Documents, photographs, movies, and sound recordings that tell America's Story.
Maps and Geographic Resources
Whether you're looking for political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, or other thematic maps, odds are you can find them here. With a collection of over 4,000 maps that is growing every month, consider this your one stop shop for geographic information. And don't forget to check out the games, too!
Find a multitude of information on different countries: city views, facts,
neighborhoods, activities, restaurants, climate and weather, embassies
and consulates, health & medical, language, maps, travel essentials,
transportation, money & banking, and communication.
The database
features more than two million words of relevant culture content on 175 nations and territories,and over 1,500 country maps. Topics
include religion, business culture, historical
notes, government, stereotypes, holidays and festivals, and
women in culture and business. Created by an
international team
of researchers, cartographers and
writers, the database is continually updated.
Interested in any one of the fifty states? Need to write a research paper about a state? Check out A to Z the USA, find state, county and city information. There are maps, flags, photos and facts covering all 50 states and 5 territories.
Homework Resources and Games for Children and Teens
World Book Discover offers engaging reference resources for students.
Need information for a school project? Reliable, ready reference materials are just a click away with the World Book Encyclopedia for Kids online database.
World Book Online Info Finder contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons' homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich multimedia, a collection of age-appropriate science fair projects, a Biography Center, virtual tours, video showcases, links to current events and world newspapers, 21st-century research skills, and much more.
World Book Online Reference Center-Public Library Edition is a powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. In addition to the entire World Book Encyclopedia, the site features hundreds of thousands of complete e-books and primary source documents along with features developed especially for public library patrons, such as Computer and Web Tutorials, How To... guidance, Government Resources, and Interactive Earth.
Traducción de lengua española de la enciclopedia del descubrimiento del estudiante del libro del mundo. Los artículos, los mapas y las imágenes son incluidos. (Spanish-language translation of the World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. Articles, maps and images are included.)
Information about Illinois' grand history.
A search engine for kids created by Librarians. Includes over 600 search subjects.
Website searchable by subject. You can also Ask a Librarian if you have a question.
Help with homework, reading, writing, sports and more!
Search dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias and more.
The world of Math online
Offers project ideas and science fair guidance.
Includes astronomy basic and science of the stars.
Science news, games and information to keep you up to date on science in the news.
Free science fair project ideas, answers and tools for serious students.
Get homework help from CliffsNotes literature notes and study guides, covering literature, Shakespeare, biology, chemistry, math, calculus, history, and much more
Help with Science, Social Studies, English, math and more....
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 37,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.
Infant Games, Toddlers Games, and Preschool Games
Meet Thomas the Tank Engine and all his friends and play games and activities, watch videos, download coloring sheets, learn about Sodor Island and more!
Get lost in the magical world of the Boohbahs.
Curious George inspires children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world's most curious monkey?
Starfall teaches children to read with phonics. For preschool, kindergarten
, and first grade. Exciting phonics games and online interactive books.
Winnie the Pooh might be a bear with "very little brain," but what brains he has are full of wisdom, love and fun stories.
As a familiar character to all young children, Spot can be a wonderful friend in the nursery, classroom and at home.
Clifford and his pals (both canine and human) play, discover and interact with each other and the inhabitants of Birdwell Island, learning that good friends are what life is all about.
Welcome to Sesame Street! Play games and watch videos to engage children with fun educational activities.
Everything is so much more fun when you make believe! Thanks to his boundless imagination, Caillou has a different take on the world and everything around him becomes an opportunity to play.
Have fun with these online activities, and remember: whether your child is an infant, toddler or preschooler, it's important to let him learn at his own pace!