Harold B. Lee Library

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• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• Homework Helper: Finding Books
  Posted April 26, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

  Finding books in the library can be overwhelming, especially when you do not know where to start. Here are a few tips about how to find books in the juvenile area: Open the HBLL homepage. Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search” Once in the [...]

• American Library Association 2010 Literary Award Winners
  Posted January 19, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

  John Newbery Medal- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Newbery Honor Books – Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick Randolph Caldecott Medal – The [...]

• Scary kids’ books
  Posted October 26, 2009 by Juvenile Reference

  Trying to find that book that sent chills up your spine as a child? Here are some ways to search for your favorite scary books in the HBLL juvenile section. Open the HBLL homepage. Select “Library Catalog” under Unique Collections at BYU Below the main search bar choose “Advanced Keyword Search” In the search all [...]

• New Audio Books
  Posted September 24, 2009 by Juvenile Reference

  Here are the newest children’s literature and young adult audio books that the Harold B. Lee Library has added to its collection.  Enjoy! Blue Skin of the Sea/ Graham Salisbury (CD 1999 pt. 1-7) Buried Onions / Gary Soto (CD 1998 pt. 1) Elijah of Buxton/ Christopher Paul Curtis (CD 1994 pt. 1-8) Fairest / [...]

• 2009 ALSC Award Winners
  Posted January 26, 2009 by Juvenile Reference

  This morning at 9am, the new ALSC award winning books for 2009 were announced!  Below we have listed the Caldecott Medal and Honor Books; the Newbery Medal and  Honor Books; the Printz Medal and Honor Books; and the Sibert Medal and Honor Books.  Please click here to get the complete list of awards and the [...]

• Creating An RSS Feed
  Posted October 17, 2008 by Juvenile Reference

  What is an RSS feed? : Life is busy, and we all have a great deal to keep up with everyday.   A useful way to keep up to date with newly posted information on this or any other blog is to set-up RSS feeds.  (RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.”)  You can “sign-up” for our [...]