Waterville Public Library

Internet safety, parenting tips, subject guides, curriculum materials, activities and other interesting information.

• Teachers & Parents Corner from the Internet Public Library, a collection of general and subject-specific links --  http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/tcn0000
• Educator's Reference Desk (formerly AskERIC) from the Education Institute of Syracuse -- http://www.eduref.org/  
• Boggle's World, a great source for vocabulary flash cards -- http://bogglesworldesl.com/
• Discovery School from the Discovery Channel -- http://school.discovery.com/
• PBS Parents, parenting info, background on PBS children's programming, and more -- http://www.pbs.org/parents/
• PBS Teachersource -- http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
• Maine Public Television Lesson Plans for locally-produced programs -- http://www.mpbn.net/educators/lessonplans.html
• Learning Page from The Library Of Congress -- http://memory.loc.gov/learn/
• Child Welfare Information Gateway from the federal Children's Bureau -- http://www.childwelfare.gov/
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provides  internet and neighborhood safety information -- http://www.missingkids.com/
• Born Learning, a United Way resource to help parents, grandparents and caregivers turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities  -- http://www.bornlearning.org
• Raising Readers, providing books and encouraging reading for all Maine families -- http://www.raisingreaders.net/
• Zero to Three  a clearinghouse of early childhood information for parents and caregivers -- http://www.zerotothree.org/
• Every Child Ready To Read, tip sheets on early literacy for parents from the American Library Association -- http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/ecrr/workshopsab/workshopmaterials/parentguidebrochuresa/parentguidebrochures.cfm