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Databases

  American Women Writers: Colonial Times to Present  Contains biographical and critical essays on 1,328 American women writers covering all genres and all periods of American history.
  Auralog Language Learning - Tell Me More!  Covers all the skills to learn a language: reading and writing, listening and speaking, grammar, vocabulary, & culture. With a microphone and speaker on your computer, the software will correct your pronunciation and you can listen to how words are pronounced.
  Brainfuse - Homework Help & Tutoring  Live online homework help with tutors, assessment tests and subject skills builders. Now featuring The Adult Learning Center to help if you are going back to school, switching jobs, or just want to brush up on an academic skill.
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Websites

  Teen Scene  The latest hot titles for teens!


Games
  The Data Challenge  How well do you know the library's databases? Do you know how to cite your sources? Can you spot a fake website? This game will find out how just how much you know!
 
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  Bartleby  Fast, free reference books, when you need the info now. Dictionaries, Quotations, Style Manuals, the Bible, Mythology, and much, much more!
  Word Central  A student dictionary and more, from the folks at Merriam Webster
 
Biographies
  Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet  This site offers a complete annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet, as well as a Shakespeare timeline, genealogy, information about the Renaissance, Shakespeare’s canon, and a Shakespeare biography quiz.
 
General
  BookLetters for Kids & Teens  Looking for something good to read? Check out these suggestions. Updated monthly with new selections
  Read Me Vegas  The online book discussion group for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.
 
Folklore
  American Folklore  Find out about American myths, folk tales, tall tales and more!
 
Study Aids
  Citation Styles  Does your teacher want the bibliography in a particular style? Come here to get the rules, and help!
  Spark Notes  You've read the book, but you need help with the analysis. Use the Spark Notes to help you understand what you've read, and what it means.
  Term Paper Research - Getting Started  What you need to know to get your research paper started.