Resources for Parents and Teachers
Library Tours | Theme Unit Collection | Parenting Collection | Parenting Web Sites | Teacher/Daycare Request Form
Library Tours
Schools, Day Cares, and other groups can arrange to visit the library and explore the many materials and services that the library has available. Short storyhour programs can also be arranged in conjunction with the tours. For more information on library tours contact the library at 643-8318.
Theme Unit Collection
The Prairie du Sac Library maintains a collection of books and magazines to aid parents, preschool teachers, and teachers in the development of theme units. New titles are added to this collection on a regular basis. When browsing the shelves, look for the apple symbol. Also located in this collection will be some current materials on Homeschooling and Accelerated
Reader Lists for the local elementary schools.
Parenting Collection
This collection contains a variety of books, magazines, and videos that will aid parents from birth to the teen years that the library started with assistance from the Wisconsin State Journal Empty Stocking Grant.
Additional materials have been added over the years to expand and enhance the collection.
Parenting Web Sites
Search the Internet for tips on children's health, baby names, and other sites of interest to parents and child care providers. Here are some sites you may find useful.
American Library Association For Parents and Caregivers: Links to Parenting and Homeschooling sites and children's literature.
Kids Health, Information for Families about Children's Health
Read On Wisconsin A statewide Wisconsin book club created by First Lady Jessica Doyle for those who "enjoy reading and talking about good books."
Safety on the Internet A website created by the National Cyber Security Alliance to help protect your children while they are online.
Wisconsin Parents Association Provides information about homeschooling, learning resources, and laws that affect homeschoolers.