The purpose of the Park Ridge Public Library is to advance human knowledge and understanding by providing access to information, literature, technology and the arts relevant to the community it serves. Our Services to Teachers and students help to promote these goals whether you teach toddlers or 6th graders.
Bibliographies
"Just For You" personalized booklists
Reading Patch Club
School Services Notebook
Specialized Reading Programs
Battle of the Books
Winter Reading Club (January and February each year)
Summer Reading Club (June into August every year)
Assignment Alerts
Assignment specific web sites
Great Online Resources
Children’s and Adult Databases
Online Homework Help from Tutor.com
Room Reserves
School Loans for your classroom
Monthly Loans to Preschools and Day Cares Storytime Kits Music Kits Preschool Theme Kits
Classroom visits and fieldtrips to the Library
Library Lines newsletter for Elementary Teachers Purple Pages Newsletter for Preschool Teachers
Teacher Programs offering Continuing Ed hours or CPDUs
Preschool and Enrichment Fair (every January) Big books
Ellison Die Cut Machine
Large graphic novel collection
Music Kits
Set up a Library display at a school function (Open House, Book Fair, PTO program, etc.)