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General


Library Catalog **

Search our catalog for thousands of print and A/V resources, from books to encyclopedias, newspapers, and journals.


Grolier Encyclopedia**
Grolier provides access to hundreds of thousands of articles from general encyclopedias, as well as science and social-studies intensive databases.

Books & More

Sylvan Dell eBooks**

Downloadable children's ebooks & audiobooks. To log in, the password is "shorewood."
Literary Reference Center Plus

This full-text database provides information on thousands of authors and their works.



Novelist K-8 Plus**

Trying to figure out what to read next? Check out Novelist, which serves up suggestions on author read-alikes, what's next in a series, and recommended reads in your favorite genre!

OverDrive**

Download ebooks and audiobooks for free with your PC/Mac, iPad/iPhone, Nook, Kindle, and more!
3M**

Download ebooks for free with our new downloadable service for your PC/Mac, iPad/iPhone, and Nook. Does not include audiobooks and Kindle.

Also check out these reading and book related websites...

Accelerated Reader - Use this website to find a book's AR reading level.

Common Sense Media - Provides reviews and ratings for books, movies, games, apps, TV, music, and more.

Social Studies

AtoZ Maps Online**

AtoZ Maps Online consists of more than 145,000 maps—static maps, animated maps, real-time maps, scientific maps, and historic maps—all in one place. Most maps are available for download in jpg, tiff, and PDF formats.


AtoZ World Culture**

AtoZ World Culture is an engaging country-by-country culture resource database. Over 175 countries are highlighted with in-depth coverage on a rich array of topics, including cuisine, national symbols, and travel information.


Biography Reference Center

Containing many top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines.
Science Reference Center

Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, this database contains full text articles for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.