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Booking Ahead is one of Baker & Taylor's monthly prepublication notification services. CATS provides four separate monthly selection lists ranging from preK through teen levels, up to three months in advance of publication date. These Selection Lists are housed on our database, click on the level below to link directly.
Paw Prints Updates monthly eNewsletter brings you announcements of the newest monthly sale promotion for our Guaranteed Library Binding program, a recap of existing promotions, a preview of new series added to our Automatically Yours program, and contest information.
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The monthly eNewsletter for Children's and Young Adult Public Librarians. Each issue features news and tips related to collection development, programming, Baker & Taylor services, publisher and industry news.
Graphic Novels is Baker & Taylor's catalog exclusively for one of the hottest genres of today. It features title lists, merchandising tips, insight into the unique "language" of this specicalty category and is published quarterly.
Keep up with bestsellers from these two sources, The New York Timesand CATS Top Public Library Sellers.
A large variety of bibliographies are available on Title Source 360. Below are some of our most recent additions. See the Children's & Teen Best Book Bibliographies section for more new lists.
Kirkus and Baker & Taylor are leading the way in celebrating diversity with the Kirkus Diversity Collections. These are bibliographies consisting of quality and relevant titles focusing on diversity.
To view the reviewer selected diversity bibliographies click here for our Title Source 360 lists.
For the most current lists of all the ALA Youth Media Awards, visit Title Source 360, where you'll find selection lists for quick and easy ordering of all of the winners and honorees announced this year.
Fast Facts is Baker & Taylor’s weekly email featuring:
A comprehensive guide to Baker & Taylor's juvenile selections featuring titles appropriate for all interest levels, from toddlers through young adults. Published 10 times a year, each issue of Growing Minds contains special collections that cover a variety of subjects of interest.
FirstLook is the family of notification services available to public libraries for print and digital content. Selection lists will appear in your Title Source 360 account on a regular schedule.
FirstLook Basic is a FREE collection development program that features automatic monthly notification of high-visibility new and forthcoming titles. FirstLook also allows your library to create separate profiles by area of collection. Choose from a wide range of children’s and teen focused lists of prepublication materials.
FirstLook Digital is a FREE collection development program that notifies you every month about new and forthcoming digital titles. FirstLook helps you save time during the title selection process and enables you to easily update your Axis 360 digital collection with the high-demand content your patrons are looking for.
FirstLook Custom is a fee-based subscription collection development program that delivers fully customized selection lists for both print and non-print materials based upon your specific selection criteria. Our custom-profiled lists make your selection process as seamless as possible.