 Story time will begin again on August 17th at 10:00 AM for more information call 913-758-3001.
Nurture your child with the love of reading by attending a Storytime session! These 45 minutes to an hour programs are recommended for ages 3 and older but younger children are also welcomed. All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Storytime is every Wednesday morning at 10:00. Storytime goes on hiatus during the summer and holiday breaks. There are more children’s programs scheduled throughout the year. Visit the CARL community webpage regularly to find out what is going on in your library.
The Children's Library is located on the second floor of the Combined Arms Research Library. The collection includes picture books for pre-schoolers and fiction and non-fiction for elementary and middle-school students. The library also has a selection of children's videos and DVD’s that are located in front of the circulation desk on the first floor. The young adult titles are shelved just outside the Children's Room. The CARL is continually updating and adding to the Teen book collection to keep current with reading trends among teens, such as fantasy and graphic novels.
We are also the home of the Army Community Service Collection. This is a specialized collection of books and CDs selected to help military families. Subjects covered include: finances, deployment, job resumes, and parenting. These are on the first floor, next to the DVD collection, located in front of the circulation desk.
The CARL materials come in many formats, including books (bestsellers, fiction, non-fiction, science fiction and mysteries), popular books on tape or CDs, movie videos and DVDs (classic and children's videos and the latest blockbuster releases), popular magazines and major newspapers. The library also provides electronic information like: full text magazines and newspaper databases available both in the library and on the Internet through our Find Articles page
The CARL has assembled digital full text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction, and 3,400 publicly-accessible titles. The best way to learn about eBooks is to experience them, so
click here to find out how. (Available to Fort Leavenworth Users, for remote access see the Reference Staff for instructions)
There are also
classics, young adult and children's e-books available through Tumblebooks.
It is available on AKO at
www.us.army.mil, select Self Service tab then select My Library
to get to it on the Army Libraries page. Click on the
"Read or Listen to a Book" for many choices on these valuable
resources.
The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army of this Web site or the information, products, or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and MWR sites, the U.S. Army does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Web site.
Kids' Links: Check out these Kid-friendly links.
Children's and Young Adult New Titles RSS Feed:
Check out our latest Children's and Young Adult titles.
Reading Lists for Children and their Grown-ups:
Check out these fun lists of books on many children's topics, such as dogs, trains, and new baby, all found in the children's section of our
library.
William Allen White Children's Book Awards:
Award winning books selected by Kansas teachers. Each year the William Allen White Children’s Book Awards Committee creates a Master List of titles, chosen from books published during the previous year. Since 2000, there have been two Master Lists, one for 3rd to 5th Grade and one for 6th to 8th Grade.
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