Children's Resource Collection

What is the Children's Resource Collection?

The Children's Resource Collection (CRC) contains materials of interest to child care providers, teachers, parents, and those who care for children. You may think of these resources as an enhanced Parent-Teacher collection that also includes materials of interest to people who run day care centers as a business. At the Rockville Library, all Parent-Teacher materials are incorporated into the CRC.  There are four components to the collection: reference books; circulating books; videos; and periodicals.  We now have a section of parenting and child care materials in Spanish. The CRC also has expanded its collection of materials on children with disabilities.

What does the Children's Resource Collection have that a Parent-Teacher Collection does not?

It has additional materials on curriculum, especially for preschool education, materials on working with children in groups, materials on the business aspects of child care and training materials for teachers who train child care providers.  There is also a collection of mail order catalogs of educational toys, children's furniture, and early childhood resources.

How do we know what is in the Children's Resource Collection?

All materials in the CRC are in the catalog.  The items show as Branch: ROCK and Location: CRC.

What about magazines & journals?

The magazines and journals in the Children's Resource Collection can be used only in the library.  They include titles such as Young Children, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Child Care Information Exchange, Classroom Connect. Call the Rockville Library at 240-777-0140. Press the number for Children's Information Desk.

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