Encyclopedias
& Magazine Articles
Includes four encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia America, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New
Book of Knowledge, and The New Book of Popular Science.
After Logging In click on Grolier
Online Kids in the upper right hand corner, for the kids version.
Premier encyclopaedia--includes all the information contained
in the print version plus a video collection, timelines, world
atlas, country comparisons, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and
more.
You will be signing into the adult
site, click on the "Jump to Britannica Kids" in the upper right
hand corner, for the kids version
Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to find magazine articles, dictionary
and encyclopedia entries, pictures and more.
Kids Search makes it easier for students (K-5) to look for their subjects of interest in one
search.
Find magazine articles, encyclopedia entries, pictures, and more.
Contains full text articles for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines. Also includes a
dictionary, encyclopedia, photos, and flags.
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000
records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking
on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as
information in a variety of subject areas.
Features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias, magazines, and non-fiction
books from leading history publishers.
(*=EBSCO databases)
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Reference,
Learning & Books
Search U.S. and World information for population and information
on world cultures.
Search Chicago Tribune and New York Times for full text articles
from the 1850s. There are also special sections of timelines and
obituaries of famous people.
Search the online editions of local and national newspapers. Includes
full-text articles. Availability varies.
Search 180 reference books in 16 subjects from Art to Social
Science individually or simultaneously.
Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of
practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help
patrons prepare for academic tests. To begin click on "New User" or
"Returning User". Then enter a user name (your library card
number) and create a password (your choice).
A fiction database that provides subject heading
access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000
fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest
to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're
Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated
Book Lists.
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