Homework Help

Research Tools You Can Use From Home!

Just click on the words that are BOLD to get to some really useful information!

To use most of these resources from home you will need to have your library card number handy. Some sites ask for a Massachusetts card. Your Wakefield card is a Massachusetts card.

Help Searching the Internet

KID SEARCH is for kids from kindergarten to middle school. You can do a keyword search for information and have it look for things like flags and pictures. If you are at home you will need your library card for this and also for KID INFOBITS, another tool for kids from kindergarten to middle school.

Check out more recommended web sites at NOBLE for Kids. Multnomah County Library System’s Homework Help list web sites for kids by category, and there are other researching sites that will quickly lead you to the information you need.

The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, has an online resource - GREAT WEB SITES FOR KIDS - which contains hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.

Magazines, Newspapers, Etc

An ENCYCLOPEDIA is a good place to start any research project; just type in your topic and click on go. If you are at home you will need your library card number to use this.

Magazines can be a great place to look for information, especially stuff that you can’t find in a book like recent events, information about people sports, popular culture andn more. INFOTRAC JRis connection to thousands of magazine articles. You will need your library card number if you are not in the library.

For video clips, TV manuscripts, magazine articles and other cool stuff for your report you can try BigChalk eLibrary. You will need your library card number if you are not in the library.

If you need a current event or recent information about the Boston area you can use the BOSTON GLOBE. You will need your library card number if you are not in the library.

Books

Does the library have the book you need? Click Here to check the catalog from home. Remember to look in other libraries in the network. You can have a book set aside for you or sent from another library. To do this you will need a library card and a pin number. You can get a pin number at the Circulation Desk.

Real People

Sometimes you need a little one on one help. If the Beebe Library is open you can call us for help at 781-246-6334. The Youth Desk is extension 3 and the Reference Desk is extension 2.