Education
America's Promise  (http://www.americaspromise.org) "America's Promise" is a program dedicated to raising and teaching America's children.

Beginning with Books  (http://www.beginningwithbooks.org) The Center for Early Literacy has created this site for parents, caregivers, and educators with tools to help children become capable and enthusiastic lifelong readers.

The Boy Scouts of America  (http://www.scouting.org/) Check out the official site for the Boy Scouts of America to learn about the organization, up-coming events, or how to join up.

Children's Book Council  (http://www.cbcbooks.org) The Children's Book Council, Inc. is the nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults.

Girl Scouts of the USA  (http://www.girlscouts.org) This official site of the Girl Scouts allows you a chance to learn about the organization and what to do if you would like to join.

Homeschooling and the Public Library  (http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/homeschool/index.html) Homeschoolers will find information about how they can work with the public library as part of their curriculum.

Homeschooling Resources Page  (http://www.home-ed-press.com) Homeschooling can find all sorts of tools that will help make the learning experience both easier and more fun.

Kids Count Census Database  (http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/census/) Kids Count has compiled indicators of child well-being from the 2000 U.S. Census and created an interactive online database with information on geographic areas, demographic summary profiles, geographic rankings and access to raw data.

Rhode Island Schools on the Web  (http://www.ri.net/RINET/comm/schools.html) If you would like to visit a website from one of the local schools, this is the place to check out. The schools are organized alphabetically by town. Make sure to check out the sites for the various schools in Smithfield:

• Anna McCabe Elementary School (http://www.smithfield-ps.org/McCabe/)
• Old County Road School (http://www.smithfield-ps.org/OldCounty/)
• Raymond C. LaPerche School (http://www.smithfield-ps.org/LaPerche/)
• St. Philip School (http://www.stphilipschool.com/)
• William Winsor Elementary School (http://www.smithfield-ps.org/Winsor/)
• Gallagher Middle School (http://www.smithfield-ps.org/Gallagher/)
• Smithfield High School (http://www.smithfield-ps.org/High/)
• There is also a website for the Smithfield School Department (http://www.smithfield-ps.org)

Standard and Poor's SchoolMatters  (http://www.schoolmatters.com) SchoolMatters gives policymakers, educators, and parents access to tools to compare schools and school districts from across the country.

Study Web  (http://www.studyweb.com) This site will help you with your schoolwork, particularly with that really difficult homework.

YahooKids StudyZone  (http://kids.yahoo.com/learn/index) Yahooligans! has pooled together a number of web pages at this site to help you complete your homework.

Holidays
Christmas Around the World  (http://christmas.com) Have you ever wondered how people from other countries celebrate Christmas?  Well, this nifty site allows you to click on a country from an alphabetical listing, and you will be given on information about that country's yule time customs.

Santa's Secret Village  (http://www.northpole.com) Stop in at the North Pole to see where Santa Claus works and lives.  You can even write to him to tell him what you would like for Christmas.

Money
Young Biz  (http://www.youngbiz.com) Visitors will find information and links related to stocks, careers, money, and general business.

Parenting
Better Brains for Babies  (http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/bbb/index.php) Better Brains for Babies is a collaboration of state and local, public and private organizations dedicated to promoting awareness and education about the importance of early brain development in the healthy growth and development of infants and young children in Georgia.

Kinderstart  (http://kinderstart.com) A mini-search engine, a large screened and focused parenting directory (kids issues from age 0-10), and a source of top-notch original content. We have a member of the National Institute of Health, and award winning educators and authors writing everything from pediatric tips, to child psychology, book reviews, film reviews, even tips on how coloring can be used to teach kindergarteners how to read better.

Monroe County (IN) Public Library's Parent/Teacher Resource Room  (http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/ptrr.html) This site provides a list of materials available in this special collection relating to children's literature, helping children learn to read, helping children in school, activities with children, cooking with children, birthday parties, and traveling with children.

Parents' Action for Children  (http://store.parentsactionstore.org/prostores/servlet/StoreFront) Parents' Action develops parent education materials, connects parents with one another, and fights for issues such as early education, health care, and high quality and affordable child care.

Read to Me  (http://www.readtomeprogram.org) This site provides a list of books and videos that would be of particular interest to parents and childcare provides.

Zero to Three  (http://www.zerotothree.org) This exciting and interactive website, which has been created by the National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, is dedicated to literature and activities to help your child's healthy development.