A virtual tour of the Curriculum Collection on the lower level of the Dick Smith Library on the Stephenville campus of Tarleton State University.

1. Dick Smith
Library
Curriculum
Collection Tour

2. Lower Level
Display Area
Reference Desk

3. You may check out any items on
display behind/on the reference desk.
The desk
is staffed
8 a.m. to
5 p.m.,
Monday
through
Friday.
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5. The Curriculum Collection
Contains:
• Children’s books -
fiction and nonfiction
• Textbooks (K-12)
• Education Resource Books
• Grassburrs that circulate
• Reference Books
• Big Books
• Teacher Resources
• Agriculture Education Books
• Spanish/English picture book pairs

6. Lower Level
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Sara Tyler Area

7. Sara Tyler Memorial Area
• Big Books (some English/Spanish pairs)
• Spanish and English small picture book pairs
• Some math manipulatives
• Science and social studies teacher resources
Some items have bar codes, but many items
here are hand-check items.
New Book displays are often found on top of the
short stacks – feel free to check them out!

8. English –Spanish Small Book Pairs

9. English –Spanish Big Book Pairs

10. Reference*
Materials here include:
-Reference books for
Author Studies
-Math in Literature
lesson plan books
*Building Use Only –
cannot be checked out
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11. Education Resources,
Agriculture Education, and Grassburrs
Agriculture Education section
contains high school
textbooks and A&M materials
with EDUCAG in the call
number.
Grassburr section has yearbooks
that can be checked out.
Education Resource section contains K-12 curriculum guides
and activity books, as well as career guides. Most have
RESOURCE in the call number.

12. Children’s and Young Adult Books
In Library of Congress call number order
• two rows of nonfiction (A – PY call numbers)
• six rows of mostly fiction (PZ call numbers)
• one row of nonfiction (PZ 10.3 – Z call numbers)
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13. Textbooks
Current state-adopted textbooks
for Kindergarten through 12th
grade, with teacher’s editions.
All have “GR” near the end of
the call number and indicate the
grade level(s).
Almost all teacher’s editions have a “T” after the grade.

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Trudy’s, ENC, and Kathy Smith Books

15. Trudy’s Books and Kathy Smith Books
Trudy’s Books*
• Method and activity books
donated by Trudy Carlson
• Subject index is available
Kathy Smith Books* (KS)
• Math and science items donated by Kathy Smith
• Lists of items are available
*These items must be hand checked
Barcoded K-12 curriculum guides and
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16. The Eisenhower National
Clearinghouse (ENC)
Obtained with grants, these include math and science:
• books, magazines, and reading materials
• kits with supplies for experiments
*All items must be hand checked
*Kits are in librarian’s office
and special permission is
required to check out kit items.
Consumables from kits
are NOT checked out.
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17. Lower Level
Curriculum Workroom

18. Curriculum Workroom
What it Contains:
• Comb Binder & Plastic Combs
(in desk drawer)
• Free Book Exchange
• Die Cuts & Machines*
* Limited paper available

19. Freebies!
- Lots of reading-related posters and
advance reader editions.
- Auxiliary sample material,
workbooks, etc., from K-12 textbook
adoptions.

20. Check Out at Circulation - Main Floor
7- day checkout:
• Children’s books,
• Current K-12 textbooks
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Students can have up to 20 barcoded items from
throughout the library checked out at one time.
28-day checkout:
• EDUC RESOURCE items
• EDUCAG items

21. Materials That Can Be Checked
Out at Circulation
Almost everything with a bar code on it!
Building Use Only: Reference Books

22. Hand Check Materials –
Items Without Barcodes
• Trudy’s Books
• ENC Kit Items and Books
• Kathy Smith Books (KS)
• Some math manipulatives
and other resources
Hand checks are done by library staff ONLY,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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23. Here to Help
YOU:
Yeidi* Rios
*(pronounced Jay-dee)
User Services Assistant
At Lower Level Reference
Desk M-F 8-10 a.m.
Office in B05

24. Here to Help
YOU:
Amanda
Pape
Coordinator for Archives
and Special Services
(aka Lower Level Librarian)
Office in B08
pape@tarleton.edu