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LAPL databases- (scroll down, they are in alpha order; most require a library card # for login)

• Children's Catalog (Wilson) - Selective annotated list for over 8,400 fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books and magazines for children from preschool through sixth grade, along with review sources and other professional aids.
• School Information Database - The school profiles provide more than 50 facts about the school you're researching. The reports provide a comparative view of a school, showing how it compares on each of those 50 factors to other schools.

Carol Hurst's children's literature - A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

Voice of Youth Advocates - Library magazine for those who serve teens. It includes books, films, special recommendations, reviews of good programs, ineresting activities for fun.

Repairing the World: Books to Use to Introduce Service Learning Projects; A Selective Annotated Bibliography by Susan Dubin, March, 2006. This 8-page bibliography includes: Feeding the Hungry, Caring for the Environment, Respecting Differences, Respecting the Elderly, Welcoming Guests. (download in .pdf format)

The New Jewish Valuesfinder: A Guide to Values in Jewish Children's Books, edited by Linda R. Silver, for Association of Jewish Libraries. - A comprehensive annotated searchable source on the Internet for finding Jewish values expressed in Jewish children's books. The database is continuously updated and includes each book's values, subjects, contents, and age level. The Valuesfinder also contains lists of award winners, notable books, and news about Jewish children's books and publishing, as well as links to other children's literature websites.