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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FAW: Who Am I? About Identity

Who Am I? About Identity Growing up is hard work. And no matter the circumstances, every person struggles with finding their place in the world and figuring out just who […]

Partners: Working with Birth Parents

Working Together for Forever–The Benefits of Working with Birth Parents This issue of Partners focuses on relationships. The triad of birth parents, children (whether foster or adoptive), and families who are […]

Partners: Adopting Beyond Age

Adopting Beyond Age Every year, hundreds of waiting children age out of foster care without a family or some kind of permanence. Prior to that, many of these youth have spent years […]

Mom, Dad, Come Back Soon

When Tyler’s mom and dad go away for a few days, he gets to stay at his best friend Cindy’s house. Tyler and Cindy play all their favorite games together, […]

The Very Lonely Bathtub

A playful story for boys and girls who insist, “No, I won’t!” The Very Lonely Bathtub offers a witty and whimsical look at the normal obstinacy that most parents face, […]

Searching for… The You We Adore

Adoptive families will embrace this beautiful, tender story about love. Children will laugh with delight celebrating how far love has traveled to find them. Climbing with pandas and splashing with […]