Collection Formats
- Juvenile Literature
Books appropriate for toddlers through young adult are divided into three areas: easy books, fiction, and non-fiction.
- Sample
Textbooks
Textbooks are available for subjects taught at kindergarten through high school levels. - Big Books
Picture books for children in a large format that are often used for shared reading. - Curriculum
Bulletins/Activity Books
Curriculum bulletins are available in paper and electronic formats. The paper collection also includes teaching activity books which have numerous ideas for lesson plans. The Kraus Curriculum Development Library is an extensive collection organized in 22 subject areas for preschool through adult basic education. These curricula are available in electronic format.
- Multi-media Materials
This collection includes materials appropriate for preschool through college level. Materials include video cassettes, computer programs, slides, kits, games, flash cards, transparencies, sound recordings, tape cassettes, and realia. The necessary equipment for using these materials is available in the Library.
- Reference
Books
The reference collection includes reference sources related to other materials in the CMC collections. These books may circulate with permission from a reference librarian.
- Picture
and Portrait Files
Pictures on a wide variety of topics and portraits of famous persons are available in this collection. Maps designed for elementary age students are also available.
- Historical
Textbooks
The historical text collection includes a select collection of K-12 textbooks of historical value. The collection dates back to the early 1800's. To access this collection, check with a reference librarian.
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Historical Curriculum Bulletins
This collection contains bulletins published by the Minnesota Department of Education which were published at least 20 years ago. To access this collection, check with a reference librarian.