Welcome to our Library webpage. In addition to resources available on site, below are some additional online services and homework help resources for your convenience.

ACCELERATED READER QUIZ LIST

OLSS Acceptable Use Policy

OLSS Agreement For Use Of Technology Forms

OLSS LIBRARY ONLINE DATABASES

Digital Knowledge Central
http://dkc.esc20.net/dkclibraries.htm

Britannica Online
Encyclopedia Universal en Espanol
NewsBank
TCR (The Curriculum Resource)
EBSCO
Digital Knowledge Central Databases

Facts on File
http://www.fofweb.com/Subscription/Default-frameonline3.asp

All documents are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. If you do not have the software, click the icon to download it for free.

Click here to find out about current teacher book return days, or other library news. Most importantly, you can get the login codes for our paid online database services which include the following:

Facts On File
Digital Knowledge Central
Britannica Online
News Bank Online
EBSCO Online

CYBER LIBRARY Websites

American Library Association: http://www.ala.org/

Internet Public Library: www.ipl.org

Awesome Library: http://www.awesomelibrary.org/librarian.html

Library Spot: http://www.libraryspot.com/

Librarian's Internet Index: http://lii.org/

Library of Congress American Memory (historical records) : http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

Link to any library in the US : http://www.librarysites.info/

McAllen Memorial Public Library: http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/

Hidalgo County Library System (access to all Hidalgo County Libraries): http://www.hcls.lib.tx.us/

REFERENCE WEBSITES

On-line Encyclopedia www.encyclopedia.com

Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/

Guinness World Records: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

The Old Farmers Almanac: http://www.almanac.com/

Bartleby.Com (quotations and much more): http://www.bartleby.com/reference/

Great Websites For Kids: http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

Word Central Student Dictionary online: http://www.wordcentral.com/

One Look Dictionary: http://www.onelook.com/

Ask Oxford . COM: http://www.askoxford.com/dictionaries/

Dictionary Merriam-Webster Online: http://www.m-w.com/

Rhyme Zone : http://www.rhymezone.com/

Thesaurus. COM: http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/

American Fact Finder: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=e

Map Machine : http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

NEW YORK TIMES LEARNING NETWORK : http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

WASHINGTON POST : http://www.washingtonpost.com/

U. S. Government Website: www.firstgov.gov

MUSEUMS & ONLINE-TOURS

The Smithsonian Museum http://www.si.edu

Hall of Heroes Virtual Tour : http://www.homeofheroes.com

Educational Hotspots : http://www.iwaynet.net/~jwolve/hot.html

Field Trips Online: http://www.homeworkspot.com/fieldtrip/

The Heart: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/preview/heartpreview.html

NEWS MEDIA LINKS

ABC NEWS: http://abcnews.go.com/

CBS NEWS : http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml

CNN : http://www.cnn.com/

National Public Radio : http://www.npr.org/

KRGV-TV Channel 5 : http://www.newschannel5.tv/

Channel 5 TRIVIA : http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1954/april_10_1954_115584.html

KGBT Channel- 4: http://www.team4news.com/

KMBH Channel 60 Public Radio : http://www.kmbh.org/

Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com/

The Monitor & La Frontera : http://www.themonitor.com/

RELIGIOUS

The Vatican www.vatican.va

EWTN www.EWTN.com

New Advent (top 25 Catholic website and more): http://www.newadvent.org/

World Wide Study Bible : http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/

National Catholic Education Association www.ncea.org

Homework Help

Students: We only included web pages on this site, which are appropriate for schoolwork. However, WebPages can change at any time. Therefore, if you discover inappropriate content that is accessible from our site, it is your responsibility to contact the Webmaster, who will take care of it soon as possible.

GENERAL HOMEWORK HELP

Ask Jeeves for Kids: http://www.ajkids.com/

KidsKonnect www.kidskonnect.com

Web Resources www.slco.lib.ut.us/kidhelp.htm

Fact Monster www.factmonster.com

Homework Center www.infoplease.com/homework

National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/index.html

Cyber sleuth Kids.com http://cybersleuth-kids.com/

The Kid Information Center www.kidinfo.com

Help @ the Library www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/homework/kidindex.html

Discovery School : http://school.discoveryeducation.com/

First Gov for Kids: http://www.kids.gov/

Yahooligans http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

Time For Kids Homework www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids

History Channel : http://www.historychannel.com/

Health for Kids: http://www.hhs.gov/kids/

AOL@ school.Com : http://school.aol.com/students

About.Com Homework : http://about.com/homework/

ENGLISH / READING & LANGUAGE ARTS

KidBibs: http://kidbibs.com/home.htm

Book Talks: http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/

Collection of Children's Books Online includes Spanish and French: http://www.utm.edu/vlibrary/docust5.shtml

Malaspina Great Books : http://www.malaspina.org

FINE ARTS

Ricci Adams ' Musictheory.net http://www.musictheory.net/

Music & Guitar: http://www.nl-guitar.com

MATH

Cool Math http://www.coolmath.com/home.htm

Math for Kids: http://www.ababasoft.com/math/

Math is fun: http://www.mathsisfun.com/

Math Forum http://mathforum.org/math.topics.html

SCIENCE

Endangered Species: http://www.endangeredspecie.com/

Insects Homepage: http://www.earthlife.net/insects/

Polymer Science- Macrogalleria: http://www.pslc.ws/mactest/index.htm

Science Fair Project: http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/

Homework Sites for Upper Level 7th-8th Grade

In addition to the above websites, below are additional sites for 7th & 8th grade students

GENERAL HELP

Refdesk homework helper www.refdesk.com/homework.html

Global Educational Sources www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617/

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/homework/

Essay Writing Center : http://essayinfo.com/

MATH & SCIENCE

Web Math You can enter any math problem and have it solved! However, don't use it as a crutch and do all your homework here. http://www.webmath.com/

Math.com www.math.com/students/homework.html#prealgebra

Scientific Calculator www.calculator.com/calcs/calc_sci.html

Reference Tables in English/Spanish www.math.com/tables/tables.htm

Math Units of Conversion www.sosmath.com/tables/unitconv/unitconv.html

Conversion & Calculation Center : http://www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt/

National Library of Medicine: www.MEDLINEplus.gov

SPANISH

Spanish Pictionary : http://www.my-spanish-dictionary.com/

English/Spanish Dictionary: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/spa.html

Kidscribe: http://www.kidscribe.org/ , bilingual, kids post their writing in any language.

Foreign Language Translator: www.dictionary.com

Language Translator

http://babelfish.altavista.com/