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The Children's Room of the Central Library maintains a Parent Resource Center and a Teacher Resource Center chock full of materials on child development, curriculum support, test prep and more.
Listed below are circulating multi-media kits for families and classrooms on topics ranging from potty training to conflict resolution.
Teachers are invited to bring their classrooms to the library for a field trip. Librarians may also be available for outreach visits to schools, day care centers and other community agencies. Call the Chidlren's Room at the Central Library or your local branch to make arrangements.
Use our booklists to help select appropriate reading material for all ages and interests.

If you have any questions, feel free to call the Coordinator of Youth Services at 388.4513.

Suggested links for parents and teachers:

Literacy Resource Directory:: A resource of literacy programs in Schenectady County, including emergent literacy, tutoring/homework help for children and youth, family literacy, financial literacy, and adult literacy programs.
Grow Up Reading:: Age appropriate reading support
Common Sense Media:: Reviews and information to make informed decisions about media viewing
NetSmartz Workshop:: Information on keeping kids safe on the Internet
Capital District Child Care Coordinating Council:: A clearinghouse for parents, employers and child care providers.
Teachers First:: A web resource for teachers, by teachers.
PBS Teachers: A wealth of information and lesson plans related to local and national standards.
Disney Family Fun:: Crafts, party planning, recipes, games and more.

Multi-media Kits

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Story Kits

Animals
Bats
Bears I
Bears II
Birds
Birthdays
Bugs
Bunnies
Cars and Truck
Cats
Circus
Clothing
Colors
Community Helpers
Dinosaurs
Dogs
Ducks
Elephants
Fall
Farms
Feelings
Food
Friends
Frogs
Gardens
Human Body

I'm Sick
Jungles
Kites
Manners
Mice
Monkeys
Monsters
Nursery Rhymes
Pirates
Quilts
Rain
Senses
Space
Spring
Strangers
Summer
Transportation
Turtles
Umbrellas
Vegetables
Weather
Winter
Xx
Yy
Zoos

Family Reading Kits

Action
Animals
Babies
Colors
Conflict Resolution
Counting
Espanol Uno
Espanol Dos
Families
Feelings

Food
I Can Read
Kindergarten
New Baby
Nursery Rhymes
Phonics I
School Self Esteem
Toilet Training—Boys
Toilet Training—Girls

Math Kits

2D-3D
Alternative Measurement
Concrete Measurement
Density
Estimation
Fractions
Graphing
Grouping
Money
Numbers

Operations
Patterns
Practical Math-Cooking
Practical Math-Playing Cards
Progression
Shapes
Size
Temperature
Time
Volume

Science Kits

Butterfly Watch
Fall Harvest
Garden Creatures
Soil Science

Spring Surprises
Summer Bounty
Weather Watch
Winter Wonders

Family Sing Kits

Dancing Feet
Jazz Jubilee
Move With the Classics

Musical Mascots
Noisy Songs and Stories
Sing Across America