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Local Schools

Accelerated Reading (AR) for Longview Schools: Longview Schools use this website for their AR program. Because the list of AR titles is quite extensive, paper lists are no longer printed for LPL. You can search the title of a book here to see if it qualifies for AR.

Mark Morris High School (Library Website)

R.A. Long High School (Library Website)

Cascade Middle School (Library Website)

Monticello Middle School

Longview School District

St. Rose School

Three Rivers Christian School

Lower Columbia College

Other Local Agencies

Columbia Performing Arts Center
LCC Headstart/ECEAP
Longview-Kelso Parks and Recreation
Y.M.C.A
Community Resources: The City of Longview's community resources directory.

Early Childhood Education

Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library
U.S. Department of Education Early Childhood Resources
A to Z Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education International
Literacy Center: Provides safe learning activities for parents and teachers to share with young children.

Internet Safety

SafeKids.com
Kidz Privacy: Helpful tips from the Federal Trade Commission for safely surfing the Web.
NetSmartz Workshop: Teaching kids how to stay safe online.
LPL's Internet Policy
Don't Believe the Type: Information for parents and guardians about keeping teen safe from online predators.
Cyberbully.Org: Resources for parents, educators, and other to learn about and help stop cyber-bullying.

Reading & Literacy

Starfall.com: Learn to read with Starfall. Resource for helping kids learn to read.
AR Quiz Search: Renaissance Learning is a commercial site, but some local schools (i.e. Northlake, Robert Gray, St. Helens, and Olympic) carry their quizzes. Search for a book, and if there is a quiz listed, it's likely your school has it in their AR program.

Miscellaneous

Afterschool.gov: One-stop access to government resources that support after school programs. Designed for anyone who cares about kids 6-18.
America's Children: Latest annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services on trends in the well-being of the nation's children and teenages.
Ask, Listen, Learn (ALL): How to talk to your adolescent about alcohol.
Comic Books for Young Adults: Designed for librarians but also a good source for any adult curious about her or his kids' interest in comic books and graphic novels.
Kids Gardening: Garden resources, Gardening for Families, Teacher's Garden and more.

Parenting Resources

Bibliotherapy: Using children's books to address children's problems. The useful site lists books for kids dealing with a number of issues, such as divorce, bullying, death and dying, and disabilities.
Mom's refuge: Working mothers, single moms, sport moms, new moms, work-at-home moms, dads, juggling a career and family, child-rearing tips from prenatal to teens, children's health information, free e-mail lists for support, recipes for busy moms, internet resources for parents, or just a place to rant!
Parenting Adolescents: A question-and-answer site about parenting teens and pre-teens, run by licensed clinical social workers. Also features message boards, links, additional resources, and a free e-newsletter.
Teen Reading Guide for Parents and Caregivers: This handy guide created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) provides resources for finding good books for teens and encouraging your young adults to read more. The flyer is in PDF, so it prints well but requires a PDF reader, like Acrobat Reader.