Use these to find just the right children's book by subject, theme, format or series:
The picture-book index is part of BPL's online catalogue and is accessed through the advanced search function of the catalogue. This index can help you find books by subject, format or theme to share with young children. It indexes the picture-book, easy reader, first book, and folk and fairy tale collections.
Please ask the information desk staff to print a list of books about your subject. The list can be limited to books currently available in the branch. There is no charge for this service.
We strongly recommend that you print the list of picture-book index subject headings [PDF] (last updated August 2010). A hard-copy of this list, which includes extensive cross-references, will help you search more effectively.
If you are already familiar with the terms we use or have chosen not to consult our list of subject headings, you can search by keyword.
Two or more headings can be combined in a keyword search. Example: a search for "hockey Canadian" will find titles with a hockey theme by Canadian authors.
The children's fiction index is part of BPL's online catalogue and is accessed through the advanced search function of the catalogue. This index can help you find children's novels by subject or theme. It indexes the storybook and children's fiction collections.
Please ask the information desk staff to print a list of books about your subject. The list can be limited to books currently available in the branch. There is no charge for this service.
Browse through the hard copy of the children's fiction index subject headings to familiarize yourself with the broad range and scope of this index.
We strongly recommend that you print the list of fiction index subject headings [PDF] (last updated March 8, 2010). A hard copy of this list, which includes extensive cross-references, will help you search more effectively.
If you are already familiar with the terms we use or have chosen not to consult our list of subject headings, you can search by keyword.
Two or more subjects can be combined in a keyword search. For example, a search for "Canadian mysteries" will find mysteries by Canadian authors. Instructions:
BPL's children's fiction series index [PDF] (last updated May, 2010) can help you find what comes next in children's fiction series.
For the purpose of this index, we have defined a series as two or more books linked by character, setting or other common traits.
Tip: use the search ("binoculars" icon) or "Edit - Find" feature in Internet Explorer to find what you're looking for quickly by series name, author or book title.