Recent best sellers and titles of proven popularity are added regularly. Fiction and non-fiction titles are selected from review sources which specialize in materials for young adults. The Children's Department provides books and other materials for the very small child and the growing child through approximately the sixth grade. Materials are selected to excite the pre-reader and the beginning reader, to fill recreational needs, personal hobbies and interest, and to supplement school projects and assignments through the elementary years. High quality of writing and illustration is a primary consideration.
General demand is also a factor.
Since children as well as adults have various levels of ability, knowledge and interest, bridging types of books and other materials are made available. Materials in areas of social and personal awareness, and of cultural and sociological concern, are chosen at all levels in both fiction and non-fiction, reflecting current as well as traditional values. All can be of use. Quality of binding, cost of book, and projected use generally decide which is chosen. The library selects electronic resources to complement and supplement traditional print materials.