Parents & Caregivers

The Library has books, magazines, and media on raising and educating children.  For the convenience of those with children in tow, selected titles are located in Youth Services in the expanding PARENT/TEACHER collection.  Others can be found upstairs in the Adult Nonfiction.

If you would like to search the catalog, click here.

The Internet also has good information for parents and childcare givers.  Here are a few resources for your interest:

These web sites contain good information for parents and childcare givers:

• FAMILY RESOURCE CONNECTION
  Online Lending Library FREE for NH residents on topics specifically for parents and teachers

• NEW HAMPSHIRE PARENT INFORMATION CENTER
  "Encouraging families in supporting the unique learning potential of their children"

• KIDS IN MIND
  "Film ratings & Parents' Reviews that actually work"

• NEW HAMPSHIRE HOMESCHOOLING RESOURCES

• PARENTS CHOICE FOUNDATION
  "Honoring the best in children's media since 1978"

• ZERO TO THREE 
  "The Nation's Leading Resource on the First Years of Life"

(The above external links are not related to the City of Portsmouth Website in any way.)