Research Tools

From books to DVDs to CD-ROMs to audiobooks, this section will assist you in selecting the materials that meet your needs through access to KCPL's online catalog and specially selected lists of library materials.

Browse this section for a preview of the new materials in our collection. You may reserve items that interest you and have them delivered to your local library for you to check-out.

• New Picture Books
• New Children's Fiction
• New Children's Non-fiction

When searching for a great book to listen to or to read, this is a good place to begin for lists of titles that celebrate the best in children's literature.

• Caldecott Medal Home Page
• Caldecott Winners in the online Catalog
• Newbery Medal Home Page
• Newbery Medal winners in the online Catalog
• Coretta Scott King Award Home Page
• Coretta Scott King Award winners in the online Catalog