Parenting Resources

• After School Chicago Program Locator

• Common Sense Media

  A non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that provides information, reviews, and an independent forum to discuss Books, DVDs, Video Games and other media.

• Find-a-Book -- Search Tool for Students
• 1. Enter the student's Lexile measure.
  2. Select the student's interest categories.
  3. View and refine the search results.
  4. As you browse books that the student finds interesting, click the “Find in a Library” button next to the book title to check its availability at our library.
  5. Print the student's custom reading list.
• For more information see www.Lexile.com

• Museum Adventure Pass

• ReaderTotz

  A board book blog dedicated to raising the profile and quality of infant/toddler books, the first genre in children's literature able to instill a love of reading.

• What They Play

  Provides parents with insight into the themes and content of hundreds of today's most popular interactive entertainment products and games.