Welcome to the Resource Library

This Resource Library is a collection of books, tapes, and DVDs, as well as instantly downloadable items, such as newsletters and tip sheets. You will find a wide variety of topics related to foster care, kinship caregiving, adoption, and more.

Wisconsin families and professionals are welcome to check out physical materials from our library for free (electronic items are available to all for free and on demand). The requested materials will be shipped to you with a postage-paid return envelope. You can help us serve more people by sending along a check for the amount of postage, if possible. You may check out four (4) items at a time and keep them for three (3) weeks.

Tables of Contents

To help you navigate our rich library of free downloadable resources, we have created some table of contents documents that we hope you find helpful.

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Let’s Talk About It: Adoption

Description “Fred Rogers opens the door for adopted children and their parents to safely talk about their good and sometimes not-so-good feelings in a book about the joy of belonging […]

Of Many Colors

Portraits of Multiracial Families Based on an award winning photo exhibit, this book documents the feelings and experiences of Americans who live in multiracial families. It tells the stories of […]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: The Hidden Epidemic

Description “Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) (also correctly called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is a complex, broad-spectrum hormonal disturbance affecting the entire body with numerous implications for a woman’s long-term health and […]

Lucy’s Family Tree

Description “When Lucy’s class is given a family tree assignment, Lucy asks her parents to write her a note to excuse her from the assignment. Adopted from Mexico, Lucy feels […]

Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother

Description “While books about adoption proliferate, none of them addresses the subject of open and interracial adoption like Jana Wolff’s personal and frank account does in Secret Thoughts of an […]

David’s Father

Description “Julie thinks her new neighbors must be very scary because all the stuff being moved into their house is enormous. Then she meets David and finds out that he’s […]