LibGuides: School Survival for Parents: Welcome &amp; Library Resources

Academic Databases - find information here

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
This database provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Britannica Schools This link opens in a new window
Thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended web sites, and three separate databases for elementary, middle, or high school students. There is Read-aloud, a font size adjuster, and built-in translation tools support students with special needs and ELLs.
Culinary Arts Colleciton This link opens in a new window
Thousands of recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information from over 150 major cooking and nutrition magazines.
Kids InfoBits This link opens in a new window
Facts about plants, animals, people, geography, science, history, and more for middle and high school students. Includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary
NoveList Plus, K-8 This link opens in a new window
NoveList K-8 Plus is a comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction. With a fun and intuitive interface, NoveList K-8 Plus will help you support young readers by finding books by grade level, reading level or genre.
Research in Context This link opens in a new window
Resource for students in grades 6 to 8. Offers magazines, newspapers, primary sources, over 12,000 videos and more on a variety of topics. Supports national and state curriculum standards in language arts, social studies and science.

Courses - free for library patrons

Brainfuse
Online test preparation, homework help, study aids, skill building, and live tutoring resource for children and adults. Live Tutors are Available from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM daily.
LinkedIn Learning
An extensive collection of award-winning online courses and video tutorials to help you learn business, technical and creative skills.
Mango Languages This link opens in a new window
Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.

Explore the Library Catalog

Library Catalog Search
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Discover Coding

Code Combat This link opens in a new window
CodeCombat is an educational video game for learning software programming concepts and languages. Recommended for students ages 9–16. Students learn to type coding languages like JavaScript, Python, HTML and CoffeeScript, as well as learning the fundamentals of computer science.

Audiobooks and Video Streaming

Libby by Overdrive
Extensive collection of audiobooks, e-books, and video. All free with your library card!
Hoopla
Instantly borrow digital movies, music, eBooks and more, 24/7 with your library card.

Homeschooling Guide

Homeschooling Guide
by Deanna McGregor Last Updated Nov 30, 2023 2761 views this year

Writing a Research Paper (grades 7-12)

7th - 12th grade Research Skills & Writing
This guide will help Junior and Senior High School students understand the research process, identify scholarly sources, create a reference page, take notes, and more!