Parent & Teacher Resources
Are you looking for ways to support your students' academic work inside and outside of the classroom? Read for more information below, email us, or call us at 367-4069.
Teacher Services
- Specialized tours
- Program collaboration
- Classroom and school visits
- Booktalks
- School family nights
- Teacher check-out for one month
- Teacher requests - We will select up to 20 items for you on your topic and have them waiting for you, when you notify us a week in advance. Request materials using our Online Teacher Request Form or a PDF version is also available.
Curriculum Resources
- Fact-finding
- Multi-media resources for k-12, including books, DVDs, CDs, and CD-ROMs
- Online access through our website to full-text articles and databases
- Online test preparation
- Online tutoring at tutor.com
- College and career resources
- Homework Help from Tutor.com
- Exploration and storytime kits
- Teacher collection - resource books to help with curriculum planning
- Public computer access - internet and multimedia applications
- Display space for artwork and other school projects
- Collection suggestions - we welcome your suggestions for additions to our collection
- Champaign County Cultural Consortium - Find local artists and organizations to meet ISBE Learning Standards in your classroom.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Hundreds of links by topic for teachers.
- Perpetual Preschool - An online community of early childhood educators with lesson plans and tips.
- Schools Online - Science lessons from the University of Illinois Extension.
- Museums at the Crossroads - A guide to museums in the area.
Parent Resources
- Building Blocks to Reading - Learn how to prepare your young child for reading with this website, a collaboration between The Urbana Free Library and The University of Illinois Extension.
- Netsmartz - A guide to internet safety for your family, developed by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
- Parenting 24/7 - Support for parenting and family life from The University of Illinois Extension.
