Welcome to the Curriculum Library

Welcome to the Curriculum Library
The Curriculum Library
is are located in
Horrabin Hall Room 80
On Western Illinois University campus
in Macomb IL.
The Curriculum Library houses a collection of children’s literature and teaching materials.
Included in the collection are:
Fiction and non-fiction literature for children and young adults;
Textbooks for grades K-12 ;
Special education tests;
and
a large array of
hands-on learning materials.

History of the Curriculum Library
The Curriculum Library is housed in room 80 of Horrabin Hall in what was the Western Laboratory School library for many years.
To this day, it still houses the original charging desk, many of the original shelving units etc. from the laboratory school days.
The Curriculum Library became a branch of the University Libraries on July 1, 1991 after having been part of one of the departments in the then College of Education for a number of years.
In 2000, the Curriculum Library completed the last step of becoming a branch of the University Libraries by transferring their collections from the card catalog that had been used for many years to the electronic library systems used by the University Libraries.

The collection is cataloged under the Dewey Decimal system as are many elementary school libraries.
The collection has grown steadily over the years to its approximately 39,000 item holdings today.

The Curriculum Library offers a cozy environment .
Study carrels for individual quiet study are available
Tables for small group study and project work are also available.

Curriculum Library
Computer workstations with printing capabilities are readily accessible.

The collection houses a large number of fiction and non-fiction books for grades preschool through 12th grade.

Curriculum Library
The collection also contains a number of individual “curriculum” collections , such as textbooks for the elementary, middle school and secondary levels and teacher instruction materials.

What makes the Curriculum Library Unique?
Some of the unique items in the collection include:
puppets
puzzles
educational games
educational software
CD’s of children’s songs
a wide array of items to aid in hands-on learning

What makes the Curriculum Library Unique?

Services Provided by Curriculum Library
Tours are given for various education classes at the beginning of each semester. The tours are given for students in all levels of education classes from introduction classes to senior field classes. Each tour is personalized to the needs of the given class.
The Curriculum Library presents instruction about using library resources both in the library and in the classroom.

Services Provided by Curriculum Library
Classes in the College of Education and Human Services come into the Curriculum Library to use materials during class time.
Class time use of the library is scheduled during regular hours of operation and at special request by appointment.

Curriculum Library
If you are ever in Horrabin Hall, drop by room 80 and see us. We will be happy to show you around and answer any questions you might have about our collection.

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