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Children's and Young Adult Literature: Home

Find amazing kids and YA books

Welcome to the Children's and Young Adult Literature Guide!

We have picture and chapter books, nonfiction, biographies, YA novels, and books in many languages.

Visit the Contemporary Children's and Family Collection

Want to find recent Children's and YA books, as well as other classics and popular reads? You'll find old and new favorites in the Contemporary Children's and Family Collection on the 1st floor (near Founders Gallery).

Use the Historical Children's Research Collection

Our Historical Children's Research Collection, featuring, thousands fiction and non-fiction works from the nineteenth through the twenty-first centuries, is located on the 4th floor. 

Contact the Curator of Children's and Young Adult Literature

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Dee Anna Phares
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Contact:
Office: Founders Memorial Library 145B
815-753-1770

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