Youth Collection Services

The Youth Collection is dedicated to providing the resources and assistance needed for UNI faculty, staff, and students to best achieve their goals. We also support librarians and other interested parties throughout the state of Iowa, and community patrons from the Cedar Valley area. To do this, we offer a number of helpful services.

Although there are a range of titles in the Youth Collection, we take special care to make the best-of-the-best children's and young adult literature available for evaluation, study, and enjoyment.

Highlighted Youth Services

  • Selected titles of the most recent acquisitions are displayed on a browsing table near the Youth Collection offices.
  • We address reference questions on a daily basis. While priority is given to UNI students, faculty, and staff making requests in person, we accept requests by phone, email, and U.S. mail as well.
  • We provide collaborative instruction, curriculum/assignment development, resource support, book talks, and presentations to UNI education classes and to other UNI classes focusing on topics related to children's and young adult materials.
  • The Youth Collection is also involved in programming and special events, including story times, book discussions, and teen and youth activities.