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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Story of David, (The)

The Story of David is the story of Dion and Carey Howells, a couple desperate for a child. It is also the story of Nancy, a teenager who became pregnant […]

Child Custody Made Simple

If you are separated, divorced, or never married, this indispensable guide will answer all your questions about child custody and child support. Written in clear, simple language, it reveals what […]

Carolyn’s Story

This is a detailed biography of Carolyn, now nine years old, who was adopted as an infant from Honduras. It contains a lot of information about the adoption process as […]

Building a Bridge

Two girls are nervous about their first day of school which is located on a Navajo reservation. The Navajo girl and the Anglo girl are equally anxious until their teacher […]

Child Called It

First part of a trilogy series An account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. A Child Called “It” is the unforgettable story of a […]

Challenging Child

You’re Not The Cause, But You Can Be The Solution Eight-Year-Old Jessica Wasn’t An Easy Child. A bossy, fussy girl with only a few friends, she frustrated and alienated even […]

Black is Brown is Tan

Black is brown is tan is a story poem about being, a beautiful true song about a family delighting in each other and in the good things of the earth. […]

Best I Can Be, The

Living with fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Effects “”You cannot see my disability on the outside. I like to make myself look pretty. I am adopted and my mom died so […]