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Designed by families and professionals, the Connelly Resource Center is dedicated to meeting families' special needs when a child needs care. Our services and programs, along with our staff and volunteers, support a caring and effective partnership between families and the healthcare team.

What the Connelly Resource Center Offers
	staff and volunteers with information to share a quiet place to meet other families information on places to stay ideas about things to do in the Philadelphia area for the whole family a kitchen, washers, dryers, lockers and telephones a bulletin board where families can exchange ideas and phone numbers help in meeting business needs while at the Hospital

Family learning center computer The Family Learning Center
The Family Learning Center is a place where families can learn both the basic and specialized skills they need to help them care for their child at home from CPR and breast feeding to caring for a child on a ventilator. Our two classrooms and learning lab are used both for scheduled classes and for personal instruction or training arranged by a child's healthcare team member.

Current classes include:

Apnea Monitoring
Breastfeeding
CPR
Central Line

Diabetes Education
Injections
Nebulizer Training
Tube Feedings

There are educational videos, printed materials and computer-assisted learning tools available on a variety of topics. The latest developments in teaching models and mannequins are also in the Learning Center. For more information, contact Linda Kocent, RN, MSN, Coordinator of Patient-Family Education, 215-590-3661.

The Family Library
The Family Library is a quiet, comfortable place where families can find healthcare, parenting and recreational information in a variety of formats.

We offer:

librarian assistance books for children and adults
newspapers and pamphlets
magazines (educational and recreational)
photocopier, fax machine and outlet for PC laptop
Internet access (4 computers) and a system printer
word processing capability
comfortable reading areas
recreational videos for all ages

For more information about the Family Library, please contact Prentice Beckett, Family Librarian, 215-590-5778.

The Children's Library
This is a fun place for children to learn. Children will find books on a broad range of topics, especially books that focus on healthcare. The library is also equipped with computers and videotapes to help children enjoy their learning. A weekly story hour is held every Thursday at 2 pm. Brothers and sisters are always welcome. For more information, please call Stacy Redelheim, Child Life Specialist, 215-590-6082.