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A guide for doing research in library science.

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Welcome to the Library Guide for the Library Science program.

This guide will provide information about library and Instructional Materials Center resources, research guidance, and support for course assignments. 

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Instructional Materials Center

The Instructional Materials Center (IMC) is a model Pre-k through 12 school library. We strive to have a diverse collection of materials and resources. Physical materials are available for check out to online and distance education students.   

Things to know:

  • The IMC is located on the lower level of Belk Library on the Boone campus
  • The Makerspace is conveniently located on the same floor. To see how preservice teachers and faculty have utilized these tools in classes see the IMC & Makerspace library guide.
  • Visiting teachers contact your IMC librarian for help with parking.
  • We have many collections to browse and borrow from for projects, lesson planning, and field experiences.

New Children's and Young Adult (YA) Books in the IMC

The Walk

Picture Book
By Winsome Bingham
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey." --From Publisher's Description

American Desi

Picture Book
By Jyoti R. Gopal
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "An American child of Southeast Asian descent revels in dances, clothing, games, foods and other characteristics of both cultures, while blending them into what makes her unique." --From Publisher's Description

The Yellow Bus

Picture Book
By Loren Long
Recommended: Ages 3 to 6
Pages: 32
Summary: "A forgotten school bus finds joy and purpose in the most unexpected places." --From Publisher's Description

Bros

Picture Book
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Recommended: Grades PreK-1
Pages: 32
Summary: "From sunrise to sunset, a group of young Black boys joyously spend the day together as they live their best lives freely in their community." --From Publisher's Description

The Real Story

Picture Book
By Sergio Ruzzier
Recommended: Ages 3 to 6
Pages: 32
Summary: "When Cat asks Mouse how the cookie jar broke and where the cookies went, Mouse tells Cat implausible story after implausible story." --From Publisher's Description

The Blue Bowl

Picture Book
By Flo Leung
Recommended: Ages 4 to 7
Pages: 32
Summary: "A young boy and his family discover a way to merge their Chinese and North American backgrounds by combining traditional foods from both cultures." --From Publisher's Description

Ode to a Bad Day

Picture Book
By Chelsea Lin Wallace
Recommended: Ages 5 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "A little girl is having a day where absolutely nothing goes right, but even bad days end eventually." --From Publisher's Description

Like Lava in My Veins

Picture Book
By Derrick Barnes
Recommended: Ages 5 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Bobby Beacon is psyched to attend a new school that'll help him get a better grip on his powers. But right off the bat, his hot temper lands him in the principal's office. Can an understanding teacher clue him in on ways to calm himself?" --From Publisher's Description

Party Hearty Kitty-Corn

Picture Book
By Shannon Hale
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Kitty is excited to throw a kitty-corn party but becomes frustrated when newcomer Puppy messes up the decorations, ruins the gift Kitty made, and worst of all, he takes up all of Unicorn's attention." --From Publisher's Description

Two New Years

Picture Book
By Richard Ho
Recommended: Grades PreK to 2
Pages: 32
Summary: "A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years: the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later." --From Publisher's Description

Cornbread and Poppy at the Carnival

Beginning Chapter
By Matthew Cordell
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 80
Summary: "Poppy can't WAIT to try a roller coaster. Cornbread...can. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when the Carnival rolls into town, Cornbread agrees to check it out." --From Publisher's Description

Makeda Makes a Birthday Treat

Early Reader
By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 31
Summary: "A young girl celebrates her birthday and the special treats she can make for her class." --From Publisher's Description

Life after Whale

Nonfiction
By Lynn Brunelle
Recommended: Ages 4 to 8
Pages: 32
Summary: "Follow a blue whale's enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustling new ecosystem to flourish." --From Publisher's Description

Animal Albums from A to Z

Poetry
By Cece Bell
Recommended: Grades K-3
Pages: 32
Summary: "This quirky ABC book draws on albums, memorabilia, and lyrics dating between 1944-1984 and adds wry, witty text, silly and sumptuous sound play, and bright, zany art to tickle young funny bones." --From Publisher's Description

Loch Ness Uncovered

Nonfiction
By Rebecca Siegel
Recommended: Grades 7 to 9
Pages: 192
Summary: "In 1934, a man walking by a lake in the Scottish highlands snapped a photo and started a monster-hunting craze. Now considered a hoax, the Loch Ness Monster is presented here as a cautionary tale on the dangers of misinformation." --From Publisher's Description

Houses with a Story

Nonfiction
By Seiji Yoshida
Recommended: Ages 12 to 17
Pages: 123
Summary: "Over thirty imaginative houses and the people who make them home offer unexpected worlds to wander through and explore; readers discover the contents in each." --From Publisher's Description

All of Me Is Nature

Nonfiction
By Ashley Renee Jefferson
Recommended: Ages 2 to 7
Pages: 30
Summary: "Kids of all colors, genders, and ability levels explore nature with their fingers, toes, noses, ears, and taste buds." --From Publisher's Description

In It to Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis

Nonfiction
By Erin Silver
Recommended: Grades 4 to 7
Pages: 89
Summary: "This illustrated book examines how sports are affecting the planet, what climate change means for athletes and sporting events, and what young people can do to make sports sustainable for the future." --From Publisher's Description

What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?

Nonfiction
By Rachel Ignotofsky
Recommended: Ages 4 to 7
Pages: 32
Summary: "Butterflies soar in the sunlight. Moths flutter under the moon and stars. Find out more about these mysterious and majestic insects and their similarities and differences." --From Publisher's Description

Not a Monster

Nonfiction
By Claudia Guadalupe Martínez
Recommended: Ages 3 to 7
Pages: 32
Summary: "An axolotl egg hatches and matures in the Xochimilco canals in Mexico City, the only natural habitat of these unique salamanders that spend their lives in water." --From Publisher's Description

Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire

Nonfiction
By Ferin Davis Anderson
Recommended: Ages 13 to 18
Pages: 144
Summary: "Examines how Indigenous people, farmers, and forestry departments have used fire to manage resources, and how climate change is impacting the future of fire." --From Publisher's Description

Kaboom! A Volcano Erupts

Nonfiction
By Jessica Kulekjian
Recommended: Grades K to 3
Pages: 32
Summary: "A step-by-step story of a volcanic eruption - told from the volcano's point of view!" --From Publisher's Description

Shift Happens

Nonfiction
By J. Albert Mann
Recommended: Grades 8 and Up
Pages: 409
Summary: "This eye-opening and engaging history of the worker actions that brought us weekends, pay equality, desegregation, an end to child labor and more documents how the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with the major issues facing modern teens." --From Publisher's Description

Wings, Waves and Webs

Nonfiction
By Robin Mitchell Cranfield
Recommended: Grades PK to 2
Pages: 30
Summary: "From the dots on a ladybug to the spiral on a snail, patterns in nature can be found anywhere." --From Publisher's Description

We, the Curious Ones

Poetry
By Marion Dane Bauer
Recommended: Grades 1 to 4
Pages: 32
Summary: "Since the beginning, humans have created stories about the universe. From early mythology to modern-day science is a long journey... What will we believe tomorrow?" --From Publisher's Description

Daughter of the Light-Footed People

Biography
By Belen Medina
Recommended: Grades 2-3
Pages: 32
Summary: "Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals--the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri." --From Publisher's Description

Drawn to Change the World

Nonfiction
By Emma Reynolds
Recommended: Grades 3 to 7
Pages: 170
Summary: "We need everyone to help with the biggest challenge the human race has ever faced. This book shines a spotlight on sixteen incredible youth activists and artists from around the world who are fighting to protect the planet and all life on Earth." --From Publisher's Description

Boy vs. Shark

Graphic Novel
By Paul Gilligan
Recommended: Ages 10 and Up
Pages: 234
Summary: "In the summer of 1975, anyone who hasn't seen 'Jaws' is a wimp. Needless to say, it leaves 10-year-old Paul a cowering mess, and underlines the growing gap between him and his best friend David." --From Publisher's Description

Save Our Forest!

Grapic Novel
By Nora Dåsnes
Recommended: Ages 10 and Up
Pages: 229
Summary: "The PTA wants to raze the students' beloved forest, removing the space integral to Bao and other students' lives and the environment they call home. When the adults are too apathetic, too cynical, or too preoccupied to see the importance of the forest, Bao and the others will have to take matters into their own hands." --From Publisher's Description

Ash's Cabin

Graphic Novel
By Jen Wang
Recommended: Ages 14 to 18
Pages: 320
Summary: "Ash feels isolated, disconnected from a world that ignores the climate crisis and is obsessed with fame, while only their late Grandpa Edwin ever seemed to understand them. Ash wonders if their Grandpa's secret cabin, hidden in the California wilderness, could offer a fresh start, but they must confront whether they can truly survive and be happy alone." --From Publisher's Description

Pardalita

Graphic Novel Hybrid
By Joana Estrela
Recommended: Grades 9 to 12
Pages: 100
Summary: "16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended. She has two best friends, but wants something more. Then she meets Pardalita." --From Publisher's Description

Shadow Island

Graphic Novel
By Nancy Deas
Recommended: Grades 2 to 5
Pages: 187
Summary: "With nowhere left to live after losing his parents, Ollie unhappily finds himself at his grandpa's house in Sueño Bay. His getaway plans are altered abruptly when he and three classmates discover something they shouldn't have in a trailer in the woods." --From Publisher's Description

Bunnybirds

Graphic Novel
By Natalie Linn
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 188
Summary: "In Princess Aster's world, Bunnybirds live in contented isolation, keeping themselves detached from the world in order to practice magic and receive prophetic visions. But when her father disappears, her goal is definite: she's going to rescue him, no matter what." --From Publisher's Description

An Outbreak of Witchcraft

Graphic Novel
By Deborah Noyes
Recommended: Ages 12 and Up
Pages: 225
Summary: "From 1692 to 1693, fear reigned in the small village of Salem, Massachusetts. Widespread panic led to one of the longest cases of hysteria in America, in which more than twenty innocent lives were lost. Here, the haunting details behind the Salem Witch Trials are visually imagined." --From Publisher's Description

Timid

Graphic Novel
By Jonathan Todd
Recommended: Grades 4 to 7
Pages: 261
Summary: "Cecil and his family have just moved to a new state, and he is anxious about making friends. The few kids who are impressed by Cecil's comic-making art aren't always nice to him. Can Cecil stand up for himself and figure out who his real friends are?" --From Publisher's Description

SCRAM

Graphic Novel
By Rory Lucey
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 199
Summary: "Rockhurst is your average suburban town. It has everything you'd expect: happy families, fun shops...and magical creatures! In the hopes of learning more about the local cryptids, three friends, Jenny, Emiko, and Brian, start the Society of Creatures Real and Magical, or S.C.R.A.M." --From Publisher's Description

Puzzled

Graphic Memoir
By Pan Cooke
Recommended: Ages 10 and Up
Pages: 224
Summary: "Pan Cooke is ten years old when anxious thoughts begin to take over his brain. He has no way of knowing that this anxiety puzzle and the stressful attempts to solve it are evidence of a condition called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This is his story of living with and eventually learning about OCD." --From Publisher's Description

Blood City Rollers

Graphic Novel
By V. P. Anderson
Recommended: Grades 4 to 6
Pages: 185
Summary: "After ice-skater and Olympic hopeful Mina wipes out at her biggest competition, she gets recruited by a squad of vampires who need a human player to complete their Paranormal Roller Derby team. Will she be enough to help her new friends survive the season?" --From Publisher's Description

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Graphic Novel
By: Deya Muniz
Recommended: Ages 12 and Up
Pages: 235
Summary: "Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fromage." --From Publisher's Description

When the World Tips Over

Fiction
By Jandy Nelson
Recommended: Ages 14 and Up
Pages: 519
Summary: "Told in alternating voices, the Fall siblings each encounter the mysterious Cassidy at integral points in their lives, helping them untangle their relationships and uncover the truth about their father's disappearance." --From Publisher's Description

Our Shouts Echo

Fiction
By Jade Adia
Recommended: Grades 7 and Up
Pages: 404
Summary: "16-year-old Niarah's perspective on life changes when she joins a hiking/camping club and befriends Mac Torres and his wanderlust-driven friends, but as summer draws to a close and her new friends leave, existential dread challenges her new outlook." --From Publisher's Description

My Salty Mary

Fiction
By Cynthia Hand; Brodi Ashton; Jodi Meadows
Recommended: Ages 13 and Up
Pages: 422
Summary: "Mary, a heartbroken mermaid turned pirate, dreams of becoming captain after being pulled from the sea. Determined to prove herself, she'll fight against anyone, including Blackbeard’s son and her best friend, to claim her place in the pirate world." --From Publisher's Description

Max in the House of Spies

Fiction
By Adam Gidwitz
Recommended: Grades 4 to 8
Pages: 320
Summary: "To find his way back home to his family in Germany during World War II, 11-year-old Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy." --From Publisher's Description

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Fiction
By Lindsay Currie
Recommended: Grades 3 to 7
Pages: 247
Summary: "When a foreclosure notice shows up on Sarah's front door, she feels helpless until the day her friend Hannah mentions a treasure rumored to be hidden in the walls of an abandoned funhouse. The riddles and mazes seem impossible, but Sarah has no other choice." --From Publisher's Description

Bumps in the Night

Fiction
By Amalie Howard
Recommended: Grades 3 to 7
Pages: 295
Summary: "Sent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil." --From Publisher's Description

Running in Flip-Flops from the End of the World

Fiction
By Justin A. Reynolds
Recommended: Grades 4 to 8
Pages: 294
Summary: "12-year-old Eddie and his friends are forced to stay home while everyone else in town goes to the Beach Bash. Then, they all mysteriously disappear! Can Eddie get his gang to the beach and figure out what happened to their families?" --From Publisher's Description

The Bletchley Riddle

Fiction
By Ruta Sepetys & Steve Sheinkin
Recommended: Grades 5 and Up
Pages: 392
Summary: "Summer, 1940. 19-year-old Jakob and his sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they're living inside of one: Britain's codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob works to crack the Nazi's Enigma cipher, 14-year-old Lizzie attempts to solve the mysterious disappearance of their mother." --From Publisher's Description

Turn the Tide

Novel in Verse
By Elaine Dimopoulos
Recommended: Grades 3 to 7
Pages: 359
Summary: "12-year-old Mimi Laskarises sees a TED talk in science class about two young people who lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali. It makes her wonder, could a kid like her make such a big change in her community?" --From Publisher's Description

The Color of Sound

Fiction
By Emily Barth Isler
Recommended: Grades 4 to 6
Pages: 326
Summary: "12-year-old Rosie is a musical prodigy whose mom expects her to become a professional violinist. But this summer, Rosie refuses to play. She wants to have a break. And when she meets a girl who seems distinctly familiar, she knows this summer will be unlike any other." --From Publisher's Description

Breaking into Sunlight

Fiction
By John Cochran
Recommended: Ages 10 to 13
Pages: 300
Summary: "7th-grader Reese's ordinary life is upended the day he finds his father suffering from yet another drug overdose and his mom moves them away. Furious at first, he discovers beauty and joy in nature and in connecting with new friends." --From Publisher's Description

Okay, Cupid

Fiction
By Mason Deaver
Recommended: Grades 10 to 12
Pages: 311
Summary: "As a cupid, Jude's job is to bring couples together without getting involved. Their new assignment involves two teenagers who are meant to be more than just friends. If only Jude's attraction to a certain human boy would quit getting in the way and threatening their career." --From Publisher's Description

Blood at the Root

Fiction
By LaDarrion Williams
Recommended: Grades 9 and Up
Pages: 419
Summary: "Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Now, at 17, he discovers an unexpected connection with his long-lost grandmother: a legendary conjurer in her own right." --From Publisher's Description

Just Shy of Ordinary

Fiction
By A. J. Sass
Recommended: Ages 8 to 12
Pages: 372
Summary: "Shai, a 13-year-old nonbinary homeschooler, is an expert problem-solver. To help deal with her anxiety, they attempt to find a 'new normal' post-pandemic as they start public school, meet new friends, and learn about their Jewish identity." --From Publisher's Description

Ultraviolet

Fiction
By Aida Salazar
Recommended: Grades 7 to 9
Pages: 294
Summary: "13-year-old Elio is struggling with "coming of age"--first love, first heartbreak, first real fight (which lands him in the hospital), and what it means to be a "man," a true friend, and an ally, as well as how to overcome a culture of toxic masculinity." --From Publisher's Description

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