CT After School Network Resource Library
The Resource Library is a benefit of Network membership. Resources are available by contacting the Network office at 203-483-1846.
The Library is divided into categories. Click on each of the categories below to view our selections.
MATERIALS FOR A DONATION
The NAA Standards for Quality School-Age Care - Revised and Expanded Edition - $15 ($12 Network Members + $3 postage and handling)
Advancing Quality Poster- $1 each
BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN
Abisch & Kaplan, Easy to Make Holiday Fun Things
American Red Cross, First Aid/CPR/AED for the Workplace plus Participant Handbook
Beane, Bully Free Classroom
Begun, Social Skills Lessons & Activities Grades 1-3
Begun, Social Skills Lessons & Activities Grades 4-6
Bender, Elder & Flatter, Half a Childhood: Time for School Age Child Care
Bruno, Beth, Wild Tulips
Carter & Curtis, Training Teachers: A Harvest of Theory and Practice
Carter & Curtis, The Visionary Director: A Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing & Improvising in Your Center
Child Care Information Exchange, Does Your Team Work
Child Care Information Exchange, Staff Performance
Child Care Information Exchange, Developing Staff Skills
Child Care Information Exchange, 250 Management Success Stories
Coffey, Maali, Parclee & Cliffon, Developing Spaces by & for Teens in Out-of-School-Time Programs
Comer, School Power
Cook, Kids Multicultural Cookbook
Council of Chief State School Officers, Extended Learning Initiatives
Davis, Save that Junk
D’Amico & Drummond, Science Chef Food Experiments
Diehn & Krautwurst, Kid Style Nature Crafts
Edginton & Edginton, Youth Programs: Promoting Quality Services
Edwards, Sue & Martinez, Kathleen, Fun Literacy Activities for After School Programs
Fairfax County Office for Children, A Guide to Operating a Family Day Care Check-In Program
Fink, Discipline in School Age Care: Control the Climate, Not the Children
Fink, School Age Children With Special Needs
Fowler, A Guide to Effective Administration in Child Care
Fowler, Simplifying the Budgeting Process (with accompanying audiocassette)
Fowler, Working Together, Getting Along
Gould, Making Cool Crafts and Awesome Art
Harms, Thelma, Vineberg Jacobs, Ellen & Romano White, Donna, School Age Care Environment Rating Scale
Havens, Maxa & Locklear, Adventures in Learning, A School Age Care Curriculum
Hohenthal, K.D., Reading and Writing Journal with Herman the Crab
Illinois Facilities Fund, Great Spaces, Fresh Places: How to Improve Environments for School Age Programs
Jasmine, Multiple Intelligences 5-8
Kim, Showy Science, Exciting Hands-on Activities That Explore the World Around Us
Knox, Wangaard, Michaelson, Service Learning, Planning and Reflection: A Step by Step Guide
Koehler-Pentacoff, Curtain Call: Games, Skits, Plays and More
Kohl & Potter, Science Arts: Discovering Science Through Art Experiences
Kohl & Solga, Discovering Great Artists: Hands on Art for Children in the Style of the Great Masters
Koralek, Newman & Collker, Caring for Children in School Age Programs Vol. 1, 2 & Trainers Manual, by Teaching Strategies
Americans with Disabilities Act Coalition of CT, ADA: A Guide for CT Businesses Employing and Accommodating People with Disabilities
Connecticut Department of Social Services and Commission on Children, Healthy Expectations: A Parent’s and Caregiver’s Guide to Child Health and Safety
National Institute of Health, Marijuana Facts Parents Need to Know
National Institute of Health, Marijuana Facts Teens Need to Know
Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association, Drug Series
Northeast Utilities, Educational Services Catalog
Northeast Utilities, Nature Trails & Environmental Facilities
United Way of the Capitol Area, Board Members of Charitable Organizations
1, 2, 3, Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12, Child Management
A Place of Their Own: Designing Quality Space for out-of School Time, The MOST Initiative
Avoiding Child Care Burnout (with Study guide) Cambridge Educational
Between School Time and Home Time, Planning Quality Activities for SACC Programs, NIOST in cooperation with the New York State Council on Children and Families
Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports, HBO
How to Lead Games, Radworks
In Search of Character Series (For Grades 6-12) Titles: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship, Honesty, Courage, Diligence, Integrity, Live Wire Media
Keeping Your Kids Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Free: What Parents Can Do?, US Department of Health and Human Services
Keys to Quality in School Age Child Care (with viewers guide & trainers guide), MCPS TV Foundation
Kids & Food, Cambridge Educational
Leading By Design: A Video Guide to Quality Programs for 10-15 Year-Olds, Work/Family Directions
Media Sharp: Analyzing Tobacco and Alcohol Messages, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Music Television Talks Tobacco, US Department of Health and Human Services
Reporting Child Abuse: A Personal Responsibility, Cambridge Educational
Stranger Danger, Cambridge Educational
Television Can Teach: A First Steps Workshop, Connecticut Public Television
The Human Side of Quality, The MOST Initiative
Who Says You Can’t; How to Create Quality in School-Age Child Care, California School-Age Consortium
ADD Tool Kit, Child Work/Child Play
After School Kit, Right Decisions, Right Now
Afterschool Programs: Afterschool Resource Materials, Afterschool Alliance
Anger Control Tool Kit, Child Work/Child Play
ARQ Kit– available for loan. Members may borrow a kit and become familiar with the contents before making an investment in their own. Includes Guide to NAA Program Accreditation, The ASQ Team Leader’s Resource Manual, copies of the ASQ Team Member’s Manual and copies of NSACA Standards at a Glance.
Better Boards Kit, Cain Consulting Group, Inc.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen Video Workshop, Faber/Mazlish Workshops
Let’s Work It Out: Conflict Resolution Tool Kit, Childswork/Childsplay
Talking with TJ – Conflict Resolution, UCONN Cooperative Extension
Talking with TJ – Teamwork Series, UCONN Cooperative Extension
York, Roots and Wings Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs
Zaslavsky, Math Games and Activities from Around the World
REPORTS AND RESEARCH PAPERS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN
Arts Education Partnership, Champions of Change: Impact of Arts on Learning
Boston Mayor’s Task Force on After School, Schools Alone Are Not Enough: Why Out-of-School Time is Crucial to Success of Children
Bush Center for Child Development, What Do We Know About Welfare Reform & Where Do We Go From Here
CT Commission on Children, Importance of Out-of-School Programming for CT Children
CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Young People and Substance Abuse Prevention: A Connecticut Profile
CT Early Childhood Education Council, Coming to School in Connecticut: Accepting Children as They Are
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being 2000
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, America’s Child Care Crisis: A Crime Prevention Tragedy
Finance Project, Accessing State Tobacco Settlement Revenue for Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives
Finance Project, Creating Dedicated Local Revenue Sources for Out-of-School Time Initiatives
Finance Project, Cost Worksheet for Out of School Time and Community Initiatives
Finance Project, Financing Facility Improvements for Out-of-School Time and Community Program
Finance Project, Financing Transportation Services to Support Out of School Time & Community School Initiatives
Finance Project Health Insurance for Small Businesses: State and Local Finance Strategies
Finance Project, Maximizing Federal Food & Nutrition Funds for Out of School Time & Community School Initiatives
Finance Project, Maximizing Medicaid Funding to Support Health and Mental Health Services for School-Age Children and Youth
Finance Project, Strengthening Partnerships: Community Assessment Checklist
Finance Project, Sustaining Comprehensive Community Initiatives: Keys for Success
Finance Project, Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Comprehensive Child & Family Initiatives
Finance Project, Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Youth Programs
Finance Project, Using TANF to Finance Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives
Finance Project, Using CCDF to Finance Out of School Time & Community School Initiatives
Finance Project, Using the Community Development Block Grant to Support Out of School Time & Community School Initiatives
Finance Project, Using Community Reinvestment Act to Help Finance Initiatives for Children & Families & Communities
Finance Project, Using Title I to Support Out of School Time & Community School Initiatives
Food Research and Action Center, School’s Out Let’s Eat: Using Child and Adult Care Food Program to Expand Afterschool Opportunities for Children
Mott Foundation, Joining Forces: Communities and Schools Working Together for a Change
Mott Foundation, Community Schools Across America
Mott Foundation, Learning Together: A Look at 20 School Community Initiative
Mott Foundation, Learning Together: The Developing Field of School-Community Initiative
Mott Foundation, Making After School Coun
Mott Foundation, Piece by Piece
NIOST-Center for Research on Women, A Resource Guide for School Age Child Care
NIOST-SACC, After School Arrangements in Middle Childhood: A Review of the Literature
NIOST-SACC, Out of School Time: Effects on Learning in the Primary Grades
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, Evaluation of MOST Initiative: Final Report Summary
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, Homework Assistance & And Out-of-School Time: Filling a Need, Finding A Balance
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, Growing Together: Connections Between School-Age Care and Youth Work Professions
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, Twelve Key Elements of Higher Education Training: A Conceptual Framework
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, SAC Information and Resource Sharing Via the Internet
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, Making the Most of Out-of–School Time: Technology’s Role in Collaboration
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, Working Together for Children & Families
NIOST-The MOST Initiative, Literacy: Exploring Strategies to Enhance Learning in After-School Programs
Poudrette, Adolescents & After School Programs: An Intervention Proposal
The After-School Corporation, 3PM Time for Afterschool
The After-School Corporation, Afterschool Programs: An analysis of Need, Current Research & Public Opinion
The Wellesley Centers for Women, Research Report
U.S. Department of Education, National Study of Before and After-School Programs, (Executive Summary)
U.S. Department of Education & U.S. Dept. of Justice, Safe and Smart: Making After-School Hours Work for Kids
US Department of Justice, Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Investments
US Department of Justice, Families and Schools Together: Building Relationships
US Department of Justice, Investing in Youth For A Safer Future
US Department of Justice, Stand Up and Start A School Crime Watch, Youth in Action
Young, Importance of Men in Early Childhood
Kreidler & Furlong, Adventures in Peacemaking
Kroll, Mary, Getting into a Food Mood; Communicating Food Issues, National 4-H Council
Kroll, Mary, Health Rocks, National 4-H Council
Lawyer-Tarr, School-Age Child Care Professional Training: A Workbook For Teaching Staff
Lewis, Kids Guide to Service Projects
McElherne, Jump Starters: Quick Activities to Develop Self Esteem, Creativity and Cooperation
Miller, Beth, Critical Hours, (Executive Summary)
Miller, O’Connor, Sirignano & Joshi, I Wish the Kids Didn’t Watch So Much TV
Mitchell, Stoney and Dichter, Financing Child Care in the United States: An Illustrative Catalog of Current Strategies
Musson & Colombo Adams, Play It Safe
National Center for Community Education, 21st CCLC Visioning, A Planning Process Workbook
National 4-H Council, Field of Genes
NAEYC, Accreditation Criteria & Procedures of the National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC, Accreditation Readiness Survey
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Afterschool Programs & The K-8 Principal
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Leading After-School Learning Communities
National Research Council & Institute of Medicine, After School Programs to Promote Child and Adolescent Development: Summary of a Workshop
Newman, Building Relationships with Parents & Families in School Age Programs
Newman, Training New After School Staff
NIOST, Links to Learning: A Curriculum Guide for After School Programs
NIOST, Service As A Strategy in Out of School Time: A How To Manual
Ollhoff & Ollhoff, Getting Along: Teaching Social Skills to Children & Youth
Packard Foundation, The Future of Children
Packard Foundation, The Future of Children When School is Out (Executive Summary also available)
Phelan, 1, 2, 3, Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
President’s Crime Prevention Council, Preventing Crime & Promoting Responsibility, 50 Programs that Help Communities Help their Youth
Richard, Before & After School Programs: A Startup & Administration Manual
Richardson, A Welcome for Every Child
Sambhava & Luvmour, Cooperative Games and Activities
Schickendanz, Judith A., Schickendanz, David I., Forsyth, Peggy D., and Forsyth, Alfred G., Understanding Children and Adolescents
School Age Notes, Special Back Issues Collection: 1991 & Later
Seeman & Bollinger, Chalk It Up
Seligson Michelle and Stahl, Patricia, Bringing Yourself to Work a Guide to Successful Staff Development in After School Programs
Seligson & Allenson, School Age Child Care: An Action Manual for the 90’s and Beyond
Seligson & Fink, No Time to Waste: An Action Agenda for School Age Child Care
SPARK, Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids
Team ATB, A Roadmap to Help Kids Find their Entrepreneurial Spirit Activity Guide
Terzian, Kids Multicultural Art
Thomas, Easy Puppets To Make
Turner & Turner, Ready to Use Pre-Sport Skills Activity Program
United Way, Measuring Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach
UCONN Cooperative Extension System, Beyond Opening Day
UCONN Cooperative Extension System, Double Dutch: 4-H Health and Fitness Program
UCONN Cooperative Extension System, Leadership Skills Building Skills for Life, Books I, II, III, IV & Leader’s Guide
UCONN Cooperative Extension System, Learn About 4-H Prep
UCONN Cooperative Extension System, The Hours That We Can’t Be At Home
US Department of Health and Human Services, Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
VanCleves, 200 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping, Bouncing Experiments
VanCleves, 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, Incredible Experiments
VanCleves, 202 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird &Fun Experiments
Wallace, Summer Sizzlers & Magic Mondays: School Age Theme Activities
Weisberg, Children of Divorce in School-Age Care
WFD Consulting, Achieving Gender Equity in the Gym and on the Playing Field, (plus Trainer’s Guide and Video)
Whitakers, Games, Games, Games
Whitebrook & Bellm, Taking on Turnover: An Action Guide for Child Care Centers
Wickers and Tuey, How to Make Things Grow
Wilkens, Multiple Intelligences K-4
Williamson, Summer Fun
Wiseman, Making Things: 125 Projects
Wood, Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14, A Resource for Parents & Teachers
Work/Family Directions, Building by Design: Creating Democratic Communities in Programs for 10-15 Year-Olds
Work/Family Directions, Caring by Design: Establishing Care Structures in Programs for 10 - 15 Year Olds