Meeting the Needs of Public Library Professionals

With reliable, accurate, current information in a cost-effective package

FOR SEARCHING, BIBLIOGRAPHIES & GENRE LISTS:

   “CLCD is a one-stop shopping place for all our youth services literature needs. It’s great for building subject lists for book displays and bibliographies and it's also a good source of author and illustrator information. I use it all the time and encourage my staff to use it as well. In fact, we’re going to show the adult services staff how to use it for help in finding great genre fiction for teens. I'm so glad to have this wonderful tool available to me.”

Sharon Grover
Head of Youth Services
Hedberg Public Library
Janesville, WI

   “The CLCD is a useful tool for helping me to respond quickly and accurately to my patrons’ requests. The ability to search by subject and age level is very helpful when I am creating bibliographies and bookmarks. To help supplement my recommendation for holiday or special occasion titles, I check the CLCD and inevitably find additional options. The CLCD is a valuable resource for anyone working with children’s and young adult literature.”

Helen Petersen
Children's Services Librarian
Clarence Dillon Public Library
Bedminster, New Jersey

FOR BOOK SELECTION:

   “As a librarian and book lover, I wanted to instill the same love for books in my young son. I have used CLCD to find authors, titles and subjects that have helped me raise a reader.”

Robyn Truslow
Coordinator
Calvert Library
Prince Frederick, MD

FOR REFERENCE:

   “When a young person has a special request, the CLCD helps me easily find just the right books. The ability to search by age, subject and reading level is invaluable. Even if we do not own all the books, I can usually get them from another library in our system.”

Joyce R. Laiosa
Head of Youth Services
Voorheesville Public Library
Voorheesville, NY

FOR PURCHASING:

   “We rely heavily on the aggregate full-text reviews (of CLCD) when deciding what to purchase. It's more helpful for librarians than NoveList.”

Sharon Hrycewicz
Children's Reference Coordinator
Downers Grove Public Library
Downers Grove, IL

FOR READER'S ADVISORY:

   “This database is a daily companion at my desk. I have promoted the use of this to my Youth Services staff finding full-text reviews for books they recommend to children and for our Voice of Youth Award lists that we put together each school year. I especially appreciate your ‘Featured Authors and Illustrators’ monthly feature, that gives great insights into authors and illustrators and their books not found elsewhere.”

Jan Watkins
Head of Youth Services
Skokie Public Library
Skokie, IL

   “I use CLCD in the Children's Department almost every day. It truly is comprehensive! I share it with fellow librarians, parents, teachers... They are amazed at the breadth of coverage and the powerful search tools. We have no other database that lets you search for books in so many different ways, and then narrow the list to just the sort of books you need. CLCD is my go-to resource for creating booklists by age range and topic, and for answering those tough requests that begin, 'I'm looking for a book and I can't remember the title or author, but it was about...”

Jill Hutchison
Children's Dept. Supervisor
Leonardtown Library
Leonardtown, MD

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Updated 9/19/11