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There are lots of online resources you can use to get information for school projects and homework. Here are some ideas for ways to use them.

Find a book

The eiNetwork Library Catalog will let you search for books in libraries throughout Allegheny County. Use the yellow CATALOG SEARCH box at the top of this page.

The Access PA Online Catalog is available to search for books in school libraries and public libraries all over Pennsylvania. These books can be requested from your local library.

Find a word

Merriam Webster's WordCentral (http://www.wordcentral.com/) offers a dictionary, thesaurus and rhyming dictionary.

Find information online

Use databases designed especially for kids

AP Multimedia Archives
Library Access
Remote Access
Photos & Graphics
Novelist K-8
Library Access
Remote Access
Information about fiction books for students in grades K-8.
Readers Guide Select
Library Access
Remote Access
Search for articles in popular magazines
Science Online (Facts On File)
Library Access
Remote Access
Science Experiments and more
SIRS Discoverer
Library Access
Remote Access
Magazine and newspaper articles
TumbleBooks
Library Access
Remote Access
TumbleBooks add animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books, producing an electronic picture book which you can read or have read to you. TumbleBooks are created in flash animation and require the Adobe Flash Player Plugin.
The World Almanac for Kids Online
Library Access
Remote Access
(CLP Card)
This online version of the World Almanac for Kids provides facts and statistics on many topics, including states, countries, animals, U.S. presidents, space, and more.

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