For more information about Skokie Public Library's Youth Services resources for parents and caregivers, contact Linda Zeilstra-Sawyer at 847.324.3195 or by .
Please note: We make every effort to select websites that are suitable for family viewing; however, the Library has no control over individual website content, sponsors, or advertisements. We encourage parents to explore and enjoy the Web with their children.
Web resource 
Available with Skokie Public Library card 
Available in Library only
Books and Media
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
Information about children's books, videos, audio recordings, film strips, and other children-focused media
Common Sense Media
Education, advice, and reviews of movies, games, apps, websites, TV shows, books, and music
Film Ratings.com
Film ratings and information about the content of films
Kids' Books We Love
Book reviews written by Youth Services staff
NoveList K-8
A guide to fiction and series books for kids
Special
Formats & World Languages for Kids at Skokie Public Library
Youth materials in unique formats such as puppet/book sets, adapted books, video games, early literacy materials; and items available in other languages
TumbleBook Library for Kids
Online picture books, chapter books, puzzles, and quizzes in English, Spanish, Chinese, and French
TumbleTalking Books Collection
Full-length audiobook classics, fiction, nonfiction, new books, plays and dramas, poetry, and Spanish language content.
Consumer Product Ratings and Reviews
Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls and Product Safety News and CPSC en Español
Information about consumer products recalled due to unreasonable risks of injury or death
Consumers' Checkbook
Quality and price evaluations of local auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies
ConsumerReports.org
Ratings, reviews, recommendations, buying advice, and information about cars, food, health, home and garden, electronics, and children's products
ConsumerSearch
Reviews on hundreds of consumer products, including summaries of articles from Consumer Reports
Health and Wellness
Child & Family WebGuide from Tufts University
Links to hundreds of websites recommended by parents, rated by experts, and covering early child development through adolescence
ConsumerReportsHealth.org
Product reviews and articles about diet and nutrition, exercize equipment, home medical equipment, beauty and personal products, insurance, hospitals, medical conditions and treatments, natural health and prescription drugs
Health Information in Multiple Languages
Quality medical information for consumers in 40 languages from Amharic to Vietnamese
KidsHealth and KidsHealth en Español
Information about general health, growth and development, positive parenting, nutrition and fitness, first aid, and safety for children from before birth through adolescence
ZERO TO
THREE
Information and resources about child behavior and development, care and education, maltreatment, and public policy
Schools and Learning
Atomic Learning
Short video lessons for learning how to use different software programs
Helping Your Child and Helping Your Child en Español
Informational guides for parents to help their children develop new academic skills and knowledge
Homeschool Resources at Skokie
Public Library
Information about Skokie Public Library homeschool resources and support
LearningExpressLibrary.com
Online practice tests for the SAT, ACT, ASVAB, GED, Civil Service careers, and Adult Basic Skills quizzes covering reading, grammar, and math.
SkokieNet Directory of K-12 Schools, Preschools & Child Care Centers
Two directories of contact information for K-12 schools and local preschools and child care centers in and around Skokie