K-State Libraries
Curriculum Materials & Juvenile Literature
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Kansas State University; 306-309 Hale Library
1200 Midcampus Drive; Manhattan KS 66506
Mission
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To support the teacher education, early childhood education, and children's
literature programs at Kansas State University by providing appropriate
materials to research, preview, and use within classroom settings.
An emphasis is placed on materials needed by those who aspire to work
with preschool, kindergarten, elementary, or secondary students.
Collections
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The Curriculum Collection
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The CMC is a collection of PreK-12 textbooks (student and teacher
editions), lesson plans, activity guides, curricula, kits, teacher
resource materials, and related reference tools. The collection
attempts to hold primarily current materials (15 years old and newer),
but does hold some older materials based on faculty request. The
collection is maintained by Marcia
Stockham Education Librarian.
The Juvenile Literature Collection
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Contains children's and young adult, historical and currect fiction and non-fiction books.
The collection is designed to meet the research and curricular needs
of the faculty and students in the K-State English Department, the
College of Education, and the School of Family Studies and Human
Services.
Services
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The Center is primarily a self-service area and does not have a service
desk. However, the Education Librarian is happy to offer assistance
and/or instruction. If he/she is not around, please ask for assistance
at the General Reference Desk.
Who May Use the Center and Its Services?
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Anyone may use the collections within the library. Any K-State student,
faculty or staff may check out the materials; community members
may check out the materials with a community users card. Interlibrary
loan requests from other libraries are accepted.
When is the Center Open?
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The Center is open all hours that Hale Library is open.
Where in Hale Library is the Center?
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The Center is located on the 3rd floor of Hale Library (Room 306-309),
in the historic Farrell Library.
How is the Center Organized?
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The materials in the Center are cataloged and classified according
to the Library of
Congress classification scheme and may be found by searching
the Libraries' catalog
or by browsing.
How do I learn to use the Center?
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Faculty, students, and community members may contact the Education
Librarian to schedule workshops that provide an orientation to the
Center or more specialized topics, as meets their needs.
Your questions are welcomed and encouraged. Please call, visit, or email:
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Marcia Stockham
at 785-532-7161, e-mail
