If you don't know where to turn to start your homework research, you've come to the right place!  These sites have been chosen by our Youth Services Librarian because they are the ones she relies on to help kids get the information they need.  Click on the picture on the left to be taken to the sites described.

Clicking on any of the links below takes you out of The Kankakee Public Library web site.  The Kankakee Public Library takes no responsibility for the content of these sites.
 


GrolierGrolier Online represents the best of a legacy of critically acclaimed, age-appropriate print sets, over 110 years old, available today through one powerful educational portal for students, teachers, librarians, and patrons – anyone with an information need.  Built around five encyclopedia databases, Grolier Online puts the world at researchers’ fingertips with 117,760 encyclopedia articles, plus a wealth of additional resources available only in the online format. 

  • Encyclopedia Americana
  • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • The New Book of Knowledge
  • La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
  • Lands and People


OxfordThe Oxford African American Studies Center combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture.

FirstSearch FirstSearch is an online service that gives library professionals and end users access to a rich collection of reference databases. With FirstSearch, materials in your library’s collection are highlighted in results from searches in dozens of leading databases. Choose a database below:

WorldCat (books)
WilsonSelect Plus
WorldAlmanac

Ask!Have a really hard homework question?  Just ask ASK!   This site is designed specially for kids.  It includes Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and lots of other tools to help you get an A on that next assignment.

kidtastic.gif (3735 bytes)This site is another great place to find all kinds of cool homework links.  Not only does it have links to homework helpers, but also sport and recreation information and entertainment sites.

kidsclick.gif (3494 bytes)KidClick was created by librarians to help you get that particularly hard question answered.  It has lots of sites covering topics from Literature and the Arts to machines, Religion, and Health.
afrohist.gif (3801 bytes)African American History.   If you are looking for information on African American History, this is the place to go.  This site will direct you to information on topics ranging from the Negro Baseball League and The Tuskegee Airman to Kwanzaa and the Million Man March.
 

 

 

 
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