Book Collection--NLS Kids Zone

Network Bulletin No. 06-21
Date: June 23, 2006
Subject: Book Collection
Index Term: NLS Kids zone: a new web on children's books and magazines

NLS is pleased to announce the inauguration of a web page for children, Kids Zone. The site offers an online search engine to locate children's books in the national collection and provides annotated bibliographies of award-winning books such as Newbery Medal and Honor books, Coretta Scott King and John Steptoe winners, and Schneider Family Book Award winners. Kids Zone also lists books in popular series such as the Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Redwall Abbey, and Swallows and Amazons. Other features include information on children's magazines and a link to the Library of Congress Kids and Families web site.

Kids Zone may be accessed directly at www.loc.gov/nls/children/index.html or through a link on the NLS home page (www.loc.gov/nls).

For further information, contact:
James Herndon
Head, Collection Development Section
jahe@loc.gov