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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Forever Child – A Tale of Loss & Impossible Dreams, (The)

This is a tale, not very long ago, about a little girl named Bella and her 6 brothers and sisters. Their parents, already burdened by their own addictions, are unable […]

Little Lost Bat

A delightful story of adoption in the animal kingdom based on current research. How a week old bat survives without his mother is at the center of this sad and […]

Red in the Flower Bed

An illustrated children’s story about interracial adoption. The journey of adoption is beautifully depicted with the comforting imagery of a poppy flower who is welcomed into a garden family. It […]

Growing Up in the Care of Strangers

Growing Up in the Care of Strangers: The Experiences, Insights and Recommendations of Eleven Former Foster Kids. Growing up in placement takes a toll, not just on the children and […]

Early Childhood & Brain Development: How Experience Shapes Child, Community

This is a one hour program in which Dr. Perry speaks passionately about the critical role early developmental experiences play in shaping the child, and ultimately community and culture. This […]

Sexual Behaviors of Children: Skills for Caregivers

Training for foster parents. Describing the children; What foster parents needs to be successful; Understanding child sexual behaviors; Prevention of sexual abuse and sexual behavior problems; managing problem sexual behaviors; […]

Putting the Pieces Together: Lifebook Work with Children

Lifebooks are an essential tool to aid children in preserving their life stories and helping them make sense of loss, trauma and change. In this video, you will meet a […]

Our Faces

Video prepared by the University of Washington School of Social Work. For professionals and parents who have friends, relatives or family members who are “coming out”, how this process affects […]

Up Close and Personal

In this fascinating one on one interview Dr. Post discusses controversial such as stress, medication, and parenting without consequences. Excellent for parents and professionals. Audio CD

From Fear to Love-Parenting Difficult Adopted Children

Parenting Difficult Adopted Children. Dr. Post speaks to the challenging of parenting children with early life trauma, and attachment issues. His compassion for parents and for children promotes hope for […]