Youth Services offers a centralized collection of resources for developing good quality children's library programming. These resources are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

The resources listed below are well organized and indexed for easy accessibility in the Youth Services Program Planning Resources Guide notebook. For more information contact the Youth Services Department.

• Search Online of CKLS Youth Services Resources.
• Librarian's Project Resources.
• Storytelling Materials
• Puppet Resources
• Filmstrips, Videos Resources
• DVD Collections
• Miscellaneous Resources
• Special Collections

Librarian's Project Resources

Educational resources printed in book and periodical format. These resources are to be used for planning children's and young adult programs are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

• Bulletin Boards/Displays
• Classroom Parties
• Crafts
• Early Childhood Activities
• Fingerplays/Songs/Poems
• Folk Tales/Fairy Tales
• Nursery Rhymes/Mother Goose/Poems
• Stories
• Games/Puzzles/Magic
• Patterns
• Puppets/Plays/Skits
• Seasonal
• Holiday
• Special Topics

Storytelling Materials

Resources to dramatize stories for storytime and after school programs. These resources are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

• Object Stories
• Flannelboard Stories/Shapes
• Flannelboard Supplemental Materials
• Flip Cards
• Roll Stories
• Plays
• Storytelling Costumes/Props
• Oversized Books

Puppet Resources

A collection of hand puppets, finger puppets, full size puppets, stuffed toys, and face masks on sticks. These resources are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

• Hand Puppet, Plush
• Hand Puppets, Felt/Fabric
• Hand Puppet, Sesame Street
• Stuffed Puppet
• Stuffed Toy
• Show Me/Tell Me Dolls
• Finger Puppet
• Hand Puppet, Large Plush
• Fairy/Folk Tale Sets
• Holiday/Seasonal Sets
• People/Family
• Felt/Mask/Paper/Stick
• Summer Library Program Sets

Filmstrip, Video Resources

These resources have public performance rights, unless noted. These resources are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

Early Childhood: Counting, learning the alphabet and understanding words and their definitions are among important concepts explored in these stories.

Fairytales/Folktales/Heroes/Legends: Fairytales and folktales have been told for generations and retain their relevance today with humorous and astute insights into human nature.

Holidays: These filmstrips, video and dvd's about holidays will enhance children's enjoyment and understanding of special times of the year.

Seasons: These filmstrips, video and dvd's about seasons will enhance children's enjoyment and understanding of special times of the year. In several the seasonal setting is influential in shaping the story's theme.

Storytime: Storytime filmstrips, videos and dvd's are stories that will entertain and delight children, as well as adults. Many of these are old favorites.

Theme Libraries: Theme Libraries are a series of filmstrips, videos and dvd's on these specific topics.

• Animals
• The Arts
• Circus
• Death/Separation
• Dinosaurs
• Environment/Ecology
• Health/Safety
• Intergenerational
• Multicultural
• Recycling
• Social Issues
• Space/Flight
• The Wizard of Oz

DVD Collections

These collections have public performance rights, unless noted, and are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

• Author/Illustrator
• Fairytales/Folktales/Heroes/Legends
• Holiday
• Season
• Storytime

Miscellaneous Resources

Includes display materials, games and craft supplies. These resources are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

• Bulletin Boards/Posters
• Creative Corners for Bulletin Boards
• Display Materials/Mobiles
• Games
• Supplies

Special Collections

A collection of specialized storybooks that can be used for library programming. These resources are only available to CKLS member libraries. When requesting materials, the request forms (pdf format) are to be sent to the Youth Services Department.

• American Folk Tales
• Arts
• Birthday
• Death and Dying
• Dinosaurs
• Fables/Fairytales/Folklore/Legends
• Fables/Fairytales/Folklore/Legends Collection
• Family
• History/Travel
• Mother Goose/Nursery Rhymes
• Native American
• Ocean/Sea
• Poetry
• Seasonal/Holiday
• Storytime