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How to Find Quality Children’s How to Find Quality Children’s Books @ your libraryBooks @ your library

So Many Books…So Little So Many Books…So Little Time:Time:

How to Find Quality Children’s How to Find Quality Children’s Books @ your libraryBooks @ your library

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It all starts here: www.MyLibrary.us

Look for the convenient links for kids and teens:

Online Databases

• Start at www.MyLibrary.us (or from this site on one of Michener Library’s “Library Guides”: http://libguides.unco.edu/content.php?pid=1302&sid=7590 )

• Select the “Online Now” tab• Choose the “A-Z Database List” if you know

which one you want to use, or• Scroll down to the “eResearch by Subject”

section and • Select the appropriate Subject heading and

then a subheading.

Remote Access• Many of our databases are available outside of

the library; just click on the “remote access” button to the right of the database you want to use.

• Type in your library card number at the log-in page.

• Scroll down the list on the left to choose the database.

Try these out:

• Novelist K-8 – Fiction Readers Advisory for Children and Young Adults: All of the

features of NoveList are presented especially for Easy, Children, and Young Adult readers.

• Searchasaurus– Resources for kids primary through middle school. You will find a

general encyclopedia, dictionary, primary and middle school searches of magazine articles and encyclopedia of animals. Searchasaurus is visual, fun and colorful.

• Tumblebook Library– TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks ,

animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can

read or have read to you.

Also try the “Advanced Search” option from our online catalog: Horizon Information Portal (HIP)

Visit your local libraries for more assistance:

 BRANCH LIBRARIES

• Outreach• 2227 23rd Ave., Greeley 80634-6632• (970) 506-8640

• Carbon Valley Regional Library• 7 Park Ave., Firestone 80504• (720) 685-5100

• Centennial Park Branch• 2227 23rd Ave., Greeley 80634-6632• (970) 506-8600

• Erie Community Library• 400 Powers Street, Erie 80516• (720) 685-5200

• Farr Regional Library• 1939 61st Ave., Greeley 80634-7940• (970) 506-8500

• Lincoln Park Branch• 919 7th St., Suite A. Greeley 80631-3909• (970) 350-9210

• MEMBER LIBRARIES

• Eaton Public Library• 132 Maple Ave., Eaton 80615-3441• (970) 454-2189

Fort Lupton Public and School Library• 425 S. Denver Ave., Ft. Lupton 80621-7190• (303) 857-7180

• Glenn A. Jones, M.D. • Memorial Library• Idaho and Jay Streets, Johnstown 80534-0457• (970) 587-2459

• Hudson Public Library• 555 Min St., Hudson 80642-0188 • (303) 536-4550

• Northern Plains Public Library• 216 2nd St., Ault 80610-0147• (970) 834-1259

• Platteville Public Library• 504 Marion Ave., Platteville 80651-0567• (970) 785-2231•  • Affiliated Library• Wellspring Library at NCMC• 1801 16th St., Greeley 80631-5154• (970) 350-6074