Resources for Homework Help and Research aimed at our school-aged patrons (younger resources at the top, aging to high school and beyond as you scroll down the list).
All the resources below require your library card number and password if you are not in the library buildings. Don’t know your password? Need a library card? Fill out our online application, stop by, or call and library staff can help.
SIRS Discoverer: Articles, nonfiction books, activities, and websites intended for elementary and middle school students. Also has information for researchers and educators, and covers curriculum areas such as reading, language arts, current events, science, social studies, history, health and technology.
Looking for guidance on how to get started or in using the resource? How about a video walk-through? NCLIVE has created a Crash Course Video for this resource. Watch it on Youtube.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
Accelerated Reader Book Finder: This website has book lists and points values for Accelerated Reader books. Kept updated and easy to use.
NCpedia: NCpedia highlights North Carolina’s unique resources, people and culture to enrich, educate and inform. The NCpedia project is coordinated and managed by the Government and Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina, part of the NC Department of Cultural Resources.
Just for Kids Streaming: The Just for Kids Streaming Collection gives children – and their parents – a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media platform they can freely explore and enjoy. Includes entertainment and educational videos.
Looking for guidance on how to get started or in using the resource? How about a video walk-through? NCLIVE has created a Crash Course Video for this resource. Watch it on Youtube.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
Learning Express: Practice tests and self-paced courses for students from 4th grade up. Math, reading, SAT, and ACT courses and more.
Looking for guidance on how to get started or in using the resource? How about a video walk-through? NCLIVE has created a Crash Course Video for this resource. Watch it on Youtube.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
Transparent Language: Learn a new language or build language skills in over 110 languages. Includes American Sign Language and English for foreign-language speakers. This resource does require you to create an account to save your progress.
Looking for guidance on how to get started or in using the resource? How about a video walk-through? NCLIVE has created a Crash Course Video for this resource. Watch it on Youtube.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
NC LIVE’s Homework Help Page: One-stop shopping for a list of programs and databases to help with all your homework problems, through NCLIVE.
NC LIVE is North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
eMedia (eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines): Fiction and Non-Fiction books and audiobooks, as well as Magazines for your phone, tablet, dedicated eBook Reader, and your computer. Reading for fun, research, and even AR requirements can be found in the resources.
Films on Demand Video Collection:Find documentaries and educational videos on many subjects. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning content.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
CQ Researcher: Find pro/ con essays and background information about current events.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
SIRS Issues Researcher: Find pro/ con essays about social issues and newspaper articles. A print guide to the resource can be found on ProQuest’s Website.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.
Credo Reference: Find background information on many subject areas. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, and videos.
This resource is brought to you by NC LIVE , North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more. This resource can be accessed inside the libraries with no login, and outside of the libraries using your library card number and password.