There is a Young Adult Homework Center in the Teen Zone for teens in grades 7 - 12. Click here to access and print the YA Homework Center Registration Agreement Form (2011-2012). A parent/legal guardian must fill out and sign. Form must be hand delivered to a Young Adult staff member.

• ALISweb - the Library's online catalog
• American Memory Project - from the Library of Congress
• America's Story from America's Library - Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time and Explore the States are some of the topics designed for students by the Library of Congress.
  
• Awesome Library - organizes the Web with 35,000 carefully reviewed resources
  
• Baldwin Library Databases - magazine and newspaper articles (including Newsday)
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
  
• Exploratorium ScienceSnack
  
• Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics
  
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
  
• Hands on Science Activities
  
• History Central - This easy to use site has many different subjects such as biographies, American wars, aviation and naval history, and primary source documents.
  
• HistoryNet - daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in our various magazines.
• Home experiments - This site offers more than 100 experiments for teens and primary grade students.
  
• Library Spot - A great place to start a search, this site offers numerous resources with links that have short and easy to understand descriptions. Each reference resource offers several sub-divisions that are clear and well defined.
  
• Merriam-Webster Online Atlas - This online atlas can show you a map of just about anyplace in the world. Each map includes specific information on that state/country.
  
• News and Newspapers Online - newspapers from anywhere in the world!
• Science Fair Research Guide from the Internet Public Library
  
• Social Studies for Kids: U.S. History - Students can search U.S. History from the Native Americans to the Twentieth Century. Maps, timelines, and lots of links are here!
  
• S.O.S. Math - A free online resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations.
  
• SparkNotes.com - various subjects plus sources similar to Cliffs Notes
• States and Capitals - Click the state you're interested in below for quick access to a variety of state specific facts and other useful information!
• Suffolk Library Homework Help - links on just about any subject you can imagine
  
• The Why Files - Learn about the exciting effects of science, math, and technology on everyday life.
  
• Your Dictionary - definitions, thesaurus entries, spelling, pronunciation, and etymology results for your word. Also provides translation resources.

For additional information, please call Jill Holleufer at (516) 223-6228. If you are in need of interpretive assistance or other accommodation, please call Catherine Overton at (516)223-6228.



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Last updated: 9/21/11
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