Services
Setasides

Phone the library at (832-6187) to have Children's Services staff pull three or four titles on subject or by an author and set them aside for you to pick up. Please give as much notice as possible.

Pathfinders

Phone the Children's Services Supervisor (832-6188) to have staff develop a subject list and/or classification guide to support a study unit. A three week notice is requested.

Assignment Alerts

Call the Children's Services staff to alert them of an upcoming study unit or project. Staff will familiarize themselves with library materials on the topic and create a booklist to ensure that students and famiies find available information on a topic.

Group Visits

Schedule a visit during the school year. A variety of literature-based programs are available such as a Wisconsin Heritage program, Celebrate for first graders, parent education programs etc. Children's Services staff will also provide an orientation to our section services and collections, and instruction on library resources upon request. Library staff will accommodate special requests based on the availability of staff. Time is allotted during the visit to check out materials.

Each teacher pack contains approximately 15-20 items selected by library staff based on the teacher's request. One teacher pack can be requested per month. The library loan period is 3 weeks and items can be renewed. See our separate brochure on Teacher Packs for more detailed information about this service.

Children's Services offers programs at your facility that promote reading, libraries, and the use of collections. Book talks, storytelling in book character, and orientation to the children's area can be scheduled throughout the year, based on the availability of the staff.

Children's Literature Collection
provides resources on topics such as storytelling, puppetry, and library skills.

Story Bag Kits
contain ready to present programs for very young children including flannelboards, books and music.

The Parenting Collection
contains materials on social experiences that affect children and their families i.e. alcohol abuse, sibling rivalry, etc.

The Children's Reference Collection
is available on a wide variety of topics related to children and their literature. It conatins multicultural lists, science fair project indexes, medieval history resources, etc.

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