Stuck on your homework?  Check out these resources the Children's Room has pulled together.  They range from web sites to online databases.

Please take a look at some of the resources that are offered and let us know if we can help further!

• Search the Library Catalog
• Bibliographies (aka lists of good books!)

Online Resources:

Biography databases

Gale Biography Resource Center

Encyclopedias:

Encyclopedia Britannica
From the Library and From Home (You'll need your library barcode to begin)

World Book Encyclopedia
From the Library and From Home

Pictures & Images

Accunet/AP MultiMedia Archive
From the Library & From Home
The AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive contains over 700,000 photos, and more are added daily from news sources around the world. Search for famous people, events, places and more.

Other Databases:

Culture Grams
From the Library and From Home
Concise and current country and state reports which include maps, statistics, and time lines. Reviews of daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and societies of 181 cultures of the world.

EBSCOhost **
An online database of over 3,000 general interest current periodicals, half of which are full text. Searchasaurus, Primary Search, and Middle Search Plus offers specialized databases including an Animals Encyclopedia.

NoveList **
A database of 100,000 fiction titles that allows readers to find authors similar to their favorites, to explore genres such as picture books, historical fiction, mysteries, and to create lists of prize-winning books.

reQuest Online **
Locate a book, periodical, or government document in other Connecticut libraries.

For other databases to which the library subscribes, see the Adult Department's list of databases, or, ask a children's librarian for assistance.