Children's Literature Resources The School (S)-Collection in the
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign consists of 152,000
cataloged volumes of children's and young adult literature. In
1993, the S-Collection acquired an additional uncataloged
collection of 58,000 children's books from the Center for
Research Libraries, which were added to the collection. With
this addition, it became one of the most comprehensive
collections of children's literature in the nation, second only
to the Library of Congress. Originally created as a working
collection for students in Education or Library and Information
Science, the collection now supports doctoral and historical
research as well. Check out our Children's Literature Blog for
helpful guides, children's literature news, and tips on using
the S-Collection!