Parents & TeachersPARENT RESOURCE CENTER Parenting Collection Our parenting collection includes over 500 books, ten magazines, and many videos and DVDs that provide a variety of information to parents and other patrons who work with children. The collection is housed in the Children's Room, on the 3rd floor of the main library, so that parents and patrons can easily access these important materials while visiting the library with children. The collection is further supported by the adult non-fiction collection on the 2nd floor, which gives patrons a sampling of the parenting information that the Library has to offer.
Subjects addressed in the parenting collection include: pregnancy, childbirth, baby names, newborn care, nutrition, early childhood literacy, potty training, single parenting, fatherhood, gay parenting, child development, raising teenagers, education, medical and mental health issues, and homeschooling. You can also find the Montclair public school curriculum in this collection for your reference. Unique to our collection are health and wellness videos, bought with a grant from the United Way. This video collection includes titles such as the following: I was Just Kidding! Learning About Harassment, Alcohol and the Teenage Brain, and Conflict Resolution Skills. We are also adding new DVDs such as: Brazelton on Parenting, Prenatal Yoga, Safety Starts At Home, and Stop Bullying Now! Available magazines include Adoptive Families, American Baby, Exceptional Parent, Fit Pregnancy, Gifted Child Today, Parent, and Parenting. Last but not least, you can check out books such as: What In The World Are Your Kids Doing Online?: How to Understand the Electronic World We Live In, Supportive Parenting: Becoming an Advocate for Your Child with Special Needs, and Practical Wisdom for Parents: Demystifying the Pre-School Years. Community Websites for Parents Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs New Jersey Parent Information and Resource Center (NJPIRC) NJPIRC is a program of Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey (PCA-NJ), a statewide, non-profit organization founded in 1979. In 2006, the US Department of Education awarded a five year grant that will allow PCA-NJ to provide leadership and technical assistance to non-profit organizations and local educational agencies to help those organizations put successful parental involvement programs in place. New Jersey Statewide Parent to Parent Parent to Parent, a collaboration with the Family Support Center of NJ, is a statewide network of parents supporting families of children with developmental delays, disabilities, and special health needs. Expectant Mother’s Guide to Northeast New Jersey Links to help you plan family day trips to exciting destinations throughout New Jersey and New York, with some trip reports Great Places to Take Kids in NYC Educational Websites for Parents This award-winning website for children's health and development offers reliable information on everything from preventing children's sports injuries to helping children to cope with difficult emotions. This site, named "Best of the Web" by New York Public Library, provides clear, concise, jargon-free news and information related to children’s health, development and education. Parent's Guide to Internet Safety U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Internet safety, help, and education resource TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER School/Bulk Loans If you work with a school or day care center which serves youth in Montclair, you are eligible for a School/Bulk Loan Card, which can be used only at the Montclair Public Library. School/Bulk Loans give teachers and child-care providers access to a collection of books (up to 25) to be used in the classroom. Storytime Kits Storytimes in a Bag! These kits contain books, puppets, CDs and songs--all based around a theme. So far, we have kits on:
These kits are great for nursery and pre-schools as well as families. We will be adding more bags soon.
We would love to have your class visit our library. Take a tour, come for a storytime , check out some great books-call us and schedule a visit! To schedule a visit, call Maria LaBadia, Youth Services Supervisor, at 973-744-0500 Ext.2238. Assignment Alert Forms If you have assigned a project that requires library research, please let us know more about it so we are better-prepared to assist your students. Click here for the Assignment Alert form Websites for Educators Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, provides web access to some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities. Lesson plans are also available for educators. |