- ILA NetSafe Resources
ILA site that promotes safe use of the Internet by children and teens. Links, articles and downloadable bookmarks are all available here. Bookmark topics include: Dealing with Cyberbullies, Safe Blogging, Social Networking: Tips for Parents.
- Young Adult Library Services Association
The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association is to advocate, promote and strengthen service to young adults as part of the continuum of total library service, and to support those who provide service to this population.
- Association for Library Service to Children
The Association of Library Service to Children is a network of more than 4,200 children's and youth librarians, children's literature experts, publishers, education and library school faculty members, and other adults committed to improving and ensuring the future of the nation through exemplary library service to children, their families, and others who work with children.
Be sure to check out their blog
- Emergent Literacy Workshop Materials
Emergent literacy is what children learn about reading and writing before they can actually read or write. The materials in this document are based on Emergent Literacy Workshops in partnership between the Public Library Association/ALSC and National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, NIH in November 2002
- Association for Library Service to Children: Competencies
Competencies for Librarians serving children in Public Libraries
- International Children's Digital Library
The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a digital library of international children's books. The project has a collection of more than 10,000 books in at least 100 languages that is freely available to children, teachers, librarians, parents, and scholars throughout the world via the Internet.
A cooperative effort of the Lincoln Trail Libraries System and the Shawnee Library System.
