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	FOR PARENTS
	Did you know? The Wellesley Free Library has: ~ Museum passes which significantly reduce the admission cost of 19 museums in the Greater Boston area, including the New England Aquarium, the Boston Children's Museum, and Plimoth Plantation ~ Grandparent kits, complete with read-aloud books, guides to Greater Boston, and a grandparents' handbook. ~ FREE programs for children of all ages, from early-literacy storytimes, to book clubs, to video game tournaments, musical concerts, and more! ~ A Parenting Collection in the Children's Department, complete with booklists on a range of special issues including:
	º Adoption	º Grandparents	º Reading
	º Allergies	º Helping Others	º Sex and Reproduction
	º Babysitters/Nannies	º Illness, Coping with Serious Illness in the Family	º Shyness/ Making Friends
	º Bullying and Teasing	º Manners	º Sibling Rivalry
	º Computers/Internet Safety	º Moving	º Sleeping
	º Dealing with Death	º New Baby	º Special Needs
	º Eating Right	º Parenting Classics	º Sports
	º Going to the Doctor	º Perfectionism/Self-Confidence/ Self-Reliance	º Toilet Training
	º Fears and Anxieties
Useful websites: Common Sense Media - Read reviews and age-recommendations of books, movies, TV shows and more, written by and for parents. Family Doctor - Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians, including a helpful symptom-checker. Kid-Friendly Guide - A nationwide online guide to family-friendly activities, services and businesses. Wellesley Free Library Unattended Children Policy - Please make note of our policies about children in the library. Wellesley Public Schools

FOR TEACHERS

Digital Library

PebbleGo

TumbleBooks

Overdrive Digital Library

Something Good to Read

Children’s Department Book Lists

Reading Suggestions

Personalized List

Databases with Ideas

NoveList

Look it up

KidsInfoBits
GO-Grolier Online-New Book of Knowledge
Mango Languages (foreign language instruction)