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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Is adoption for you?

The first few stories examine teens fantasies and hesitations about adoption. In the final stories, teens write about their actual experiences and struggles living in a new home. Taken together, […]

Complete Idiot’s Guide To Adoption, The

Simple straightforward advice to guide you through every stage of the adoption process. Offers advice on raising your adopted child

Raising Adopted Children

RAISING ADOPTED CHILDREN is a parents’guide to rearing children in an adoptive family. It examines the child’s physical, emotional and psychological development at every age. In addition, there are chapters […]

I Will Never Give Up For The Teenager

Derek Clark knows firsthand the trials of a hard-knock life. This book is based upon his childhood experience of parental abandonment, his life as a troubled youth and how he […]

I Will Never Give Up

At 37 years old, Derek stands 6 foot 5 inches and has a voice resonating with a singular passion due to a life of coping with adversity and overcoming hardship. […]

Emotional Life of Your Brain, The

For more than thirty years, Richard Davidson has been at the forefront of brain research. Now he gives us an entirely new model for understanding our emotions, as well as […]

Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men

The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families. Perhaps the most remarkable and controversial transformation during this time has […]

I Beat The Odds

The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. Michael Oher is the young […]

You Grew in Our Hearts

Every adoption is different, but all have one thing in common: the child and how important it is for them to know their own story. You Grew In Our Hearts […]

Analyze This! – A Teen Guide to Therapy and Getting Help

Therapy can provide a supportive place for teens to talk about emotional problems and find ways to start feeling better. But too often, adults send young people to therapy without […]