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Online Catalog
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Research Database (EBSCO)
To use Tapestry's EBSCO research database click here
This Database is part of the NY State Library's NOVEL project
InfoTrac Virtual Library
To use Tapestry's InfoTrac virtual library access, click here
Online Encyclopedia
To use Tapestry's Britannica Online School Edition click here (www.school.eb.com) and contact the school librarian for a Username and Password: nava@tapestryschool.org
Katie Kazoo
www.katiekazoo.com
Games, writing activities, news, and more.
Jack and Annie from the Magic Tree House
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/
Activities and info from our time- and space-traveling duo.
Harry Potter
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp
Scholastic's page for HP
The official J.K. Rowling Web site
www.jkrowling.com/
See what's on J.K. Rowling's "desk"!
Junie B. Jones
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/activities/activities.html
The official Junie B. Jones website offers activities, puzzles, party ideas, information about the author, and more.
Lemony Snicket
http://www.lemonysnicket.com
As Lemony Snicket says, this site is filled with "dreadful images," "wretched information," and "unnerving games."
Online Adventures of Captain Underpants
http://www.scholastic.com/captainunderpants/home.htm
Scholastic's site for fans of Captain Underpants is not to be missed.
The Arthur Page
http://pbskids.org/arthur/
For Arthur fans everywhere! This site is maintained by PBS and features games and children’s art. A very popular site for younger children who love the character created by Marc Brown.
American Girls Series
http://www.americangirl.com/fun.html
An American Girl is a unique current girls’ series by Valerie Tripp, Janet Beele Shaw, Connie Porter, Susan S. Adler, and Maxine Schur. The American Girls stories are told through the eyes of girls living in different time periods.
Baby-Sitters’ Club Page
http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/bsc/index.htm
What’s happening at the Baby-Sitters’ Club? Visit this site to learn about the characters and adventures.
Berenstain Bears
http://www.berenstainbears.com
The official Berenstain Bears site, includes activities and lists of books.
Come Home to Little House
http://www.littlehousebooks.com
This companion site to the original Laura Ingalls Wilder series includes online activities, character descriptions, and more.
Public Library Links
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/favoritebooks.cfm
In addition to these sites, try a Yahooligans (www.yahooligans.com), Kids Click (www.kidsclick.org), or Internet Public Library search(www.ipl.org) for your favorite authors and characters.
Writing a Bibliography
The Kentucky Virtual Library
http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/p3_notes/bibliography.html
Led by an dog-astronaut, information on how to research, including citing information sources.
Citation-Maker
www.openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/citeintro.php?Grd=sec
Formats typed-in text to follow MLA-style citations.
Search Engines
A site by librarians, organizing the Web
www.KidsClick.org
Ask for Kids, allows natural-language queries
www.askforkids.com
Internet searching for the K-12 set
cybersleuth-kids.com
Kid Safe Search Engine
kids.net.au
Yahoo! Kids
kids.yahoo.com
Super Kids Super Search
http://www.super-kids.com/
New York Public Library
www.homeworknyc.org
Articles, Web sites, encyclopedia entries, and more.
Staying Safe Online
GetNetWise
kids.getnetwise.org
iKeepSafe
www.iKeepSafe.org
NetSmartz Workshop
www.netsmartz.org
Librarian's Guide to Great Sites for Kids (Brochure)
To download a Brochure of great kid web sites, click here.
Acceptable Use Policy for Computers
To download an Acceptable Use Policy, click here.