Resources for Kids and Parents
Internet Safety
These sites are resources for parents and kids on internet safety and privacy protection. Make sure to read Dormont Library's Internet Use Policy too.
- Safekids.com
- Guidelines for parents, kids and teens on online safety. Includes the article "Child Safety on the Information Highway," from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- Get Net Wise
- GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by a wide range of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users to be only "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their and their family's use of the Internet.
- ALA Families Connect
- A site created for parents, children, and extended family members to use together to learn about the Internet.
Accelerated Reader
These are the Accelerated Reader reading lists for the Keystone Oaks School District elementary schools. If you can't find one of the books on the list, please ask a librarian and they may be able to order it for you.
- Accelerated Reader for Dormont Elementary
- Accelerated Reader for Myrtle Elementary
- Accelerated Reader for Aiken Elementary
Homework Help
- Ask A Librarian Service
- This is a free service that puts the power of reference librarians throughout the state of Pennsylvania at your fingertips. Ask a question and you should have an answer within fifteen minutes or less.
- Fact Monster is a reference site for kids ages 8-14 that provides entertainment and educational resources. It combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.
- DiscoverySchool.com is dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents. To that end we provide innovative teaching materials for teachers, useful and enjoyable resources for students, and smart advice for parents about how to help their kids enjoy learning and excel in school.
- KidSpace at the Internet Public Library
- The Internet Public Library is a collection of references and resources from around the Internet. The KidSpace page is especially for topics that kids might be interested in.