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Teacher Requests

The Fullerton Public Library has many resources available to help you and your students succeed. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find the right materials to supplement your curriculum and to help you encourage reading in your students. If you would like our professional children’s services staff to select materials for you, please come in for a visit.

To provide you with quality service, please keep in mind the following:

There is a subject limitation on all requests and number of books supplied will be based on availability of materials. Our staff will do their best to accommodate your needs.

Please allow 5 days from order due date. Please call on your pick up date to ensure your books are ready for you.
Please call if you cannot pick up your books on the scheduled day.

Useful Sites for Parents

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

Technology Guide for Parents (DAYTRUM).
An online magazine that reviews computer games and "provides a technology guide that helps parents understand the latest video and computer games and the latest Internet technologies".

AR Reading Lists (those that are available online)

PowerSchool
A site for parents to check their child's academic progress and work. A password is required.

California Deparment of Education Recommended Reading Lists

For Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. The state has compiled a collection of outstanding literature for children and adolescents. The recommended titles reflect the quality and the complexity of the types of material students should be reading at school and outside of class.

Parent Read Aloud Tips

Tips compiled by Children's Librarian Janine Jacobs.

Discovery Science Center Explore more than 120 hands-on exhibits, participate in live science experiments and more! Be part of the fun! Visit Discovery Science Center today!
	The Children’s Museum at La Habra Children can ride a kid-size carousel, take a walk in T-Rex's footprints, pet an Arctic fox, pump gas, drive a bus, dress up and perform, and dig for fossils all in one afternoon!
Fullerton Museum Center The Fullerton Museum Center is dedicated to developing and presenting the best in multi-disciplinary exhibitions and educational programs in the areas of history, science, and art.
	The KIDSEUM, an 11,000 square foot children's museum, provides arts and cultural activities for thousands of children and their families. Kidseum is a place where children can experience and celebrate the beauty, ceremony and history of many different cultures.
Santa Ana Zoo The Santa Ana Zoo occupies 20 acres and includes a rain forest, endangered species, an aviary, a steam train and children’s zoo right in the middle of the Orange County urban jungle. It is a fun place for your whole family to enjoy and rediscover the wonder of the natural world together.
	Oak Canyon Nature Center The center is a 58-acre natural park nestled in the Anaheim Hills. Consisting of three adjoining canyons, four miles of hiking trails traverse one of the few remaining areas of oak woodland and coastal sage scrub in our region. The John J. Collier Interpretive Center is a small museum with live animal and regional natural history exhibits.
Fullerton Arboretum The Arboretum is a 26-acre botanical garden with an ecologically arranged collection of plants from around the world. The beautiful grounds offer visitors a peaceful garden setting in the midst of our urban area. Children’s classes and activities are offered.
	Orange County Marine Institute We invite you to explore with us…a world where you are not just an observer but one in which you ride the high seas aboard a historic tallship, record observations of marine mammals, observe a sea creature that can spit out its stomach, or learn the skills of a research scientist!
California Science Center The California Science Center is a public-private partnership between the State of California and the not-for-profit California Science Center Foundation. We aspire to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences, because we value science as an indispensable tool for understanding our world, accessibility and inclusiveness, and enriching people's lives.