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Note:  You may need your library card to use some of these websites.  Be sure you have it handy!

ENCYCLOPEDIAS 
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 
 Type in your topic and press GO.  Not only will it give you an encyclopedia article to get you started, but if your topic appears in other articles, Grolier will list those as well.   

ARTICLES ABOUT YOUR TOPIC
Find information on recent events, people, sports, musicians through magazine articles.  The tools listed below will  connect you to articles about your homework topics as well as other things that interest you.  The tools listed below are especially designed for students to make finding information fast and easy. 

  • KIDS SEARCH
    This tool will help you look for pictures, flags, as well as articles.
  • INFOTRAC JR. 
    Infotrac Jr. is a connection to thousands of magazine articles. It also gives you information from enyclopedias, maps, newspapers, and reference books.
  • eLibrary 
    eLibrary gives you magazine and newspaper articles, television transcripts, video clips, and websites.  
  •  KIDS INFOBITS can locate articles in magazines and reference books. 

WEBSITES
You may want to find a website on your topic.  These sites below organize websites by subject to make looking for information easy. 

  • GREAT WEB SITES FOR KIDS  
    Organized by subject, this resource from the American Library Association contains hundreds of links to commendable websites for children.

BOOKS
Click here for the library catalog. 

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