Curriculum Support

Bucket of Books (grades K-12): These tubs contain 24-30 books on a topic plus a teacher's guide with an annotated list of age-appropriate Web sites, a pathfinder for doing research on the topic at Multnomah County Library, and instructions on how to obtain additional copies of the books.
Customized booklist (grades K-12): If we don't have a Bucket of Books on your topic, check our booklist Web site, which has copies of our most popular booklists and instructions on how to create your own Bucket of Books using the lists. If your topic is not listed on the booklist site, we can create a customized booklist on a subject for your audience and send one copy of each book on the list to a nearby library for you to check out. Requires a three-week lead time. To request a customized booklist, visit the School Corps Assignment Alert site.
Customized webliography (sample webliography) (grades K-12): Let us create an annotated list of websites on a subject for your audience. Check the Homework Center to see if the library has already collected and annotated websites on your topic. To request a webliography, visit the School Corps Assignment Alert site.
Customized pathfinder (sample pathfinder) (grades 3-12): Will your students be visiting the Multnomah County Library to do research? We can create a guide to starting public library research on a topic for your students. To request a pathfinder, visit the School Corps Assignment Alert site.

Other helpful resources for teachers:

EBSCO Alerts (pdf): Sign up for e-mail notification of your favorite journals and articles.
Talk It Up!: Find book discussion guides to use with students.