Teacher Resources - Library Sites
Advanced Placement Digital Library for
Biology, Physics and Chemistry
http://apdl.rice.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx
A National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project that provides access to a database of
science resource links for teachers and students engaged in Advanced Placement (AP) and
Pre-AP level classes. Resources are reviewed by experienced teachers and linked to
specific topics commonly taught in these courses. Requires registration (free).
Book Hive
http://www.bookhive.org/
Book Hive is a web site designed for children ages birth through twelve, their parents,
teachers or anyone interested in reading about children's books. The reviews found in Book
Hive are written by the staff of the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County and
submitted to a team of Children's Librarians for editing and posting.
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Internet Public Library (ipl2) for Kids
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
National Library Week is April 11-17. "ipl2: information you can trust" was
launched in January, merging the collections of resources from the Internet Public Library
(IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII) websites. There is also an ipl2 for teens:
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/index.html.
Libraries on the Web
http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html
Search for online library information by region. If you drill down through the categories,
you will find the web site for theSherman Public Library with links to Calendar Events, a
Best Seller list, Children's Activities, other area libraries, etc.
Library of Congress for Kids and Families
http://www.loc.gov/families/
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books,
recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. On the Kids and Families
page, you can find a links to great web pages like Today in History and Fun Science Facts
- Everyday Mysteries. If you need information for your history presentation, you can
probably find it here.
Library of Congress: Teachers
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
This page provides tools and materials for using the Library’s unique collections of
primary source documents in the classroom. These teacher-created materials include lesson
plans, document analysis tools, online and offline activities, timelines, presentations
and professional development resources.
On-Line Books Page
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
A gold mine of e-texts, this site has over 13,000 texts available as well as thematic
collections.
Read.gov
http://www.read.gov/
Read.gov, from the Library of Congress, is an online portal of free reading resources for
children, teens, and even adults. It features online versions of out-of-copyright books
for children, including “Mother Goose,” “The Arabian Nights,”
“The Secret Garden,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Raven,” and
other classics. It also provides webcasts of authors, such as “Twilight” author
Stephenie Meyer, as well as writing contests, suggested booklists, teaching resources, and
more.
Smithsonian Education Resource Library
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/resource_library.asp
The Smithsonian Education Resource Library is a finding aid to the many education
resources provided by the Smithsonian. It allows searching for lesson plans, labs, field
trips, and more by grade level, subject, keyword , media, and institution. The Smithsonian
Education site is subdivided into sections for teachers, students, and family. This
finding aid is a great way to search all sections.
Webrary
http://www.webrary.org/kids/jbibmenu.html
Created for users of Morton Grove Public Library in Illinois, this site is also useful for
anyone looking for children's stories about specific topics. The site contains lists of
books about boys, girls, horses, sports, witches, and so on. The author of each book is
included, and short plot synopses give readers an idea of what each book is about.
World Digital Library
http://www.wdl.org/en/
National libraries from more than a dozen countries, in coordination with the United
Nations’ education agency, put some of humanity’s earliest written works online
April 21 with their launch of the World Digital Library, a web site in seven languages -
English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian -- that leads readers
through a trove of rare finds.
World Wide School Library
http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/catalogs/bysubject-top.html
This site is dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of educational
material. The Library comprises classic titles including those from the collection of The
Gutenberg Project. This is a complete library containing everything from fairy tales and
poetry to mathematical dissertations and reference material. Browse the collection by
subject, title, or author.
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