Ask Here PA is a free, live chat reference resource, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  Ask Here PA  provides help for answers to your questions, any time and anywhere you have Internet access. Having trouble finding good information for your project? Need live homework help?  ASK HERE for  suggestions!

 By choosing "Search the Database," from the blue tab at the top of the AccessPA page, you can search across the state of Pennyslvania for Library materials. If you find an item of interest, please ask one of the media center staff and we will attempt to order the item by means of Inter-Library Loan.

 The University of Michighan Museum of Zoology has created a site that allows searching of Amphibians, Anthropods, Birds, Bony Fishes, Echinoderms and others, Insects, Mammals, Mollusks, Reptiles, and Sharks.

 Animal Planet provides information for various birds, animals and reptiles. For specific mammal information use the Mammal guide to identify body basics, senses, social behaviors and more.

 Contains information about countries around the world such as population, system of government, area, capital, climate and many other fact and pictures.

  Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories.  They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.

Ben Franklin's guide to U.S. Government for Kids covers our nation, historical documents, branches of government, how laws are made, national v. state government, and much more!

Read biographies, play games, watch interviews and video clips at Biography.com. Check out Born On This Day, Deathiversary, and Black History sections.

Bio 4Kids is an informative and fun series for children ages 8-12. Each episode delves into inspiring lives from historical figures to contemporary icons.

BAM is a kid-friendly site providing health information about diseases, food & nutrition, physical activity, your safety, your life, and your body.

 Includes articles and short video clips pertaining to the Principals of Government, US Constitution, Legislative, Executive & Judicial Branches as well as Political Participation.  C-SPAN FOR TEACHERS

(CIC) is the U.S. cable industry's education foundation.  Its mission is to foster the use of cable content and technology to expand and enhance learning for children and youth nationwide.  These publications from Cable in the Classroom are designed to inform and inspire educators, parents, opinion leaders, and policymakers with visionary thinking and educationally powerful video and broadband resources. (Magazine Also Found In The Media Center)

Updated world-news geared toward young people featuring current events and interesting stories on breaking news and in-depth issues that affect the world, the nation and specifically, America's teens.  Includes news articles, photos, and videos.

Just for kids, this is a way to learn American Government.  Topics span from independence to the consititution, describe the legislative, executive and judicial branches and more!

 Online reference tool containing up-to-date inforamtion on dozens of countries, as well as the U.S. CultureGrams allows you to research countries, cultures, or regions. If you forget your L ogin: (lower case "LS" then your student number), Password: (your normal password).

This online archive is a listing of each year's current people in the news.  Artists, politicians, musicians, and other famous individuals are indexed here.  If you locate an issue containing your person of interest, see the library staff and we may be able to provide that issue for your research.

 Compliation of great web sites classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System for Grades K-12.

  This site provides a map with links to photograph examples of climate (Click on Visualizations : Climate)

Multitudes of information all about the famous author, Edgar Allan Poe is found here. Includes a subject index of the web site.

Better than the free version (britannica.com), we have subscribed to this school-specific brand of Britannica.  One of the world's most trusted sources of information on every topic imaginable - from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between. If you forget your Login, click here>> Martin Meylin Moodle>>Library Media Center>>Login Help.

Fact Monster and its Homework Center have received national recognition for their unbeatable reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.

FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program.  FreeRice has two goals: to provide education to everyone for free, and to help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

 Brad Bowerman's website includes various educational links pertaining to science, history, and specifically geography. Includes teacher resources, classroom aids, maps, photos, homework help, and much more.

  Google has made a way for you to search and view many digital books on the web.

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.  Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.

Offering a portal for kids, teens and parents, this online health resource is one of the best!  KidsHealth provides information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

 Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

View National Geographic video's of animals, weather, and much more!

This government website provides many facts, statistics and information about drugs.  A glossary and search menu is also available so you can better understand the information on the NIDA site.  Highly Recommended.

POWER Library

School Access

This online database is a great place to start researching because, unlike Google, POWER Library provides current AND credible information. A great source for biography research is found on the link "Biography Reference Bank".
POWER Library Home Access: you will need your library card to access Power Library resources from home.

Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format.  Looking for ideas to start your pursuasive research paper?  This is a great starting place!

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

A fantastic resource for government studies!  This site includes virtual tours of the UN, history and work of the United Nations, UN Countries at a glance with major statistical data in an appropriate format for middle schoolers!

Web MD

Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. 

Contains general information and statistics which is updated each year.  This web site includes games, and is an interesting place for research or just to explore for fun.  Topics cover sports stats, mythology, books, birthdays, holidays, governments around the world, and much much more!

This online database offers encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help , study aids, and curriculum guide reference facts. If you forget your login, click here>> Martin Meylin Moodle>>Library Media Center>>Login Help.

World Climates

Pennsylvania's Young Reader's Choice Award Nominations: Booktalks of fantastic middle-school age books nominated for this award.