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Junior Edition This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. (This database is provided by the Massachusetts Library and Information Network and the Metrowest Massachusetts Regional Library System.) 

Kids InfoBits (InfoTrac)
Home Access | In Library Access
Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content. (This database is provided by the Massachusetts Library and Information Network and the Metrowest Massachusetts Regional Library System.) 

Student Edition This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. (This database is provided by the Massachusetts Library and Information Network and the Metrowest
Massachusetts Regional Library System.)
Litfinder Litfinder is the largest, most comprehensive and most current poetry database available. It is international in scope, and covers poetry from antiquity to the present. It is a one-stop resource for locating over 4-1/2 million lines of poetry. Poem Finder comprises the most rounded, inclusive anthology of world poetry ever developed. Full representation is provided for significant periods such as Early English, Middle English, Elizabethan, Romantic, Victorian, 20th Century War Poetry and Modernism. (This database is provided by the Minuteman Library Network.)

Newton Free Library Reference Page 
Additional database resources are available through the Newton Free Library Reference Department.

World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
Home Access | In Library Access
Covers world history from prehistoric times to the year 1500, primarily for middle and high school students. Browse subject overviews in "Topic Explorations," or search by type of resource or topic. The database includes biographies, primary-source documents, essays, maps, quotations, timelines, photos, audio and video, statistics, and more.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

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Britannica Encyclopedia
A great online encyclopedia to explore.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
A nice encyclopedia for American history topics and other topics related to the museum.

Fact Monster from Information Please
A great almanac designed especially for kids.

Grolier Online The Grolier sources included in this online collection are: Encyclopedia Americana, the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge,
The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, and America the Beautiful. (This database is provided by the Newton Free Library.)
KIDPROJ's Multi-Cultural Calendar
Find out about holidays around the world.

Stately Knowledge
A site full of information about the different states of America.

World Factbook
Lots of information about all of the countries of the world.

 

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Dictionary.com
A general dictionary that's easy to search.

Map Machine
From the National Geographic Society, a nice resource for creating a wide variety of maps.

Mapquest
Great for driving directions and maps.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
The classic dictionary.

One Look Dictionaries
A site with a wide variety of dictionaries to explore, including foreign languages.

Roget's Thesaurus
The classic thesarus to expand your vocabulary.

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ABC News 
 Television national news.

Boston Globe 
 A local newspaper.

Boston Herald 
 Another local newspaper.

CBS News 
 National television news.

Cable News Network (CNN) 
 Television news of all kinds.

MSNBC News 
 More national television news.

National Public Radio 
 A terrific national news public radio station.

Newton TAB 
 Find out what's happening in the city of Newton!

Time for Kids 
 A great news magazine just for kids!

U.S. News Online 
 A magazine covering world and national events.

WBUR
Boston's national public radio news station.

Weather Channel
Check out the weather anywhere in the world!

WGBH Radio and Television
Really great programming such as Arthur, Between the Lions, Zoom and NOVA. 

 

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Boston Public Library
If you can't find it at the Newton Free Library, maybe you can find it here!

Internet Public Library
A wonderful resource for all sorts of information.

Library of Congress
Our national library.
Library Spot 
http://www.libraryspot.com/
Access libraries around the world, and check out their useful links.

Minuteman Library Network 
Includes The Newton Free Library, Newton's branch libraries, and 61 other area libraries.

 

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