| Description | Size |
| Annuals and periodicals |
(827 books) |
| Antiquarian children's books |
(5 books) |
| Books about animals, nature and natural history |
(731 books) |
| Books about Scouting, Girl Guides etc |
(78 books) |
| Boys' school stories |
(127 books) |
| Children's educational books |
(10 books) |
| Comic books and graphic novels |
(55 books) |
| Enid Blyton books (Famous Five, etc.) |
(450 books) |
| Folk and fairy tales |
(392 books) |
| Foreign Language books |
(7 books) |
| General children's literature |
(111 books) |
| General children's literature, post 1940 |
(6041 books) |
| General children's literature, pre 1940 |
(1091 books) |
| General non-fiction children's books |
(674 books) |
| Girls' school stories |
(446 books) |
| Illustrated books |
(123 books) |
| Lewis Carroll books (Alice in Wonderland, etc.) |
(87 books) |
| Picture books |
(1243 books) |
| Poetry books for children |
(169 books) |
| Richmal Crompton's books (William, etc.) |
(104 books) |
| Rupert the Bear annuals and story books |
(205 books) |
| The 'Ladybird' book series |
(475 books) |
| W. E. Johns' books (Biggles, Worrals, Gimlet, etc.) |
(130 books) |
| Young children's books |
(1718 books) |