Just-right books for every reader. Extensive "read-alike" recommendations for every reading level and interest. See the librarian for off-site access.
The World Book Encyclopedia is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites. See the librarian for off-site access.
Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more. There are links to magazines, books, videos, and photos. See the librarian for off-site access.
4Canoes is focused on authentic Indigenous voices discussing Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Environmental Rights, and Equity... 4Canoes has full-colour pictures and illustrations accompanied by poetry, art, recipes, stories, and editorial content that showcase cultures whose time stretches through prior millennium but are also well anchored in the present... 4Canoes shares this journey so that the reader can experience and learn about these extraordinary Peoples and cultures first hand. Off-site access is available by seeing the librarian.
British Columbia's leading general reference site. Included are a number of major Pacific Northwest resources such as, The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, as well as a series of natural history guides, and more.
Contains a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Topics covered include: environment, health, human rights, crime, race, technology, substance abuse, and many more.
This is a full-text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.
Includes full text for 520 education journals including: Booklist, Education, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and many others. Contains 230 educational reports.
Articles from scholarly journals in nearly every academic discipline. Excellent for student and researchers. (Recommended for gr. 9-adult)
Science Reference Center (EBSCO)
Science Reference Center provides full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos. The database also contains science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and a vast image collection.
Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.