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Resources for Elementary and Middle School Students

The following resources are especially useful for the elementary and middle school students.

CultureGrams Kids World Edition:  Learn the culture of many countries of the world.  Includes fun facts, information about lifestyle, people & places, history, society, recipe collection and much more.  Access From Home

CultureGrams States Edition:  Learn the culture of any state in the United States.  Includes Fun Facts, Famous People, Climate, Geography, Time Line and much more.     Access From Home

Infobits:  Information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more, with easy, subject-based search tree to help find just what you need. Access From Home

Kids Search:  Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8.  Includes Primary Search,   Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, TOPICsearch, Funk & Wagnalss and EBSCO Animals databases, featuring full-text articles. Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to Searchasaurus

Searchasaurus:  EBSCO host's graphical design search database for elementary and middle school students.  Includes Primary Search and Middle Search Plus databases featuring full-text articles. Access from Home

Link to Curriculum Resource Center Jr. Edition

Curriculum Resource Center Junior Edition:  People in History, Events in History, Maps & Flags, Timelines, Science Diagrams, Science Projects and Career Ideas. For the elementary and middle school students. (Access from Home available through Curriculum Resource Center)

Link to Discovering Collection

Discovering Collection:  People Search, Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Biographical Dictionary, Geographical Dictionary, and their Collegiate Dictionary.  Access From Home

Britannica Online for Kids: Features a kid friendly on-line encyclopedia made for the younger student.   Access from Home coming soon.

Link to Grolier Encyclopedia

New Book of Knowledge:  For the elementary level, this encylopedia contains comprehensive, authoritative work containing articles on a wide range of subjects with full-text and images. Access From Home

Black History Month by Gale:  Look in the Activities area for activities for Elementary and Middle School students. Available inside or outside of the Library.

Link to Card Catalog

Library Card Catalog:  Search for books, videos, books on cassette and other resources available at your Library System. If you want to put a book on reserve, or renew items you currently have checked out, you will need a Personal Identification Number (PIN).   Click Here if you need a PIN

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