Quick Links
- Databases-
Professional Collection Subscription databases include ERIC,
Booklist, Curriculum Administrator, Education, Education Digest,
Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education,
Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Learning Disabilities,
Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and others.
- Online
Journals for School Librarians. Links to full text professional
journals of interest to school librarians (and reading teachers)
in the databases of The New York Public Library.
- Electronic Resources-
Homework Help
Subscription databases include World Book, AP Photo Archive, New
Book of Popular Science and others.
- Authors for
children A great resource for author study programs and book
reports.
- Authors
for young adults Background information on authors for teens.
- Education
Links at On-Lion. Sites for teachers.
- Teacher
Resources Books and web sites recommended by the Mid-Manhattan
Library's Education Department.
- Ask Librarians
Online E-mail and chat reference from NYPL librarians.
- ¡Información
en Vivo! Haga preguntas por línea computarizada.
Teacher Collections
These special collections include the following for teachers:
- Practical resources for elementary and middle school teachers
- Hundreds of books and periodicals to help you
- Creative ideas for the classroom
- Integrating literature across the curriculum
- Innovative lesson plans
- Multicultural resources
- School library activities
- Using Children's and Young Adult Literature in the classroom
- Special Education resources
- Using the Internet as a research and searching tool
- Information about upcoming events and workshops
| Manhattan Teacher Collection
Donnell Library Center
20 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
Grades 7-12 at Teen Central, Nathan Straus Young Adult Center
212-621-0633
Grades K-6 at Central Children's Room
212-621-0636 |
The Bronx Teacher Collection
Fordham Library Center
2556 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10458
718-579-4230 |
Staten Island Teacher
Collection
Todt Hill-Westerleigh Regional Library
2550 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10314
718-494-1642 |
ECRIC: Early Childhood Resource & Information Center
ECRIC is a unique center of The New York Public Library serving
the needs of young children (birth to age 6), their parents, caregivers,
teachers, and other early childhood professionals. It is located
on the second floor of the Hudson Park Branch Library at 66 Leroy
Street, Manhattan. More
information about ECRIC is available here.
Classroom Ideas
Lesson
plans on using the Picture Collection Online in the classroom.
The Picture Collection Online features images of
- New York City history and culture
- Costume from countries around the world and throughout history
- Insects of various types
- Indians from North and South America
- Dragons
- Snakes
See also: NYPL
Digital Gallery with over 275,000 images
Reading Lists
The following reading lists for teens are available on TeenLink
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- Are you afraid of the dark?
- Around the World in Books
- Challenged and Banned Books
- East Meets West
- Get Graphic @ Your Library
- Historical Fiction
- Latino Roots
- Love. Sigh. - Great Books for Valentine's Day
- Math Books for People Who Think They Don't Like Math
- Proud Pages
- Slammin' Poetry Books
- Strange Orbit
- What's Your Fantasy?
- Winning Ways
- Work It
- Worth a thousand words: Books for new English speakers
The following reading lists for children are available on On-Lion
for Kids -
- Children's Books 2004: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- 100 Favorite Children's Books
- 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
- Love to Read - Recommended Titles for the Third Grade
- Celebrate African-American History Month
- Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
- Celebrate Christmas
- Celebrate Columbus Day
- Celebrate Halloween
- Celebrate Hanukkah
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
- Celebrate Kwanzaa
- Celebrate Thanksgiving
- Celebrate Winter
- Celebrate Women's History Month
- New York City Summer Reading Program
- Off to School
- Regreso a la Escuela:
Back to School
- Children's Poems to Share
Additionally, The New York Public Library sells a selection of
annotated book lists for children and young adults, including
Books for the Teen Age 2006 and Children's Books
2005. We also offer posters from New York is Book Country
by noted children's illustrators like Maurice Sendak, Chris
Van Allsburg, Faith Ringgold and more. All sales support the work
of The New York Public Library. Order
Form [PDF format].
See also these three special websites
for children and teens:
homeworkNYC.org
A full service homework help website powered by the Brooklyn Public
Library, The New York Public Library and Queens Library. It combines
an extensive collection of databases with live homework help
resources for grades K-12.
TeenLink -- teenlink.nypl.org
Explore hotlines, booklists, links to college and financial aid
information, sports, homework help, and listings of monthly programs
in The Branch Libraries.
On-Lion For Kids -- kids.nypl.org
Answers to questions about homework, holidays, history, people and
places. Plus, monthly programs and great books for children of all
ages to read and enjoy.
