All Guides: Homework Help for Kids: General Research

General Research - Online Resources

Use a library card to log in anywhere or use a computer in the library.

Access Video for Kids This link opens in a new window
Stream educational videos from PBS, NOVA, A&E, and more. Enter a search by subject or keyword and use Filters to select Grade Range.
Brainfuse - HelpNow This link opens in a new window
Free one-to-one help from qualified tutors for children, teens and adults from 1-10pm daily. Access skill building exercises anytime. Experts also review and respond to submitted questions and papers.
Britannica Online for Kids This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia articles, images, videos, world atlas.
Britannica Online for Young Adults This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia articles and images. "How Tos" on book reports, research papers and science reports.
Gale In Context: Elementary This link opens in a new window
Online encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, biographies and reference books. Includes images, charts, graphs.
Register-Guard (full-text) This link opens in a new window
Text format: 2001-current, full-text
Image format: January 2019-current, exact replica of print version

Encyclopedias

The library has encyclopedias you can check out and take home. Look for the numbered shelves below.

J 030 World Book

J 031 Student Discovery

J 032 People and Places

Need more help? Ask your librarian.

Books by Subjects

Books on the same subject live together on the shelves. A Dewey number is the shelf address for a nonfiction book. Explore the ten Dewey areas below to help find books on your subject.

000s
General works
(includes encyclopedias, almanacs, computers)
100s
Philosophy, psychology
(includes supernatural, feelings)
200s
Religion, mythology
(includes Greek myths)
300s
Social sciences
(includes government, law, fashion, immigration, environment)
400s
Language
(includes dictionaries, thesauri)
500s
Natural sciences, mathematics
(includes living things, space, chemistry, weather, geology)
600s
Applied sciences, technology
(includes human body, inventions, costumes, cooking, farming)
700s
Arts, sports
(includes architecture, music, crafts)
800s
Literature
(includes poetry, plays, creative writing)
900s
Geography, history, biography
(includes countries, Native Americans, maps, explorers, ancient civilizations)
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Recommended Websites

Kids.gov
U.S. government sites for kids and other resources.
Library of Congress for Kids and Families
Log on, play around, learn something.
OSLIS - Research Help for All Oregon Students, K-12
Inside the library, students may use OSLIS without a library card.
Outside the library, you may use some OSLIS resources but Gale resources require you to logon with your school's User Name and Password. If you have forgotten your User Name and Password, you can ask a librarian.
Homeschoolers can contact (jennifer.maurer@state.or.us) at the Oregon State Library, for their logon information.