The OBU Curriculum Library

Come and explore our Curriculum library!  We are located in the basement of Mabee Learning Center.  Our collection contains over 11,000 resources specifically for OBU students in our teacher education program.  OBU faculty, staff and students are welcome to check out the resources as well.  Our guests from the community may use our die cuts, browse our collection, buy paper and lamination.  We are always happy to give assistance.  If you have any questions, please phone us at 405-878-2252.

Regular Hours
Sunday  7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday  9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday  9:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m
Saturday  CLOSED

Finding Resources in the Curriculum  Library

All resources in the Curriculum Library can be found in the OBU catalog.  Click below for access to catalogs from OBU, OSU, OU, World Cat and Pioneer Library system.  Many educational journals are in our online databases and may be accessed through the periodical portal.  Also, many internet sites are valuable to the classroom teacher.  Please click on the Educational sites to find a list of resources useful for classroom teachers.  You can find our lending policies on this page as well.

OBU Library Catalog
OBU Periodical Portal  Professional Development Collection is specifically designed for educators.
Curriculum Library Policies
Web Resources

Resources available

• Elementary and Secondary Textbooks adopted by the state of Oklahoma for use in the classroom. 
• Teaching resource books
• Manipulatives - Math, Science and Language arts
• Educational games
• HI-LO  high interest low vocabulary books
• Charts, posters and visual aids.
• Teaching Magazines 
  Art Education-- indexed in Professional Development Collection 
  Book Bag, Cobblestone , Calliope , Early Childhood Today , Horn Book , Instructor ,
  Language Arts--indexed in Academic Search Elite ,
  Mail Box (primary and intermediate)--indexed in Master File Premier ,
  Odyssey, Science Scope—indexed in ERIC ,
  Science Teacher –indexed in Academic Search Elite ,
  Science and Children —indexed in ERIC ,
  Social Studies and the Young Learner—indexed in ERIC ,
  Teaching K-8--indexed in  Academic Search Elite ,
  Technology and Learning –indexed in ERIC and Professional Development collection .
• Home School Curriculum
• Juvenile Library
• Librarian services
  Note:  These resources may only be checked out by OBU teacher education students and faculty.  
  Patrons outside of the OBU community may use the resources in the library.
   
   
  Services
  
• The curriculum library has an Ellison Cutting machine with 7 sets of alphabet dies, 3 sets of number dies,
  and over 100 shape dies available for patron use.
• 13 shades of colored butcher paper are available for purchase.  
  Colors are Black, Brown, Light blue, dark blue, purple, pink, red, green, yellow , orange, white, aqua and dark pink .  
  OBU patrons may purchase paper for $.25 per foot.  
  Patrons outside of the OBU community may also purchase paper but for the price of $.40 per foot.
• Laminating services are available.  OBU patrons may purchase laminating for $.40 per foot.  
  Patrons outside of the OBU community may also laminate, but the price is $1.00 per foot.  
  The laminating machine will take widths up to 26 inches.
• Transparencies can be purchased for $.25.