Each year we add new books to the Juvenile Collection in the Leonard Lief Library. These are some of the newest titles in the collection:
Fiction
Within each classification number (e.g. PZ7) works are organized by the author’s last name.
Classification Number | Contents |
PZ 7 | Fiction by authors whose first works were published between 1870 and 2014 |
PZ 7.1 | Fiction by authors whose first works are published in 2015 and beyond |
Other PZ Class. Numbers | Contents |
PZ 5 | Collections of works by different authors |
PZ 7.5 | Novels in verse |
PZ 8 | Traditional fairy tales |
PZ 8.1 | Folklore and legends |
PZ 8.2 | Fables |
PZ 8.3 | Nursery rhymes and stories in rhyme |
Higher PZ numbers | Juvenile fiction in languages other than English |
Non-Fiction
Classification Number | Contents |
A | General works |
B | Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
C | Auxiliary sciences of history |
D | World history and history of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc. |
E & F | History of the Americas |
G | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation |
H | Social sciences |
J & K | Political science & Law |
L | Education |
M & N | Music & Fine arts |
P | Language and literature (Criticism, Plays, Short Stories, Poetry) |
Q | Science |
R | Medicine |
S | Agriculture |
T | Technology |
U & V | Military science & Naval science |
Z | Bibliography. Library science. Information resources |
Award-winning Books Gold dot on the spine.
Bilingual-Bicultural Literacy Collection Books are shelved in the first shelf range of the Juvenile Collection. Books with Spanish have a green dot on the spine.
Graphic Novels Graphic novels and comics are classified in the Lehman Collection in the Juvenile Graphic section. This section is shelved by the Library Education office (Room 318).
Identity Collection Also shelved near Room 318. 1/2 orange dot on the spine.
LGBTQ Collection Small orange dot on the spine.
Wordless Picture Books Books are on a shelf on the north wall of the Juvenile Collection.
Historic Children’s Books Books are shelved on the north wall of the Juvenile Collection.
Searching for books for children and young adults in the Lehman Catalog:
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Change "Any Field" to: "Subject heading"
In the first search box type in the type of book or subject of the book that you would like to find, e.g.:
Alphabet
Board books
Counting
Readers
Stories in rhyme
Stories without words
Add Juvenile or Fiction in the second search box to limit to books in our Juvenile Collection.
Remember to filter your search to Availability: Items Currently on Shelf. Sort by Date (Most Recent).
Click on the title to find out in which databases the journal is included.