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Youth Room Collection

The Youth Room has many resources for parents/caregivers and their children including:

A Parenting Collection where parents and caregivers can find books on child development, discipline, and more.
Parenting magazines
Books, music, DVDs, CD ROMs and audio books for youth of all ages.
A special collection of Braille books and books in foreign languages.
Puppet and toy collections available for checkout.

Click here to go to our Parenting page.

Preschool Guide

Download the Preschool Directory PDF

Summer Fun Guide

Summer Camps from Birmingham Community Education

Download the Summer Fun Guide PDF

Online Parenting Resources

Parenting Information from Baldwin Public Library

Education & Child Care

Birmingham Public Schools

CTW: Parents' Toolbox: Sesame Street's site for parents.

Day Care Centers Locator: Locate state-licensed day care centers by your city or zip code.

Helping Your Child Series: online pamphlets to help your child become a better reader, test taker, or learner; get ready for school; and do homework.

I Am Your Child: a national public awareness and engagement campaign to make early childhood development a top priority for our nation.

Kids Can Learn

MEAP: Sample Tests

National Foundation for Gifted & Creative Children

Zero to Three: Another information-rich source for parents and professionals. Contains research and information on physical, cognitive, and social development of children from birth to age three.

Homeschooling

Family Education Network: Contains a subject guide, tips on how to homeschool, and links to other homeschooling families.

Homeschool Central: A Christian-based site; includes a regional resource area and helpful information for families new to homeschooling.

Michigan Homeschool Organizations: Compiled by Home Life Inc., this site offers a listing of statewide homeschooling support groups and organizations.

Health Issues

Dr. Greene's House Calls

Keep Kids Healthy Pediatric parenting advice

KidsHealth.Org

Parenting Magazines

Parent Groups

National Organization of Mothers of Twins and Multiples Clubs

Online Play Group: The Internet resource for finding, starting and managing a playgroup

Step Family Association of America

Pregnancy & Childbirth

Ask NOAH: About Pregnancy

Baby Namer: Find the best name for your baby in this database of 20,000 names.

Childbirth.Org

EPregnancy

Safety

GetNetWise: An online safety guide

Child Proofing and Home Safety: A room-by-room guide to baby-proofing your home.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Recall Notices: For Children's products (from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Special Needs Children

Autism Society of America

Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Exceptional Parent Magazine Online

Internet Resources for Special Children

Learning Disabilities Association of America

March of Dimes

National Down Syndrome Society

Money Matters

College Savings Plan Network

MESP Michigan Education Savings Plan

MET Michigan Education Trust

Mom2mom: Southeastern Michigan resale listings

Savingforcollege.com: The Internet Guide to 529s

Upromise: A free service where America's leading companies give you money back for college as a way to earn your loyalty.

TEACHERS

Professional Resources

The Youth Room has many resources for teachers, including a special Teacher Resource Collection. Visit the Youth Room and ask a Librarian to show you the resources available to help you and your students!

Class Visits

Our Youth Librarians are available for class visits! If you would like your class to visit the Library or a Librarian to visit your class, contact the Youth Room for more information or to set up a date and time. We will be happy to design a visit specifically to your needs. Our ongoing outreach programs include the following:

Preschool Visits - Enjoy a special story time here or let us come to you.
First Grade First Card - First graders enjoy a special story time, an orientation on using their library card and the Youth Room resources, and a complimentary beginning reader provided by a generous gift of The Friends of the Library. Come to us or we will be happy to bring the library to you in your classroom.
Historical Tour - Enhance the curriculum by having a special tour highlighting the history of the library and the accomplishments of Martha Baldwin. Call for an appointment.
Fifth Grade Research Skills - Get ready for Middle School by seeing all of the research tools the library has to offer. Visit includes using databases, a tour of reference materials, catalog searching, and help researching pre-assigned topics. Internet safety is also addressed.

Assignment Alerts

Teachers: Please let us know about your assignments so we can help parents and students when they come to the Library. If you alert us, we will post the information about the assignment, gather materials together, and help guide students to appropriate material. Download the form here or give us a call.