Lending Library
The Carolina Asia Center Lending Library is a free resource for instructors looking to incorporate Asia into their curriculum. These book sets offer diverse perspectives, ranging from the lives of children in modern Asia to stories of adventurers on the Silk Road. All books have been vetted by our outreach team in hopes that they can best meet the needs of classroom instructors for grade levels K-12. Links to the contents of each book set can be found below.
These books sets are available to be shipped to North Carolina schools and community colleges for free. We will pay for shipping to an educator’s home or school, and also pay for return shipping to get the materials back to the Carolina Asia Center.
The Lending Library is primarily administered by our Program Associate, Eleanor Murray. Please contact her with any questions or comments at elemurr@live.unc.edu.
- Asian Folktales Book Set – targeting Kindergarten through 3rd grade
- Stories of Children in Asia Book Set – targeting Kindergarten through 3rd grade
- Food Book Set – targeting Kindergarten through 3rd grade
- Bilingual Book Set – targeting Kindergarten through 3rd grade
- Silk Road Book Set – ranging from 1st grade through 8th grade materials
- Asian Lives for Young Readers Book Set – targeting 3rd grade through 6th grade
- “Barefoot Gen” Volumes 1-10 – targeting 9th through 12th grade *Social Studies and ELA lesson plans in development*
- “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” Set – targeting 6th through 8th grade
To borrow these book sets, please fill out this request form.
The CAC also runs professional development for educators around books on Asia, generally through the North Carolina Teaching Asia Network. You can read more on the NCTAN webpage, or contact the NCTAN director Dr. Becky Butler at becky.butler@unc.edu.