Children's info on this Newtown Public Library website:

2008 Bookmark Contest (Left to Right) Ave Burke/grade 1, Brooke Sander/grade 2, Shaina Boyce/grade 3, Kristin LaMonaca/grade 4, Valerie Sander/grade 5, Alex Shin/grade 6. Not pictured: Bianca Mesoraca/grade 7. Board Members/Back Row: Dorothy Elicker, Kathy Taylor, John Immel, Joy MacMurray, Tom Sullivan, John Garvey and Director Sue Knorr.

Early Literacy Station
Children's Computer

Kids' info on Del. Co. Lib. Sys. (DCLS) website:


Other Kids' Links:

Access PA for kids (Find a book on state-wide card catalogue)
Power Library (search online resources like World Book Encyclopedia for FREE. Sign on using your library barcode!)
Novelist K-8  (use your library card barcode to sign on; then go to EBSCO host first to find the link to Novelist)
Newbery Medal Home Page : awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Caldecott Medal Home Page : awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children
PA Young Reader's Choice Program : students read and vote to determine which books, by grade levels, win the award.  The site includes a program book list, book discussion scripts, and other useful information for those interested in participating in the program.

For Teens:
ALAN: Assembly for Literature on Adolescents. One of only two journals devoted to writing about and reviewing literature aimed primarily at young adults.
Booklists for Young Adults on the Web. This site is a collection point for various lists of recommended books and other materials.
Booklist. Reviews of YA books from Booklist magazine.
Favorite Teenage Angst Books. A commercial site providing reviews of young adult books organized by subject category.
Genreflecting. A commercial site maintained by the producers of the Genreflecting reader advisory books.
Teens Only. An excellent YA page, maintained by the Carnegie Public Library in Pittsburgh.
Teen Space. The teen page at the Buffalo [NY] public library.
YALSA [The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association] is the major professional organization supporting the work of young adult librarians. Here you will find a variety of recommended reading lists, topical reading lists, etc. Be sure to look at the "Book Lists and Book Awards" page on this site.

Home schooling links

Filtered Search Engines: Designed for children, these search engines remove potentially objectionable material.  These engines are imperfect, and will not guarantee that all objectionable material will removed.  Parents should still monitor their child's use of the Internet.
Electronic Library's Encyclopedia.com
InfoPlease.com
Ask Jeeves Kids
Yahooligans