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Children's Literature

This is a guide for finding information related to children's literature.

Children's Literature Collection at Purdue

The Children's Literature Collection is on the 1st level of the Periodical Stacks in the Humanities, Social Science & Education Library.

Browse the Library Catalog for Children's Books

The online catalog lists all the books in the Purdue Libraries.   
This search will find all books in the Children's Literature Collection.  
Do a search on your keywords and it will limit the search to the Children's Literature Collection.

How to Search the Catalog for Children's Books

  1. Search the Library Catalog (keyword, author or subject) using the Books and Media option using your preferred search terms.   
  2. When records are retrieved, look for Tweak My Results and choose Humanities, Social Science & Education - Children's Lit - Periodical Stacks Level 1 under West Lafayette Location.

Children's Book Collection in Beering Hall

Teaching Resource Center (TRC) in room 3287 in Beering Hall also has a Children's Literature Collection.