Patricia Standish Curriculum Library

The Patricia Standish Curriculum Library houses over 12,000 resources and hands-on materials to support undergraduate and graduate studies within The School of Education. Students can major in teacher education, literacy and special education, communication sciences and disorders, counseling and education administration, and educational/school psychology and applied technology. The Curriculum Library is conveniently located on the second floor of the Thelma P. Lally School of Education building. Educational theory books and journals can be found at the Neil Hellman Library.
 

Highlights of the Collection

• A Circulating Reference Collection - books full of ideas for lesson plans (preK-12) and therapy sessions, as well as teacher certification exam practice guides
• Children's Literature - including picture books, big books, and chapter books
• Information Books - nonfiction books in all curriculum areas
• The Touhey Collection of Multicultural Books - a special collection of picture books, fiction, and information books donated by Charles Touhey
• Kits and Manipulatives - such as science experiments, storytelling kits, speech therapy flash cards, math counters, primary source materials for social studies themes, and self-esteem programs 
• Textbooks - in all subject areas K-12
• Readers - including leveled readers (1-20), phonics readers, and high interest-low vocabulary readers
• Magazines - with ideas for teachers, such as Bookbag, AIMS, and Science Teacher

Other features of the Curriculum Library

• Sizzix Machine - with accompanying cutting dies for use in creating bulletin boards
• Boardmaker - a graphics software program that contains a large number of picture communication symbols
• Computers - with Internet access and the Microsoft Suite. Ask at the circulation desk for details. (See the Computer Use Policy on the Policies page)
• A Photocopier/Printer - a release station is also in the library