Children's and Young Adult Literature: Getting Started

The Hubbs Children's Literature Collection is located at Keffer Library and is available during all open library hours. This collection includes picture books, fiction for grades K-12 and nonfiction for K-8 with fewer titles for high school level. 

The collection is arranged in Library of Congress Classification. For fiction, this means that picture books, chapter books, and young adult titles are ordered alphabetically by author. Common literature call numbers include:

• PZ 5 short story collections (multiple authors, stories by a single author are in PZ7)
• PZ 7 and PZ 7.1 fiction
  • PZ 7.1 is for authors first published 2015+
• PZ 7.5 novels in verse form
• PZ 7.7 graphic novels
• PZ 8 and PZ 8.1 folk and fairy tales
• PZ 8.2 fables
• PZ 8.3 poetry, and stories in rhyme

Nonfiction is arranged throughout the rest of the collection (call numbers starting with A-PS and Q-Z).  Ask for assistance if you cannot locate something. 

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