Of course I'm a great fan of public libraries and hope that every family takes advantage of these wonderful community resources. Not only can you borrow books, DVDs, music, and loads of other items, but they offer free programs for children and adults. Rhode Island is lucky with our great statewide database, Ocean State Libraries of Rhode Island. This network makes it easy to quickly get books, etc. from any library in the state. Do you know you can reserve books, make renewals, or just search the oslri catalog from home? Try it with ths oslri link - http://www.oslri.org/ .Today I want to tell you about another important resource offered through a state network. With your library card you can get free access to specialty databases that are usually quite expensive. They include EBSCO, World Book Online and others that are useful for adults and children. I know many teachers, professionals, and other adults who have benefited through these databases at AskRi http://www.askri.org/ You'll also see HomeWork Help and Career Center which can be especially useful.
I especially recommend World Book Online for students' research. Sure, we all like Wikipedia but the reading level is generally high for elementary students. Plus, the information can possibly be wrong since anyone can contribute. If your child wants to learn more, a trusted source like World Book is great. It comes in three different levels, World Book Kids, World Book Student, and World Book Advanced. It even includes how to cite where they got their information.
Here's the link: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb&subacct=00M7105
So, grab your library card and have a look at our tremendous state public libraries!
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