The aim of this paper is to examine the actualities of Information Practice for single women whose parentage has been made possible through assisted reproduction, which places these parents in a norm-breaking position. Study issues related to parents’ perceptions of information needs are investigated, as is the process of information retrieval and library usage as well as the obstacles and opportunities facing parents in search of information related to their own family constellation. To this end, theories by Tom Wilson, Reijo Savolainen and Elfreda A. Chatman have been used as a model of selection. Empirical data have been gathered from interviews with eight single women, whose parentage has been made possible through artificial insemination or IVF with sperm from an open or anonymous donor. The analysis of empirical data has been performed through a process of sentence concentration from a phenomenological perspective, combined with sentence categorisation. The outcome demonstrates that parental Information Practice is not exclusively determined by experiences within the family, but is also related to social context and issues arising in relation to current legislation and societal norms regarding parenting and family formation. Finally, it is evident that these parents’ special and norm- breaking position contributes towards their identifying with and actively seeking out the support of people of similar family types, resulting in a social network where the collective knowledge pool functions as a resource in the process of information retrieval.