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ABC's of Parenting features articles and a web directory devoted exclusively to parents and parents-to-be. Children's Literature Web Guide is a comprehensive guide to Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.. Cybersavvy is a guide to online basics, behavior, safety, and privacy. Discovery.com offers real-life non-fiction entertainment covering nature, science and technology, history, and world exploration. Family.com features activities, e-cards, food, health, learning, and parenting advice. FamilyEducation.com features pre K-12 education, learning technology, family finance, careers, advocacy, and much more. Great Sites! from the American Library Association features 700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites, a Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace, and much more. InfoKids EasySites provides game, academic, computer, parenting, sport and news links to sites for children, teens, and families. Kingston, Massachusetts on the South Shore Network has information about the town hall, the library, parks and recreation, meetings and events, and more. "On-Lion" from the New York Public Library offers many helpful links for parents. Massachusetts Department of Education has information about Ed Reform, technology in the schools, and links to information for parents and community. U.S. Department of Education offers publications for parents designed to address educational concerns.
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Online Databases Provided by SEMLS (Southeastern Massachusetts Library System) and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) to Member Libraries.
(For Home Access, click here.)
DIALOG @CARLIn-library access to the Basic Collection of 148 full-text newspapers, including the Boston Globe and Herald, plus a number of directories and other reference sources.
DIALOG @CARL In-library access to the Boston Globe full text from 1980. Funded by MBLC.
EBSCO HOST In-library access to: Books in Print with Reviews, Books Out of Print, Hoover's Company Capsules, and Hoover's Company Profiles. Funded by SEMLS.
ELECTRIC LIBRARY In-library access to a selected database of articles from more than 150 full-text newspapers and magazines, classic books, major works of literature and art, maps, and photographs. Funded by SEMLS.
Infotrac (formerly Searchbank) Databases in Member Libraries including: Contemporary Authors; Contemporary Literary Criticism Select; Expanded Academic ASAP; General Business File ASAP; General Reference Center; Health Reference Center Academic; Predicasts PROMT. Funded by MBLC and SEMLS.
SIRS In-library access to SIRS Knowledge Source (Researcher) - thousands of full-text articles, documents and graphics on a wide range of topics and SIRS Discoverer on the Web - research database for younger readers. Funded by SEMLS.
ArchivesUSA funded
by MBLC.
A directory of 4800 manuscript repositories in the U.S.
Special Collections Database on MLIN - a database of over 600 archives and manuscript collections in Massachusetts.
Source: Southeastern Massachusetts Library System - SEMLS
OCLN Public Library Network Catalog - includes Plymouth and Kingston.
SAILS Public Library Network Catalog - includes Plympton and Halifax. You will need to get a PIN number from Holmes Public Library to search this catalog.
Index to National Geographic Publications, click here
Thank you to Debby Dallaire of Kingston
Intermediate School and Vicki Wright of Dennett Elementary School
for their help in compiling resources.