Early Childhood Education: Find Books & Videos

Guide to research in early education, developmental psychology, and family studies.

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Library Tips for ECE Students

Early Education and Family Studies Videos at the PCC Library

Our two main streaming video providers are linked below. You can find DVDs and streaming videos by searching the library catalog. You can also click on any of the subject headings listed in the Catalog Searches box to the left to find videos related to that subject (just click on the DVD Video and/or eAudio and Video limiters on the left-hand side of the page once in the catalog).

Find Lesson Plans, Activities, and Best Practices

The library has lots of books (electronic and in print) focused on best practices and creating lesson plans and activities in the early childhood classroom related to a variety of learning or support goals or geared towards specific populations. Here are some tips on finding such books.

Here is a link to general books with lesson plans and activities in early childhood education.

If you're looking for lesson plans and best practices for teaching specific things (science, math, music, etc.) try looking for the topic you're interested in, say literacy, like this: literacy early childhood OR literacy preschool OR literacy early education (be sure to capitalize the OR).

More examples:

Similarly, you could search for best practices for teaching and supporting specific student populations. For example, if you were looking for best practices for supporting students in early childhood with autism, you could search for autism early childhood education OR autism preschool.

More examples:

Find Picture Books

Looking for a specific picture book? Search for it in the box above. You can browse most, but not all of our picture books here and under the call number 372.412 in the main collection.

Getting a book from the PCC Library

  • Enter a search in the PCC Library search box. 
  • If the book you want has a linked message starting with Available at..., and the book is available on your home campus, write down the location and call number.

  • If the book is available from another campus, click on the "Request" button in the "Get It" section, (NOTE: You will need to login with your MyPCC username and password after clicking the blue "Sign in" button to see the "Request" button), and specify the campus to which you'd like the book to be sent.

Screenshot of blue "Request" button in "Get it" section of library record.

  • If the book is not available from PCC, you can order it using the "Get it" buttons to request a physical copy or digital chapters from the book (located in the "Get it from other locations" section). Learn more about requesting library materials.

Blue "Get it" buttons for requesting physical and digital copies of books in a library record.

Getting a book we don't have

If we don't have a book, chances are we can get it for you!

When you find an item with a "Find and request" message that means the book is not in our collection or is checked out.

You may be able to request the book from a library in our region using the blue "Get it" buttons to request a physical copy of the book or digital chapters from the book. Click on the book you want, and if you don't see "Get it" buttons to request a physical or digital copy of the book, you will need to log in with your MyPCC username and password after you click the blue "Sign in" button. 

Screenshot of "Get it" buttons to request physical copies of books or digital copies of book chapters.

Physical Item Requests

Requested physical items can be delivered to any PCC Library at no cost for pick-up in the amount of time listed in the "Get it from other locations" section (usually 7 days). An email to your MyPCC account will notify you when your item is ready for pick up. Items must be picked up within seven calendar days after they are available. Return your borrowed items to any PCC library.

Digital Chapter Requests

Requested digital items (such as book chapters) should be delivered via email in the amount of time listed in the "Get it from other locations" section (often 24 hours). You will receive requested PDFs via email. 

Learn more at our "Requesting Library Materials" page