Children's Databases

Contains state-by-state histories, geography, current events, fast facts, maps and timelines.

Find articles, biographies, videos and other links by searching through two encyclopedias, a dictionary and an atlas.Click on the link at the top to access this database.

A North American encyclopedia for older students and adults.

Contains information on the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Includes kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus and species for each animal.

Search through four encyclopedias at one time.

Articles from 130+ leading history periodicals, 60,000 documents, 50,000 biographies, 110,200 historical photos and maps, and 80+ hours of historical video.

Stuck on a math problem? Not sure how to cite your sources? Need help finding articles for your research paper? Looking for a book to read that's not boring? We can help you find the answers to these questions and more! The Library has a wide collection of books, databases and other electronic resources to assist you with your research needs from within the library or at home.

Youngsters can type key words or click on topics to easily search magazines, reference books, photographs and illustrations.

A completely interactive database with a variety of tutorials, skill builders and practice exams for licensing, job search, computer applications, college entrance, citizenship, and academic achievement.

Muzzy Online is an award-winning language program, hailed by kids, parents, teachers and librarians world-wide.

The New Book of Knowledge search engine allows you to search the full text of the encyclopedia and all the archived NBK News stories, a 7-million-word repository of text and images.

The entire historical run of The New York Times from 1851-2005.

The entire historical run of The New York Times from 1851-2005. Each article is in text format.

Complete articles from 1985 onward.

Newsday 1940-1984

Find that "just-right" book here with this rich collection of fiction and nonfiction summaries--many with book jacket images, author read-alikes,and first chapter excerpts.

Articles from more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research.

Science biographies, diagrams, essays, science experiments, and timelines.

Search together dictionaries, biographies, newspaper and magazine articles, and the Encyclopedia of Animals.

Something About the Author, the main series, and Something About the Author: Autobiography Series. You'll find thousands of illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and illustrators, all in an easy-to-use interface that is ideal for teachers, librarians, professors, students, and other researchers of children's and young adult literature. Handy features include the ability to print, e-mail, download and access content by "Inside this Entry" and "Inside this Volume."