Biography in Context
This database has information about the lives of authors, celebrities, inventors, scientists, athletes, singers, and more.

Britannica Online Public Library Edition within library
Britannica Online Public Library Edition outside library
Reference information for all grade levels, from pre-kindergarten through university. The database includes the complete text of four encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Britannica, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, Compton’s by Britannica®, and Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia. It also contains Merriam Webster dictionaries, Gateway to the Classics, Discover America, Important People, and Big Events, a world atlas, timelines, video and audio clips, a student center that offers help on research papers, book reviews, and magazine articles.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This is an online encyclopedia that you can use to research any person, place, or thing you want to know more about.

How Stuff Works

Unlock the mystery about how things work. Find explanations for things related to science, home, health, money, travel, and people.

KidsSearch   
A fun way to find information from encyclopedias, magazine articles, and reference books.

Primary Search  
Find information in more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school students

Searchasaurus

This is a fun, colorful way for you to find encyclopedias, pictures, magazine and newspaper articles, and a dictionary. It has a tutorial to help you learn how to use it, and a special Fun Facts section too.