Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center

The Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center shares the online library resources with Adoption Resources of Wisconsin (ARW). Any resident of Wisconsin interested in checking out materials from the ARW lending library agrees to the following:

The borrower assumes full responsibility for the materials while they are checked out. Materials which are returned damaged or with missing parts will be assessed by ARW staff and billed to the borrower. Lost materials will be replaced at the expense of the borrower.
Patrons will complete and submit a Borrower Information Form to ARW.
Resource library patrons may borrow up to four items at a time.
Checkout period for all items is three weeks. You will receive an e-mail reminding you of the due date one week before and the date it is due.
Materials may be checked out online, in person or by mail.
There is a $2.00 fee per transaction which may be paid by either credit card or electronic check.

Checkout online and mail: Only residents within Wisconsin and only those who are potential/current foster care/adoptive families or people working in the child welfare field may borrow library materials. The borrower may provide a valid credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only) or a check for the $2.00 per transaction fee. The items will be shipped to you with a return postage paid envelope.

Checkout in person: The same guidelines as above apply with the exclusion of the return postage paid envelope. Items checked out in person should be returned in person also. If borrower wishes to return items per mail, borrower is responsible for all fees and guarantees receipt of items by ARW staff.

Return borrowed materials to:

Foster Care & Adoption Resource Center
Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
6682 West Greenfield Avenue, Suite 310
Milwaukee WI 53214

Borrowers are to make every effort to return materials on time. If no others have requested the item, a borrower can request to renew the materials. A borrower who returns items late excessively may not be allowed to check materials out again. Extension requests may be made by contacting the resource librarian.

Failure to return materials. ARW will make several attempts to retrieve materials that are not returned as agreed. If items are still not returned as agreed, ARW reserves the right to charge either your credit card or checking account (whichever was used to checkout the materials) for full replacement cost plus a 10% surcharge for shipping and handling.

Damaged materials. Any materials returned damaged will be assessed by the ARW staff and the borrower will be charged as necessary. The fee for damaged materials ranges between partial and full replacement cost. It is at ARW’s discretion to decide whether partial or full replacement is necessary.