Contact the Valley Lake Service Unit librarian to check out any of the following materials.

Resources for all levels of Girl Scouts:

• 2008-2009 Council Reference Guide
• Safety Wise (2000)
• Ceremonies in Girl Scouting



• SuperTroop Patch Program A 3 page description of the program.
• Feeding a Crowd How to plan and carry out a big bash; includes recipes. A GSUSA publication. Target audience is girls. Fun to see what's different/same from 30 years ago.
• Places to Go, Things to See (1989) Covers the Twin Cities metro area. Contacts/phones probably obsolete but still some good ideas for field trips.
• "A Twin Cities View" (1981) Overview of Things To Do in the metro area. Might be interesting to girls studying "the past".
• "In-Town Program" (1980) Things to do at the In-Town center (again, historically interesting).
• "Walk a Mile in Another's Shoes" (1988) Booklet about diversity. An older publication, but still relevant games, activities, etc.
• Focus on Ability (1990) Serving those with disabilities.
• "Thinking Day" booklet Contains info, activities, games, etc.
• Girl Scouting/Guiding in a World Community (1981) Games, recipes, songs, misc. from other countries.
• Wide World of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting (1980)
• Developing Health and Fitness - Be Your Best! (1992) Games, activities, recipes, etc - lots of info.
• AAAS Tri-State Resource Guide (1991) List of science-related business willing to volunteer with GS in N. and S. Dakota and MN.
• Energy in American History (1981) student workbook
• Scouting Energy (1971) program workbook
• Girl Scout Week booklet (1999) background on GS Week; suggested related activities
• Non-denominational Graces Short, kid-friendly graces. Some are for mealtime, some for anytime, some are serious, some are hilarious, some are spoken, some are sung to familiar tunes.
• Icebreakers Several games and activities to help a group of people get to know one another a bit. These are fun; even a troop of girls who've been together for awhile would enjoy them.
• Creative Ways for Presenting Girl Scout Recognitions Several unique ideas for making your award ceremonies more fun and memorable.
• Co-op Leadership: A guide for groups of adults in troop/group leadership (2004) Helpful for troops where each family is responsible for an event/meeting.
• Troop and Group Nationwide Trip Planning Packet (2004)

Songs, Games, Crafts:

• Birds in the Wilderness song sheet
• Sing Together - GSUSA songbook (huge!)
• We Change the World audio cassette
• Brownies Own Songbook
• Our Chalet Songbook
• GS Pocket Songbook
• GS Song Book of traditional, camp, and game songs/chants
• Games for Girl Scouts

• Book of crafts using pipe cleaners /"fuzzy sticks"
• A Collection of Songs for Fun Occassions Just lyrics, no help on the tunes; but if you only remember part of a camp song this may help you with the rest of it!

Daisy Girl Scouts:

• Guide for Daisy Leaders
• Sample Daisy Girl Scout Meetings 3 page handout with ideas to get a Daisy troop off and running, includes activities, songs, games....

Brownie Girl Scouts:

• Brownie Girl Scout Handbook
• Guide for Brownie Girl Scout Leaders
• More Brownie Girl Scout Try-its

Junior Girl Scouts:

• Junior Girl Scout Handbook
• Junior Girl Scout Badges and Signs
• Guide for Jr. Girl Scout Leaders

Cadettes & Senior Girl Scouts:

• Ages 11-13 Focus Books Activities/info for girls:
• Uniquely Me - Inside and Out Self care.
• Looking In, Reaching Out Self esteem.
• On The Go Travel tips.
• Uniquely Me - The Real Deal Self esteem.
• Write Now Explore various writing styles.
• Take Charge Awareness of, and protection from, crimes against females.
• On Track Start jogging for better health.