Need Answers for Homework and the Library is Closed?
Commmonwealth Libraries, along with school and public libraries, provide on-line resources from reliable publishers to help locate useful information for students. You need Internet access and your public library card and you’re ready to start.
Go to our library’s web site, www.meadvillelibrary.org, and look for the icon above. (It’s in the lower right-hand corner of the home page.) Click on the icon. You’ll need to type in your library card number and the letters and numbers on the blue “Power Code” sticker on the front of your card.
The POWER Library (Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources) has sorted dozens of information sources into subject categories. In the top golden bar there is a link to the “Children’s List” which offers resources of particular interest to children.
Many hours of exploration and discovery can be enjoyed by sampling each of these information sources.
BOOKS
“Access PA” helps you track down favorite books or older books that our library doesn’t have. Books on “Access PA” can be borrowed for you through the library no matter where they are in the commonwealth.
“NoveList K-8” has a key word search that helps track down stories if all you can remember is a part of the story or a part of the title.
“Book Collection: Non-fiction” helps to pinpoint the informational books that might help with last minute book reports or with information you need to complete a homework assignment. The entire text of the book is available in some cases, and you can choose the reading level or check to see how many pages the original book has.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
The “Primary Search,” “Kids Search,” and “Middle School Search” sites provide citations to magazines, and in some cases, the full text of the article.
MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
The “AP Multimedia Archive” provides access to news photographs sorted into the following categories: Today, U.S. News, International, Sports, Entertainment, Weather, and Correlations which are the state educational standards for selected subjects. The maps on this site were used in various published news articles. Another good source for maps is SIRS Discoverer, also found on the Power Library web site. Do a bit of exploring and you’ll be surprised how much “Power” you have.
IN ADDITION
If you go back to the Meadville Public Library main page and click on “Children” (under Departments) you will find even more sources if you select the heading “Homework Help.”