Selected sources at the Williamsburg
Regional Library's Youth Services Department
A diagnosis of cancer raises many
questions for patients, families and friends. Special resources are
available in the library to help children understand both the disease
and ways they can help a family member or friend to cope. If you need
assistance finding resources, please ask a librarian at the youth
services desk.
I. Books and videotapes to check out:
To find books and videotapes that can be
checked out, choose the SUBJECT search on the computer catalog and type
(one at a time) these subjects:
- Cancer -- juvenile literature
- Cancer -- Patients -- Family
Relationships-Juvenile
- Cancer in children
- Children of cancer patients
- Hospitals -- juvenile literature
- Grief in children
books on these subjects are located in
the following areas:
- Picture Books
- Junior Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Junior Non-Fiction
- Biographies
- Parents Corner (books and videotapes
are located in this area)
II. Reference books (for
in-library use):
III. Internet resources:
Looking for accurate and easy to use
websites for juvenile cancer information? Visit the library’s award winning
Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center website. Created and
updated by the Reference Department of the library, the website offers
our community a reliable gateway to cancer-related information on the
Internet including resources available in the Williamsburg area.
IV. Ways to find more information:
Pick-up cancer-related pamphlets:
- Published by national organizations
including the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer
Institute. Available free of charge from the Williamsburg Regional
Library Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center.
Contact local cancer support
groups
Compiled by
the Youth Services Department (CW) 5/01
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