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Perpich Center for Arts Education Library

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Contact
Perpich Center for Arts Education Library
6125 Olson Memorial Highway
Golden Valley, MN 55422

Phone:(763) 591-4742
FAX (763) 591-4646
anne.dennison@pcae.k12.mn.us

Website
http://www.pcae.k12.mn.us/lib/lib.html

Library Catalog
http://mnpals.pcae.k12.mn.us

Hours
September to May
Monday - Wednesday - 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday and Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

June to August
Monday through Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

The library is open to the public.

Subject Specialty
The Perpich Center for Arts Education Library seeks to support teaching and learning through the arts in Minnesota by loaning arts and arts education materials directly to MN residents (18 and older) who are K-12 and post-secondary teachers, artists, staff from art organizations, researchers, or any interested citizen for a period of three (3) to six (6) weeks.

About      
The library houses over 14,000 titles which includes a diverse collection of print and non-print materials representing six art areas (dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts) as well as growing collection of multicultural resources. Requests for materials for individuals and schools will be mailed out free through this program or held for up to a week for direct pick-up. This library also lends materials to individuals, schools, and academic institutions through the statewide interlibrary loan network of which we are a part.

Our Customers
Primary Customers:
Perpich Center for Arts Education - Arts High School students and agency staff and faculty.
Secondary Customers:

Residents of the state of Minnesota (18 and older) - primarily K-12 educators.

Databases

Special Collections

  • Dance Education Initiative Materials
    Videotapes, Books, CD's, and Curriculum materials representing all aspects of dance and dance education. Considered the best dance education collection in Minnesota.
  • Multicultural Collection
    Includes a wide variety of books and videotape representing Asian, African, African American, Native American, Hispanic/Latino, and other world cultures.
  • National Gallery of Art Teacher Resources
    Slides and teacher resource booklets and videotape resources available for check-out. (The PCAE Library is an affiliate of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC as of August 2003.)
  • Videotape Categories
    Over 1900 videotapes (plus DVD's Dance, Documentary, Language, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Music, Professional, Science, Theater, and Visual Arts.
  • Professional Development & Research Collection
    Materials (mostly books but also some videotape and CD's) are intended for use by K-12 and post-secondary educators and teaching artists seeking information to assist them in:
    • Lesson planning in the arts
    • Standards and assessment information
    • Best teaching practices
    • Curriculum planning and development
    • Educational research
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