The children’s book collection is arranged by four color categories. Red books are story books (birth to third grade), blue books are chapter books (grade four to grade eight), purple books are non-fiction and yellow books are music or poetry. Each colored section is then ordered alphabetical by author’s last name.
Search for children’s books using the Archway catalog, choose keyword and narrow down your location to ECC Children’s.
In February 1991, East Central College Library received a grant from the
Harrison M. Eaton Memorial Fund to expand and enhance the Library's Children's Literature
Collection. The Fund provided for the
purchase of over two hundred works of fiction,
non-fiction, and poetry selected from winners of the prestigious Newbery Medal, Caldecott
Medal, and Mark Twain awards. Additional titles were selected from librarian-recommended
lists. The Harrison M. Eaton Memorial Fund will provide continued support allowing for
maintenance and upgrading of the Collection.
The Harrison M. Eaton Children's Literature Collection is vital to the mission of East Central College Library, providing reading material for children and fulfilling the reading requirement for students in the Children's Literature course which is taught as part of East Central College's Elementary Education curriculum.
The Harrison M. Eaton Fund was opened to receive memorial gifts from the many friends, relatives, and business associates of Harrison Eaton after he passed away in December 1989. As a proponent of quality education, Mr. Eaton devoted a considerable amount of time and effort to the educational community, in particular to East Central College. One of the organizers of the college districts, he went on to serve on the college board of trustees for more than 12 years, six of those as vice-president. Mr. Eaton was also an advocate of the East Central College Foundation of which he was a charter life director and charter life member.
The Eaton Fund provides funding for the betterment of the college through memorial projects selected by the Eaton family.
Use the Archway catalog to find award winning children’s books; enter each book award as a subject search or just click on the link for each award.
Caldecott Medal : honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Newbery Medal : honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award : honors the author and illustrator of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
Belpre Medal : honors a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator who best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in literature for children and youth.
Batchelder Award : given to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding or those published in a foreign language and country and then translated and published in the United States.
Sibert Medal : honors authors and illustrators of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.
Coretta Scott King Award : promotes understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream by African American authors.
Scott O'Dell Award : awarded to author of book on historical fiction for children or young adults, published in the preceding year.
Missouri Building Block Award : voted the most popular by preschool children in Missouri's public libraries and is designed to encourage reading aloud to children.
Show Me Award : purpose is to promote literature, literacy, and reading in grades one through three in Missouri elementary schools and to promote recognition of authors and illustrators of books that are favorites of these children.
Mark Twain Award : purpose is to provide Missouri children in grades four through eight with their very own source to enrich their lives through reading.
Gateway Readers Award : goal is to encourage young adults (grades 9 through 12) in Missouri to select and read quality literature that appeals to their needs, interests and reading levels.
The children’s DVDs are shelved by title within the feature film collection at the back of the library.
Search the Archway catalog by title or see our list of G rated DVDs.