collections in Youth Services offer a wide variety of resources
in several formats covering many subject areas. Print resources
include picture books, board books, beginning to read books,
fiction for elementary and middle school, non-fiction,
reference, large print, and periodicals. Audiovisual resources
include audiocassettes, CDs, puzzles, CD-ROMs, videos, DVDs,
audiobooks, Otis audio players, electronic books, and online
resources. general and specialized encyclopedias in the areas of
science, animals, states, countries, history, Native Americans,
as well as, indexes, bibliographies, almanacs, and other
resources to fill the information needs of students in grades
two through eight. - Monarch Award: The Monarch Award is given
annually to the author and / or illustrator of the book voted as
their favorite by Illinois students in grades K – 3. and Fairy
Collection: by country in the J398.2 non-fiction area. - Special
Needs Collection: Includes large print books for children and a
sampling of Braille books.