CLCD is the complete solution for schools, districts, librarians, and educators to discover the right books for children. From guiding parents to the perfect read, to helping teachers and academic institutions integrate quality titles into instruction, to empowering public and school librarians with deep data for collection development and book challenge defense—CLCD brings it all together in one trusted, searchable platform.
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CLCD:Enterprise PreK–12 is our most comprehensive solution, widely used by academic institutions to support teaching, research, and curriculum development in children’s literature. It is also ideal for school and public librarians seeking authoritative tools for collection development and book challenge support. CLCD Enterprise provides full access to our merged title database, professional reviews, reading levels, award data, and more. The platform includes keyword search, advanced filtering across 50+ fields, and a robust award search spanning 1,275 national and international programs and over 180,000 titles. All titles, content, and features are included in one seamless platform.
CLCD Class-Shelf Plus is a purpose-built solution for schools facing increased scrutiny, legislation, and book challenges in classroom libraries. It automates the review and approval process by allowing educators to scan ISBNs with a mobile device or upload existing title lists—instantly connecting each book with trusted CLCD data, including reviews, awards, age markings, and reading levels.
The platform features AI-powered Traffic Light Risk Ratings, proven to correctly approve 95% of classroom collections, cutting manual review to under 5%. It also incorporates enhanced age-range rankings based on eight distinct parameters, offering unmatched precision for determining age-appropriateness—a vital factor in defending challenged books.
QuickFind PreK–12 is CLCD’s Reader’s Advisory product, designed to make book discovery easy, engaging, and effective particularly for schools and public libraries but anywhere where the visual discovery is important. Built on the full CLCD database, it combines deep content coverage with a simple, intuitive user interface—perfect for students, educators, and library staff alike.
QuickFind features a visually engaging experience and an expanded Genre, helping users quickly navigate diverse interests and reading needs. Its Advanced Search includes popular filters for age, format, reviews, and more, while the newly enhanced Award Search lets users find titles by award type or geographic origin—drawing from over 1,300 national and international programs.
CLCD's World of Children's Books - your gateway to the most extensive database available. Delve into a treasure trove of the classics and latest releases in children's literature.
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For years, libraries have relied on bibliographic data from jobbers and ILS vendors to support collection development. But as external scrutiny grows and expectations rise, these traditional sources often fall short—especially when it comes to the depth and context needed for evaluating children’s and young adult titles.
CLCD offers a more robust solution. Our platform combines a comprehensive, FRBR-merged database with professional reviews, award data, age-appropriateness ratings, reading level indicators, and advanced search tools—giving your team the insight they need to build balanced, inclusive, and policy-aligned collections.
With growing book challenges and legislative pressures, schools and libraries need fast, reliable access to credible book information. Summaries alone aren’t enough—defensible data is essential.
Many children’s literature tools edit content or focus only on books for sale, often omitting reviews or challenged titles. This leaves educators without the evidence to defend their choices.
CLCD’s PreK–12 products fill that gap with unfiltered professional reviews, age-appropriateness guidance, and challenge alerts from trusted sources like ALA and PEN America. No other resource offers such breadth and depth to support collection decisions under scrutiny.
Collection development and challenge response require input from librarians, educators, and administrators—yet traditional methods rely on endless emails, spreadsheets, and meetings.
CLCD simplifies this with collaborative reading lists that let multiple users create, edit, and manage shared lists in real time. Unlimited lists are included with every subscription, making it easy to organize by topic, grade, challenge status, or collection goal.
Invite colleagues with a click, and every shared list includes an audit trail and change history—ensuring transparency and accountability.
CLCD’s PreK–12 products are trusted in universities and colleges nationwide, especially in Education and Library Science programs. Faculty and students rely on curated content, professional reviews, and deep bibliographic data for coursework, research, and practical training.
From teaching children’s literature to preparing librarians or building curriculum plans, CLCD offers unmatched tools to create text sets, assess age-appropriateness, evaluate diversity, and align with programs like Lexile, Scholastic Counts, or Accelerated Reader.
With 50+ advanced filters, award searches, topic discovery, and reading-level targeting, CLCD goes beyond reference—it’s a teaching platform, prep resource, and discovery tool for tomorrow’s educators.
Public libraries today face growing pressure to defend, diversify, and thoughtfully manage their children's and YA collections. CLCD equips your Children’s and Teen Services teams with the tools they need to meet these challenges head-on—confidently and efficiently.
With access to CLCD’s independent, professionally curated database, staff can explore over 1.2 million titles enriched with professional reviews, award history, reading levels, and age-appropriateness data. Flexible tools like Local Collection Services, saved search functionality, collaborative reading lists, and book challenge alerts help librarians not only discover new titles but also analyze, justify, and share their decisions with internal stakeholders and the community.
CLCD supports inclusive, policy-aligned collection development while enhancing reader’s advisory, program planning, and community transparency. Whether responding to a book challenge or building a new initiative around diverse literature, CLCD gives public libraries a centralized, reliable, and unbiased resource built for the modern library landscape.
Schools and districts face growing pressure to defend and manage classroom collections amid rising book challenges and legislation. CLCD provides trusted tools to meet these demands with confidence and clarity.
With over 1.2 million titles enriched by professional reviews, award data, reading levels, and age-appropriateness metrics, CLCD supports discovery, evaluation, and defense of every selection. Tools like Local Collection Services, saved searches, collaborative reading lists, and challenge alerts simplify oversight and promote transparency.
CLCD strengthens inclusive, policy-aligned collection development and enhances collaboration between teachers, media specialists, and administrators—making it the most reliable resource for today’s school library needs.
Whether building collections, revising policies, or addressing concerns, CLCD empowers districts with the data and tools to act confidently.