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A wonderful collection of picture books, easy readers, young adult fiction and nonfiction are housed in the Steen Library's Curriculum Collection.
Visiting the Curriculum Collection
The , directly behind Surfin' Steve Plaza. If you do not have an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ parking permit, visit The University of Texas System Police Department at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Parking Permit webpage for more information on receiving a visitor pass.
The Curriculum Collection is . Upon exiting the elevators, you will see the Curriculum Collection to your left.
Family-friendly amenities
If you need a diaper-changing table or lactation space during your visit to campus, explore our family-friendly restrooms to locate the nearest options. In the library, there is a changing table located in the women's restroom of the first floor, across from Lumberjack Learning Lab 1.
Borrowing books
The Curriculum Collection books are available for use by anyone who visits the library. To check out a book, you need to have an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ ID or a Nacogdoches Public Library card. The Steen Library and NPL allow users access to check out books, and other materials, with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ ID or NPL card.
Literacy activity kits for visiting children
Through a collaboration with students enrolled in a secondary education course, the library offers a selection of 'book kits'. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students select books from the Curriculum Collection and create an activity kit to follow each book's theme. These activity kits offer a semi-structured literacy-based entertainment for children while their guardian works or studies in the library.
How it works
- Visit the mobile book truck, located in front of the elevators in the library lobby.
- Enjoy the book and activity while you visit the library.
- Return the book when you're ready to leave the library. The book cannot be checked out.
- The contents of the activity kit are yours to keep!
Read the February 2024 news release announcing the literacy activity kits.