Lending Library

There are many resources to help when a death occurs, or as you are witnessing a loved one deal with a terminal illness. In 1988, we established our ever expanding in house lending library which now totals over 385 different titled books, brochures, and videos which we can recommend. Our Lending Library is provided as a community service, and is available to families, ministers, and students throughout Oskaloosa and the surrounding area. We have listed below a few books from the library we highly recommend and are most in demand. For additional resources, check out the wonderful Centering Corporation for Grief Resources materials.

The Art of Condolence: What to Write, What to Say, What to do at Time of Loss by Leonard M. Zunin

Tear Soup: A Recipe For Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen

Beyond Grief: A Guide for Recovering from the Death of a Loved One by Carol Staudacher

Men and Grief: A Guide for Men Surviving the Death of a Loved One by Carol Staudacher

Answers to a Child's Questions About Death by Peter Stillman

Death of a Pet by Shirley and J.W. Potter, Sr. and George J. Koss

Death, the Final Stage of Growth by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

What's Heaven? by Maria Shriver

Ready to Live, Prepared to Die by Amy Harwell

Mommy, Please Don't Cry: Tender Words For Broken Hearts by Linda DeYmaz

The Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide by Helen Fitzgerald

Suicide: Why? 85 Questions and Answers about Suicide by Adina Wrobleski

Teenagers Face to Face with Bereavement by Karen Gravelle and Charles Haskins

Death and the Classroom: A Teachers Guide to Assist Grieving Students by Kathleen K. Cassini and Jacqueline L. Rogers

Loss; How Children and Teenagers Can Cope with Death and Other Kinds of Loss by Patricia L. Papenbrock and Robert F. Voss