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• Homework Helper: Book Talks
  Posted March 3, 2011 by Juvenile Reference

  March 3, 2011 by Juvenile Reference (Laurien Clay) A book talk is neither a report nor a review, but a commercial or a teaser for a book. These are typically used by librarians and teachers to increase literacy. To create a good book talk: 1. Read and like the book you are going to talk [...]

• 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 [...]

• Finding Dr. Seuss Books
  Posted April 6, 2010 by Juvenile Reference

  Dr. Seuss books are listed under the author’s name, Theodore Geisel. Many of his books can be found under the call number 813 G277. If you are looking for a specific book by Dr. Seuss, try looking it up by title in the library catalog. Don ‘t be afraid to come ask us for help [...]

• Homework Helper–Finding Social Studies Books & Websites
  Posted March 1, 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–Finding Books
  Posted January 6, 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 [...]

• Finding Christmas Stories
  Posted December 7, 2009 by Juvenile Reference

  To find Christmas books in the Juvenile Literature collection at the HBLL. 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 box type “Christmas stories, American Juvenile fiction” (314 results)  You can also limit the location to “Juvenile collection” [...]

• 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 [...]