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RESEARCH RESOURCES
Working on reports? Check out these links:
Los
Angeles Public Library (LAPL) 
LAPL's KidsPath is rich with information that can be searched online. You should all have library cards and they are free. You need an adult to vouch for you to get your own card but it's really easy. Go into any branch to get one.
IIf you're writing a report you can either click here, Homework Help, or you can find it by going to the lapl.org home page through the link above or typing www.lapl.org into your browser address box. Then look for KidsPath in the left column. It's in green. Click on KidsPath and then on Homework Help. Remember this for the future.
You'll find a huge amount of report information organized by topic. Most of it you can search without a card but make sure you have your library card with you and know your zipcode so you can sign in if necessary.
There is also word processing available if you don't have your own program.
You can find books and other information by searching the catalog. You can put a book on hold and have it sent to your nearest branch, too.
Also view
24/7 Homework Help
Research databases (You need an LAPL library card to search these.)
Teen Sites
Magazines & Periodicals - Read them online with your library card
and much more
FOCAL (Friends of Children and Literature) - a site that will give you an excellent reading list for literature with California content.
The closest LAPL libraries to Topanga are Woodland Hills, Platt, and Pacific Palisades. Of course, you would be very welcomed at Studio City, too.
New Resource! CalCat.org
This site is amazing. You can look for a book anywhere in California. It searches all the libraries in the state. You can narrow it by region, too. You can search just the public libraries to find which system carries the book you want. It's great!!
STATES
A good state site.
Another good source for info state by state.
From Multnomah County in Oregon.
If you can't find what you need, come to the library and we'll keep searching.
DATABASES
A table of databases on the web from UCLA.
You can search by subject to find the library that has them
Click here for a list by subject.
You may need a library card or user name and password to search them remotely. Many of these will be challenging but the information is all good.
GENERAL RESEARCH SITES
American
Library Association Great Web Sites for Kids:
A huge selection of sites chosen by children's librarians. Created by
the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
LAUSDnet:
Type your search term into the open space
on the upper right-hand side and click on "Site Search." This
will take you to websites that can help you with research.
Librarians
Index to the Internet:
A collection of the best sites chosen by library professionals. A really
good resource. Learn to use this one!
Yahooligans
Explore this web guide for kids! It's easy to find your way around and
there are lots of interesting things to see.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
You are eligible for a public library card at these and many other local libraries. In alphabetical order:
Beverly HIlls Public Library (BHPL)
This beautiful library is located in the Beverly HIlls Civic Center complex. They have a beautiful children's department.
Located up the street from The Commons in Calabasas, they have a very nice children's section and children's programs. This website will take you to program schedules and will allow you to search the library's catalog.
Called the first "experience library," this library is a feast for the eyes! Walk down Main Street to see all the different departments. Drive to Cerritos for a great visit! It's worth the trip.
County of Los Angeles Public Library (COLAPL)
Search the COLAPL catalog online, find library locations, and view periodical databases if you have a COLAPL library card.
The closest COLAPL libraries to Topanga are in Malibu and Agoura.
MORE
Autry
Museum Online Collection:
Check out the Learn More section (found on the left hand menu) to
learn about some of the themes explored in our galleries--the Related
Records button will get you to the images.
CyberSchool
-United Nations Global Teaching and Learning Project
Learn
about the people of the world, especially the children.
Teaching
Tolerance
Read
the magazine. View MIxItUp, a program to teach tolerance in the
schools.
IFor kids, teens, adults, teachers.
Search the "Archives" (earlier issues of the magazine) too.
United
Nations
A look at what the United Nations does worldwide
Model UN
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