Local, State, & National Resources
Bloomington-Normal COVID-19 Information from Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, McLean County Chamber of Commerce, Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council and other trusted sources
State of Illinois COVID-19 Response
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Get Hired IL—State of Illinois resource for Job Seekers and Employers
PATH 211—Central Illinois residents can call 211 to find fast, free, and confidential help for health and human service resources
Your Money, Your Goals from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a financial empowerment toolkit that can help you consider the impact of your choices when money is tight.
McLean County Health Department
McLean County Health Department Vaccination Clinics
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois COVID H.E.L.P. (Housing & Economic Loss Prevention)
CDC (includes fact sheets in English, Spanish & Chinese)
COVID-19 Resources for Young Children and Their Caregivers
Books, eBooks, and Digital Resources collected by NPL Children's Librarians
Books and e-Books
COVID-specific:
- Coronavirus: A Book for Children by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson & Nia Roberts
- Pandemics Special Issue by Cricket Media
Coping with fear and uncertainty:
- Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
- I’m Worried by Michael Ian Black (consider others in this series as well)
- Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival
- The Don't Worry Book by Todd Parr
- Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
- Little Tree by Loren Long
- Good People Everywhere by Lynea Gillen
- The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Reul
Coping with illness or the death of a loved one:
- Curious George Goes to the Hospital by Margaret and H.A. Rey (available on Hoopla)
- Death is Stupid by Anastasia Higginbotham
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
- The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
- The Funeral by Matt James
- The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
- Maybe Tomorrow by Charlotte Agell
Digital Resources
Coronavirus lesson plan by BrainPOP
Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus by NPR
Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019 from the CDC