Arlington, TX Public Library Online

Parents and Teachers

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Do you need homework assistance, tips on internet safety, or good book suggestions?

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The Arlington Public Library has services and resources to assist parents and teachers.

New program at the George W Hawkes Central Library:
Road to Reading: Parent/child 4 week education series

For infants and toddlers, the library offers:
Board books (cardboard books for small hands, some with touch- and-feel components)
DVDs and music CDs
Bouncing Baby Storytime available at select locations
Toddler Storytime available at most locations

For preschoolers, the library offers:
Read It Again Kits (thematic boxes with books, CDs, puppets, and more)
Big books (oversize version of favorite titles)
DVDs and music CDs
Kits (book with accompanying audio on CD or cassette for children to follow along)
Preschool Storytime available at all locations

For elementary aged students, the library offers:
AISD Textbooks (not available to check out)
Audiobooks (stories on CD or cassette)
Children's magazines
Special programs presented throughout the year


 

Homework Help

Internet Safety

School Age Resources

Recommended Reads

 
Toddler & Preschool Resources

 

 


Homework Help

Arlington Public Library has a new service for your child's homework needs! Live Homework Help® is a free online resource that connects students in grades 4-12 to expert tutors in math, science, social studies and English. Click here to learn more.

BizWorld
Students in grades 3-8 can experience the business world by creating their own company. Offers teachers lesson plans and resources to complete the project.

Kids Astronomy
A web site guide to the solar system. This site features an Astronomy dictionary, and free online games.

Kid Info
Homework and research assistance that is uniquely different because it is organized by curriculum levels: elementary, middle, and secondary schools.

Library Spot
Free virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians, library patrons---anyone exploring the Web for research information.

Texas Senate Kids
Curriculum guides, lesson plans and other resources for the Texas Senate. Also available in Spanish.

Internet Safety

Learn more about the Internet and answer questions about Internet safety, computers, and the Web.

NetSmartz411
NetSmartz is an Internet safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America that uses the latest technology to create high-impact educational activities for even the most tech-savvy kids of any age group.

Texas Attorney General Kids' Page
Texas Attorney General's goal is to keep kids safe on the Internet by making parents aware of the danger so they can protect themselves. It provides games and activities about internet safety.

School Age Resource

Several Arlington Public Library locations offer designated areas for school age students to access learning tools and prepare school assignments. The Children's Learning Centers provide books and other materials that are especially helpful to students in self-directed learning activities.

Family Fun
Ideas for crafts, parties, and activities for kids.

Recommended Reads

Bluebonnet List
Click here for a list of the 2008-2009 Texas Bluebonnets.

Suggested Reading List
Click here to see a list of recommended reading developed by Arlington Public Library children's librarians.

Association for Library Service to Children
Includes links to information about award winning children's books, including the Caldecott and Newbery.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Online version of one of the nation's leading children's book review journals.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Collections of reviews of books for kids, curriculum ideas, and subject guides of book themes, activities, and professional topics.

Children's Literature Web Guide
Attempts to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.

Harper Collins Children's Books
Home of Goodnight Moon, Ramona, Lilly and her Purple Plastic Purse, Amelia Bedelia, Mary Kate and Ashley, Little House Books and many more.

Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page
Includes how to share books with young children, and excellent bibliographies of multicultural children's literature.

Reading & Radio Resource
A non-profit agency that provides audio recordings of children's materials such as textbooks and books on the Texas Bluebonnet List.

Toddler & Preschool Resources

Read It Again! Kits are theme-based reading readiness kits containing great books, a puppet, a video, music or books on tape, a storytelling aid and a teacher resource book. Read It Again! Kits are brought to you by Arlington Public Library. These kits are made possible by a grant from: The Institute of Museum and Library Services and The Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

2x2 Reading List
The 2x2 reading list is a list of 20 recommended books for children, age two to grade two.

Tips and Titles for Toddlers
Want to learn more about how to make reading fun for children? 

BookPALS - Storyline Online
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation presents some of your favorite stories read by well- known actors.