Youth events at the Library: Upcoming events for youth at the Portage County Public Library.
America Links Up: A Kids Online Teach-In: The Portage County Public Library participates in a national campaign to encourage and support educational events in communities across the country to foster an understanding of the Internet and encourage the use of quality content in this new medium.
KidSites: The staff recommends these Internet sites for parents, children, and young adults
GetNetWise: Offers links to recommended sites, including the American Library Association's 700+ Great Sites: "Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them," In addition to information about blocking software. Visitors will also find a glossary of Internet terms, a guide to online safety, directions for reporting online trouble and a directory of online safety tools. The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users to be only "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their family's use of the Internet.

updated February 05, 2002