1. At Your Service: Resources and Services Provided to You by the Teaching Resources Center
Presented by
Alan R. Bailey
Hazel J. Walker
Teaching Resources Center
J.Y. Joyner Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
TECH FEST
Pitt County Schools
August 10, 2012

2. Introduction
This session will highlight resources and services available to Pitt County School employees by the Teaching Resources Center of Joyner Library. Topics will include Birth-Grade 12 curriculum materials, textbooks, and the TRC Outreach Program.

3. The Teaching Resources Center (TRC)
Established in 1988, the Teaching Resources Center contains children and young adult materials, K-12 North Carolina state adopted textbooks, audiovisual materials and reference resources.

4. Mission
The mission of the Teaching Resources Center is to facilitate teaching and learning initiatives by providing resources and services to educators at all levels.

5. TRC Collections Nonfiction Books Easy Fiction (Picture Books)
Young Adult Fiction
Bilingual Books
Reference Books
Review Center
Ronnie Barnes African-American Resource Collection
Professional Collection
Biographies
Multimedia Collection
Big Books
Children’s Award Book Collection Plan
Special Collection Books
Textbooks

6. Online Catalog
To search for TRC materials, use Joyner Library’s online catalog,

7. Educator Library Card

8. Educator Library Card
The educator library card is available free to eastern North Carolina K-12 educators. In offering the Educator Library Card, the goals of Joyner Library are to provide area educators with free access to the materials in Joyner Library, to increase awareness of the resources and materials in Joyner Library and to show our commitment and support to the area educators.
For additional information, visit

9. ETC Room Enhancing Teachers’ Classrooms

10. ETC Room Laminating machines
Ellison Die-Cut machines with more than 700 dies
Poster Maker
Light box
ArtWaxers
Comb-binding machine
Badge-a-Minute button maker and cutter
Several sizes of paper cutters
Office supply items such as scissors, paperclips, rubber bands and glue
Three computer workstations with scanners and educational software which includes: Button Builder, Calendar Creator, Kid Pix, PrintShop Deluxe, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia FreeHand, Art Explosion, Essential Teacher Tools, GraphicMaster, Mapmakers Tookit, Timeliner, and Math Type

11. TRC Cash Card

12. Interlibrary Loan Services

13. Interlibrary Loan Services
Educators within participating K-12 schools in eastern North Carolina can request Joyner Library materials through their school media coordinators. Requests are filled by the Interlibrary Loan Department at Joyner Library and sent through the State Courier System, mail system, or FedEx, for delivery to the designated school library.
For additional information, visit

14. Outreach Services Presentations
Countywide Media Meetings
School Administrator’s Meetings
Individual Schools
Eastern North Carolina Digital Library (ENDL)
Staff Development Opportunities
Individual Classes
Hazel J. Walker

15. Visit the TRC website at http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/trc/index.cfm

16. Suggestion Box
The suggestion box can be used to send any suggestions, comments, or make requests to TRC faculty and staff.

17. Facebook

18. Contact Information
Alan R. Bailey Associate Professor/Assistant Head of Services & Education Curriculum Librarian Phone: Linda M. Teel Associate Professor/Head of Services Phone: Hazel J. Walker Associate Professor/Outreach Coordinator Phone:

19. Questions?