Itasca Community Library
500 West Irving Park Road | Itasca, IL 60143 | 630-773-1699
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Special Collections
Battle of Books CollectionThe Battle of Books Collection is a collection of award winning and notable children's literature. This collection is for the Battle of Books program that is available to all Itasca Schools. This collection is available for check out by anyone with a valid library card.
Beginning Tape Readers
The Beginning Tape Readers is a great starting place for children beginning to read on their own. The collection is divided into three reading levels: Blue Tape, Red Tape and Yellow Tape. Blue Tape Readers are the first level with simple stories, large text, and few words per page. Red Tape Readers are the second level with more involved stories, smaller text and small paragraphs per page. The Yellow Tape Readers are the third level with more complex stories and beginning chapter books. All three levels contain both fiction and non-fiction titles.
Circulating CD Roms
The Youth Department has around 200 fun and educational computer CD Rom's available for check out. These may be checked out for a three week loan period.
Homework Shelf
Texbooks from the four Itasca grade schools are available for in-house use at all times that the Library is open. These textbooks are the property of the schools, and the Library is simply housing them for the convenience of the students.
LeapPad Machines and Books
Thanks to a donation from the Itasca Junior Woman's Club and a matching grant from LeapFrog SchoolHouse, the library circulates 57 LeapFrog books and 6 LeapFrog machines. Each machine comes with headphones and an adaptor.
Learning Games Collection
The Youth Department has a collection of over 400 games with an educational slant. There are games to promote skills and knowledge in the areas of reading, spelling, math, and geography. In addition, there are puzzles and other toys that promote tactile awareness. The games are available to anyone with a valid library card.
Parent/Teacher Shelf
The Parent/Teacher Shelf is a collection of materials which are of interest to parents, teachers and other adults living and working with children. The collection is located in the Youth Section of the Library.
Playaways
A Playaway is a self-playing digital audio book that comes pre-loaded on a small storage device. All you need is a set of headphones - nothing else - and you have everything you need to listen to a great book. The youth department currently has 25 new Playaway titles, including The Wizard of Oz, Inkheart, Number the Stars, and Charlotte's Web.
Preschool Discovery Back Packs
The library circulates 13 themed back packs geared at preschool age children. Each back pack contains books, videos, toys, and/or games all related to the same topic. Topics include New Siblings, the Five Senses, Careers, Counting, Telling Time, Getting Ready to Read, and Dinosaurs.
Youth Spanish Collection
The Youth Spanish Collection consists of picture books/easy readers only. This collection is available to all individuals who read or are learning to read Spanish.
