Children's Collection

The Children's Library houses one of the largest collections of materials specifically for children and families in British Columbia. With more than 80,000 books, plus a large and growing collection of audio-visual materials, including music CDs, CD-ROMs, and DVDs, it is a rich resource.

The collection has major strengths in picture books, Canadian books and multicultural materials, including a large collection of folk and fairy tales.

Its large non-fiction collection supports children's personal interests as well as most of their school project needs.

French-language materials at all levels and formats are available here, while children's books in other languages are found in the Multilingual Division's collection.

Resource Collection: a strong collection of circulating and reference materials for adults about children's literature, authors and illustrators, reading, writing for children, storytelling, and folklore. The Children's Library subscribes to many reviewing and professional journals.

Awards Collection: reference copies of the winners of most Canadian and major American and British children's book awards are housed together, arranged in order by award and then year.

Parenting Collection: A selection of books, videos, and DVDs for parents and caregivers. More parenting books are located in the Social Sciences Division.

Historical Collection: early children's books are housed in the Special Collections Division.

Print indexes and reference sources include: