Teacher Cards
This card is available to individuals who are involved in education at any level, including home-schooling parents, student teachers, daycare teachers and teachers in public and private schools.  A teacher card makes it possible to have a library card for professional use as well as one for personal use. Teacher cards are not issued on-site, but will be mailed to the applicant.  Please ask at the Oshkosh Public Library Children's Service Desk for an application.   

Book Sets for Teachers from the Oshkosh Public Library
Reserve these titles by calling 236-5208 or using the "Teacher Collection Request Form" Books come in sets of 10 and can be checked out on a teacher card for 4 weeks. (Longer check outs can be arranged. Additional copies can be reserved through the system.)

Big Books List by Subject
We have a collection of Big Books (large, over-sized picture books) that are great for teachers to use in the classroom.  A teacher's library card is needed to check these Big Books out.

Teacher Collection Request Form
Oshkosh area teachers, day care providers and homeschooling parents may request up to 30 items from the Oshkosh Public Library collection. Submit this form online to make a request or print it out and drop it off at the Children's Desk in the lower level.

Library Tour Request Form
Oshkosh area teachers, day care providers, homeschooling parents or group leaders may request a library tour or visit for children ages Pre-school - Grade 5 using this form. This form may be printed out and returned to the Children's Desk in the lower level.

Homeschooling Resources - a select list of Homeschooling websites.

Dyslexia Web Page Links

Local Community Resources

• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Boys and Girls Club
• Childcare Resource & Referral
• Headstart
• Oshkosh Area School District
• Oshkosh Area United Way
• Parent Connection
• Salvation Army

For a list of other area resources click here.

Internet Sites for Parents & Teachers

ABC Teach
The place for kids, parents, student teachers and teachers.

By Parents for Parents
Online parenting resources for parents of teens.

Education Atlas
Covers all levels of education (preschool to higher education). Areas for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers.

Family Education
Family Education Network includes Internet's content, resources, and shopping for parents, teachers, and kids.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
Access to 1200 educational resources supported by 30 federal agencies covering the arts, language arts, mathematics, health, sciences and more.

Idea Box
Ideas for early childhood education activities and resources for teachers and parents.

ide@s
Provides Wisconsin teacher's reviewed lessons that align to the Wisconsin standards.

iParenting.com
Website links to Internet communities for parents.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

Language Picture Dictionary
Created by the Oshkosh Area School District and the Oshkosh Public Library, this picture dictionary translates selected words that are introduced in the Oshkosh Area School District's English as a Second Language Program into English, German, Spanish, French and Hmong. Adobe Reader is needed to view this dictionary.

More4kids
More4kids is a Family resource devoted to parenting and education.

Parenting Bookmark
Parenting advice and articles on dealing with esteem, anger, child behavior, and other parenting issues.

Parenting.com
Website featuring links on babies, toddler, recipes, activities and parenting blogs.

Parenting.iVillage.com
This website offers an authentic community infused with compelling content from experts on health, parenting, and pregnancy. The site's interactive features include message boards and a wide variety of social networking tools, allowing women around the world to connect, share ideas, and seek advice and support about parenting.

PBS Teacher Source
Links to all the great PBS show sites and lots of activities.

Read On Wisconsin!
Join this fun statewide book club promoted by First Lady Jessica Doyle for everyone who loves to read.

Stepfamily Foundation
Stepfamily Foundation's mission is to assist you to make the family, as it is now, function well. We have created a successful management system for the stepfamily.

Teachers Hub
K-12 interactive learning center with resources for teachers.