at a time and may be renewed if available.

Storyboxes may be ordered online up to six months in advance. The limit is two boxes per card at a time and only adults may check storyboxes out.Storyboxes are not meant for home use (see our description of Discovery Packs for families).

Learning Kits
Learning kits are a great way to introduce a title to your classroom. These kits contain a paperback book, a laminated activity sheet related to the book and a manipulative. Learning kits are great for teachers, librarians and home school groups.

Learning Kits can be checked out for one week at a time and may be renewed if available. The limit is one(1) per card at a time on an adult card. Sorry, but learning kits are not meant for home use.

American Sign Language Videos
Over 200 videos, including dozens of lessons and demonstrations of how to sign, are now located at the Brown Library and are available to cardholders in the public libraries that make up the North Central District. In addition to instructional videos, the collection also has videos that address health, parenting and life skills issues: others that tell the history and biography of deaf people; translations of classic literature and children's stories; original ASL poetry, drama, stories and humor, and inspirational titles.

Big Books
Big books are great for teachers, librarians and home school groups. Big books may be checked out for one week at a time and may be renewed if available. The limit is seven (7) big books per card at a time on an adult card. We are sorry, but big books are not meant for home use.

Teacher Collection
Did you know that there is a special section dedicated just to teachers in the Youth Services Department? The call number is J PS and the resources can help you find themes, activities, crafts, books, curriculum information and more. Check it out on your next visit.

Public Performance videos
When you visit the Youth Services Department you may notice the red and yellow strips of tape on our videos. These colors indicate whether a video has a public performance status. If the video has a yellow strip of tape teachers may request upon checking out that they be allowed to keep the video for one week instead of two days. This rule also applies to the non-fiction videos in Youth Services. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask when you visit us next.

Award Winners
What do the Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Awards have in common? Well in the Youth Services Department what they have in common is that they are marked on the spine of the book. These award books have an orange sticker on them with the name of the award and the year the book won. We think this makes it easier to identify those must read titles.