ENGL 180 Children's Literature

Searching in the Library Catalog

Searching for Books

Use the search box below find books at Holman Library

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Search for print books by limiting to the source type in the Advanced Search on the menu to the left of the results

Or try these subjects from the library's subject list

Digital Collections

Digital Collections

There are many older children's books freely available online. Linked below is a list of collections you might consider to search for books. 

Featured Collection

Shown in the image below is just one children's book, Flower Fables (1854), the first book published by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women

  • Note the tools to email, search, view, and download content. Search by title, browse, or search through their specific collections. 

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screenshot of a book, showing the scanned images of the pages in the featured collection mentioned here

Public Libraries

Searching multiple catalogs

Searching WorldCat

Linked below is a search for "Children's Literature" in an international library catalog called WorldCat. 

  • Click "view all results" to see all titles on for children's + literature keyword search using the link below.
  • Know that you can request books and articles that Holman Library doesn't own. You can start by searching here, in WorldCat, then use the Interlibrary Loan tool linked above to request an item.

Beyond our collection: Interlibrary Loan

Using the Interlibrary Loan Service

InterLibrary Loan: No library has it all! But the InterLibrary Loan (or ILL) is a service offered by Holman Library for borrowing books and articles from other libraries. InterLibrary Loan requests are free to current GRC students, faculty and staff.

For your research, it is important to search many places.
  • First, start with the books and articles available through the Holman Library.

  • Then, If you find books and articles that the Library does NOT have access to, just request them through Interlibrary Loan.

  • Using Interlibrary Loan increases the amount of resources available to you and helps you become a more thorough researcher.

Note:
  • Books and other items that require mailing may take 1-2 weeks.

  • Articles and other digital items may arrive within 2-5 days. Use your email as your contact info and the article will be sent directly to you.

If you need help filling out this form, call the library reference desk at (253) 931-6480.

Other places you can search...

Use the links below to look for books, articles and more beyond our collection: