Front of Glencoe Public Library
Mon.-Thurs.: 9 to 9 | Fri.: 9 to 5:30 | Sat.: 9 to 5 | Sun.: 1 to 5
Phone:(847)835-5056 | Fax:(847)835-5648 | TDD:(847)835-7440
320 Park Ave. | Glencoe, IL 60022
Click for Map to Library
E-mail the Library
Books / Movies
Library Website

Click here to receive front page news by email!







24/7 Resources for Students - Homework helpers and more!

While all of the databases have interesting and useful information, some are targeted especially at students. Those that are best for elementary school students have ES listed next to the description, while those that are geared toward middle school students have MS listed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Other Reference Books

NEW Three great kid-centric homework helpers! Each contains full text of hundreds of popular, magazines and full-text reference books, plus more than 100,000 photos, maps, and flags!

searchasaurasSearchasaurus/Primary Search

Designed specifically for elementary school students, according to their needs and search abilities(ES)

Kids SearchKids Search - a search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school
students according to their needs and search abilities. (MS and up)

Student Research CenterStudent Research Center
Designed specifically for secondary school students, according to their needs and search abilities.

 

Other terrific resources include:

Newspapers and Magazines

  • eLibrary (also known as Big Chalk) - Magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips from over 1,500 sources. (ES and up)
  • Chicago Tribune - Full text of the newspaper from 1985 to the present.
  • Chicago Tribune Historical - Full text of the newspaper from 1849 1985

Art and Artists

Language Arts and Literature

  • Novelist - Suggested reads for kids, teens, and adults. Includes book lists, discussion guides, and more! (ES and up)
  • Literature Resource Center - Articles, book reviews, biographies, full text poems and stories, and more.
  • Litfinder - More than 100,000 poems, short stories, essays, speeches, plays, and author information.
  • Magill Literature Plus - Critical essays, plot summaries, character profiles.  Includes MasterPlots.

Science and Health Information

  • Access Science - McGraw-Hill Science Encyclopedia, including AP study guides, scientist biographies, and more   (MS and up)
  • Health and Wellness Resource Center - Medical, statistical, health, and related information
  • Medline- Information from health and medical journals from the National Library of Medicine
  • PDR Health - Information on health and wellness from the Physicians' Desk Reference

Social Studies, Geography, and Current Issues and Events

Return to Main Children's Webpage.

© , Glencoe Public Library
Olark Livehelp