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Free Math Tutoring
Tutoring services are available at the Main Library every other Wednesday from now until the end of May from 6:30-8:30pm for students in grades 5 through college. Tutoring is provided by Motorola's Asian Business Council of Professionals and Engineers and is available on a first come first served basis.
Databases
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Electric Library
Search newspapers, magazines, books, maps, pictures, audio/video, and TV/radio transcripts by type of material, date of publication, reading level, and specific publication.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
This collection of encyclopedias, almanacs, and references can't be beat. If you're looking for general or specific information about the arts, history, sports, animals, medicine, or anything else, try this!
General Reference Center Gold
A one-stop source for information focusing on business, current events, popular culture, sports and entertainment. Access hundreds of full text periodicals, newspapers, and major reference books.
How Products Are Made
Gale Resources brings us a new database with great detailed descriptions and pictures about how things are made. Search by keyword or through an alphabetic list including televisions, DVD players, gum, and more!
Biography Resource Center
If you're looking for information on a particular person, this is the place to visit to get basic information from biographical sources and periodicals.
First Search
This search tool allows access to several databases including World Almanac, ArticleFirst, ERIC (journal articles and reports on education), and MEDLINE (articles on medicine, including dentistry and nursing).
Grolier Online Reference Center
Lands and Peoples
Animals of the World
If you're doing a project about a particular country or animals, you will find wonderful information and pictures here!
Websites
How Stuff Works
If you’re interested in learning how stuff works through words and pictures, check out this site! With sections such as Auto, Science, Health, Entertainment, Travel, Computer, Electronics, Home, Money, and People, you should be able to find what you’re looking for here.
World Book Online Reference Center
If you're looking for information from the well-known World Book Encyclopedia, you'll find it here! A Spanish language encyclopedia is also available.
World Fact Book
The World Factbook, a website from the CIA, provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities, as well as physical and political maps and national flags.
Popular Science Magazine
Find useful information on gadgets, cars, science, and technology in Popular Science Magazine's 137-year, full-color archive.
Consumer Reports Online
If you're looking for particular product information for projects, comparison, or shopping, check out Consumer Reports. Stop at the Reference Desk for the login and password information.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies is an organization dedicated to helping kids find out more about science through projects. Use this site to find ideas and instructions, ask experts, and see other science project resources.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
This Internet Public Library site will guide you to a variety of web site resources, leading you through the necessary steps to successfully complete a science experiment.
Science Fair Central
Organized by discoveryschool.com, this site offers great information for science fair project ideas and project tip sheets, as well as help for parents who are helping their children create a great project.
Cool Science Projects
Are you having trouble picking a project for the science fair? This website will help you start the process of exploring different ways and places to find the project that is right for you.
Ask the Experts at Scientific American
This site from Scientific American Magazine allows you to browse through subjects of many topics, see what experts have to say on the subjects, and send in your own questions.
Encyclopedia of Chicago - Illinois History Project
Use this helpful website to find information about events in Chicago's history including maps, timelines, and other fun facts.
Useful Links
Homework Help Links from Internet Public Library
This collection of over 20 links to helpful homework sites covers a variety of subjects that may assist you in getting your homework done.
KidInfo
Use a series of links to find information on topics such as current events, science, social studies, and many more!
Birthday Time Capsule
Type in your birthdate and create a "time capsule" for the day you were born, including headlines, prices, top songs and TV shows, favorite toys, and popular books.
Encarta: On This Day
Enter any day of the year to see headlines from different years as well we who shares that birthday.
This Day in History
Choose different categories such as World War II or Entertainment to see what happened on a particular day in history.
Don't have an Algonquin Area Public Library Card?
If you live in the Algonquin Area Public Library District, apply for a card online or at the Library.
If you don't live in the Algonquin Area Public Library District and have a library card from another library, check your home library's website for access to their databases. Most libraries have many of the same databases.
Dundee Township Public Library's Databases
Huntley Area Public Library's Databases
Crystal Lake Public Library's Databases - click Power Search
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