The public library is more than books. The Salem Public Library has so many free resources available on our website (www. salemlibrary.info) for school kids to use for homework help as well as kid-friendly educational media that they will enjoy with a library card and a computer or device.
Access Video on Demand: Just for Kids for public libraries gives children—and their parents—a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media platform they can freely explore and enjoy. Just for Kids has the educational videos children want to watch: Sesame Street, The Electric Company, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin, and thousands more—plus songs, games, and other interactive activities.
Ebsco’s Explora is a user-friendly search tool that supports both research and instruction with age and grade specific support. Explora Secondary Schools focuses on the research needs of middle and high school students. MasterFILE Complete is the most comprehensive and valuable collection of full-text general interest resources. Read It! helps give students a foundation in English grammar and provides adapted reading material for many subjects. Read It! is also a great tool for English Language Learners.
Help Now is an on-demand, anytime, anywhere free online homework help. Online, live tutors are available every day from 2:00pm to 11:00pm and can help students of all ages with any subject!
Novelist K-8 Plus provides reading recommendations for grades K-8 for fiction and non-fiction, read-alike and listen-alike recommendations, series information, and award winners all in one place.
Gale in Context introduces elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate curriculum-related content.
