Welcome to Meet the Collection Monday. We're sorry we missed last Monday October 3rd. We've been so usy her at the library. Today we will highlight the Picture Book and Board Book collections with blurbs from Molly and Terri.
About the Picture Books from Molly:
This collection lives on the six shelving units that greet you right when you walk into our Children's Room. This large and lovely collection holds over 15,000 books in which the illustrations and text work together to tell a story. It is one of the library's most popular collections, with 98% of titles having been checked out at least once in the past year.
While most picture books are written to be shared with children from birth through six years of age, there are also picture books appropriate for and appealing to children in upper elementary school. If you've already graduated to "chapter books" (Juvenile Fiction) but would like to enjoy an illustrated story every now and then, ask us for some recommendations. Some of the most sophisticated picture books are actually wordless, the story being told completely via the artwork. Picture books can be different heights and widths, but are generally 32 pages in length. At the end of the shelving for the regular Picture Book collection, there is an aisle reserved for Holiday Picture Books. These titles are grouped together by holiday, then by author’s last name. Even though we add new books every year, we can never seem to have enough. For example, as I write this, there is only one Halloween book on the shelf. So stop by and spend some time exploring our colorful, fantastic Picture Book collection, and be sure to check out some holiday books nice and early!
About the Board Books from Terri:
The juvenile board book collection consists of materials to meet the educational and recreational needs of children from birth to three years. The board book format plays an important function for children who are learning what books are and how to handle them as the develop motor skills and print knowledge. The sturdy pages are able to stand up to chewing and fingers that are just leaning how to turn pages.
The collection is comprised of multiple copies of individual titles in board book format. Some books include special features of interest to this age group, such as lift-the-flap, varied textures and shapes, mirrored surfaces and the like. The board book collection is housed in bins placed on the floor so that they are easily accessible to babies and toddlers. Because these books are not placed in any particular order and are frequently withdrawn, this is a non-holdable collection.
The strongest influencing factor in the board book collection is the age group that it is intended for and primarily used by: children from birth through two years and their caregivers. Children in this age group are most interested in simple stories, repetitive and rhyming text, artwork that is clear, bold and realistic, and books that feature animals, human faces, other babies, and objects and activities familiar to them such as bath time, food and bedtime.
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