MoreWebsites for Parents & Kids

National Parent Information Network - NPIN offers an online magazine, Parenting News, and a gateway to "Internet Resources for and about Parents." Sponsored by the Department of Education's ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

Partnership for Family Involvement in Education - A Department of Education site devoted to promoting children's learning through the development of family-school-community partnerships.

Family.com - Disney.com's website for families.

ParentsPlace.com - A parenting 'online community' from iVillage with parenting resources that focus on pediatrics and health issues.

American Library Association Guides

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC): dedicated to creating a better future for children through libraries.

Great sites for kids: Links to Web sites for fun and learning. Recommended and organized by topic by children's librarians. Sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ALA.

Child Safety on the Information Highway: Larry Magid, a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times, gives tips for becoming street smart on the Web. His "Guidelines for Parents" explains how to deal with everything from suggestive or misleading content to the danger of online-arranged meetings with strangers.

GetNetWise: An online service of companies and non-profit groups concerned about child safety on the Internet. The Web site provides a comprehensive "Web-wide" resource with safety tips, ways to report online trouble, tech tools for families, great Web sites for kids and a glossary of Internet terms.

More Guides!

IPL Youth Division - Sites by subject and special features for children ages 4-11 from the Internet Public Library.

Disney's Internet Guide - A directory for kids and families alike.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Not necessarily for educators! Students can find curriculum-related sites organized by subject here. Sponsored by the Discovery Channel School.

CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide - Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. Maintained by David K. Brown (Director, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, University of Calgary).

Surfing the Net with Kids - Top sites from Barbara J. Feldman's syndicated newspaper column.

Children's Room

Children's Events
Teens

The Children's Room at the Wheeler Library provides library materials and resources for children of all ages. Our collection includes books for infants and children; videos & DVDs; books on tape; and children's magazines. School age children will find materials for pleasure reading and for completing school assignments.

We often secure materials from other libraries in the state through the Interlibrary Loan System. To help us help you, please let us know as soon as your project is assigned so that we can make the reference materials available to you. For students working on research projects, we have Internet access.

Please sign our Access Policy before using the Internet at the library.

Borrowing Privileges

Application for library cards may be made when the parent believes the child is ready. There is no limit on the number of books borrowed; however, only two books on any specific topic may be borrowed at one time. Books circulate for three weeks. Fines accumulate at ten cents per day per book. Renewals by phone are encouraged. Class visits from the North Stonington Elementary School take place monthly during the school year. Books borrowed during class visits are due two weeks from the date of that visit. The books may be renewed.

Websites for Parents & Kids

North Stonington Elementary School Website

Kid-Friendly Searching

Ask Jeeves for Kids - Children can ask questions in plain English and receive content-screened results run through SurfWatch's Internet filtering tool.

Yahooligans! - Yahoo! for kids.

KidsClick! web search for kids by librarians - Searches are restricted to sites reviewed by KidsClick! librarians. From the Ramapo Catskill Library System in New York State.

GO Network - Features an optional GOguardian adult content filter. Even with the filter off, searchers are still warned of possible adult language with an "adult content alert."

Lycos: Your Personal Internet Guide - Features an optional Search Guard adult content filter.

For Parents

Family Education Network - "We provide parents with the information and resources they need to actively participate in their children's learning process." Of interest is the FEN Homework Help page. FEN Partners include the American Association of School Administrators and the National PTA.

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