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Archive for 2010

  • FAQs about the Juvenile Literature Section
    Posted November 30, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    Commonly Used Call Numbers 050 Magazines (Periodicals), Journals, & Serials 096 Wordless Picture Books 390 Traditional Fantasy (Myths, Legends, Epics, Fairy Tales) 411 Alphabet Books 511 Counting Books 516 Shapes 811 Poetry 800s Fiction 920s Biographies and genealogy Resources: Horn Book Guide Juvenile Collection Reference/ PN 3443 .H67x Something About the Author Juvenile Collection Reference/ PN 451 [...]

  • Featured Website=Families and Literacy
    Posted November 15, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    Visit the Families and Literacy blog today.  Busy parents, grandparents, and teachers will find reliable resources and information in a variety of forms, including literacy tips, book lists, websites, media, research, and a discussion forum, to help make literacy part of everyday family life. Contributors to the blog include academic and youth-serving librarians,  BYU students [...]

  • 2010 Annual Christmas Booktalk
    Posted October 25, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    Anita Charles will present at the 2010 Annual Christmas Booktalk. This event will be held on Monday, 8 November 2010, from 4-5 p.m. in the BYU Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium (level 1).  The event is sponsored by the BYU HBLL Farnsworth Juvenile Literature Library and the BYU Bookstore.    The event is free and [...]

  • The First Annual Teen Book Fest @ Provo City Library
    Posted October 14, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    Featuring Nationally Bestselling Author Scott Westerfeld and 20 of your Utah-based favorites! The Teen Book Fest @ PCL seeks to celebrate the literature written for young adults and those who read, write, and enjoy it!  With the smashing success of the Provo Children’s Book Festival, the Library wanted to develop a dynamic, innovative book event for [...]

  • Nan Osmond Grass Lecture
    Posted September 13, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    Gary D. Schmidt, two-time winner of a Newbery Honor award (for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and Wednesday Wars) and author of more than 30 books, will deliver the annual Nan Osmond Grass Lecture on Thursday, September 30, at 11:00 in B-192 JFSB. In addition to Thursday’s Lecture, Schmidt will also read from his [...]

  • Homework Helper: Finding Social Studies Books & Websites
    Posted September 6, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    To find books in the Juvenile Literature Collection on social studies topics: Open the HBLL homepage. Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search” Go to the pull-down menu labeled search all and type in a term that represents the subject of your search, such as [...]

  • Homework Helper: Call Numbers of Children’s Periodicals
    Posted September 2, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    This is a list of the call numbers for children’s magazines in the Juvenile section of the HBLL

  • Picture Books by Native American Authors
    Posted August 9, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    Joseph Bruchac: Between earth & sky : legends of Native American sacred places- 398.2 B83b Buffalo song- 970.3 B834bs Crazy horse’s vision- 923 C85b How Chipmunk got his stripes : a tale of bragging and teasing- 398.24 B834h Jim Thorpe’s bright path- 927 T398b Seasons of the circle : a Native American year- 970.1 B834s [...]

  • Featured Website: Cooperative Children’s Book Center
    Posted July 26, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    The CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Council) website is an authoritative source for “books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children’s and young adult literature” produced by the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  Teachers, librarians, early childhood care providers, and college students will find designated areas to guide them to useful articles, [...]

  • Homework Helper: Finding Concept Books
    Posted July 19, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

    Concept books present concepts, such as alphabet, counting, color, shape, size, comparison, or opposites, that expand the young child’s knowledge or skill. Easy: To find alphabet books, browse the 411 call number in the juvenile literature collection. To find counting books, browse the 511 call number in the juvenile literature collection. Better: To find concept [...]