Homework help & resources

IXL:  Make learning a multi-sensory delight with IXL – Math and English! Over 4,000 skills in math and English language arts mean you will be able to find the content your children are learning in school. Interactive question types, vibrant graphics, and enchanting audio create an engaging learning environment that connects with students both mentally and physically.

FactMonster provides resources such as encyclopedias, atlases, and almanacs for students, teachers, and parents. It is an ideal reference site for ages 8–14 that provides entertainment and educational resources. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.

Finding Dulcinea
​FindingDulcinea presents only credible, high-quality and trustworthy Web sites, saving time for the novice and the experienced user alike. Each piece, whether a Web Guide, a Beyond the Headlines story or a Netcetera article, receives the same meticulous research.  The Web sites included in each piece are connected through original narrative, providing users with information on each site before they even click on it.

RESEARCH DATABASES

Our databases can be accessed onsite or remotely using your Centralia Public Library card number.

Explora -General Research & eBooks
​This interface is designed specifically for general research in a public library. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to a wide range of materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.

Explora – Elementary
​This interface is designed specifically for elementary school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.

Explora – Middle School
​This interface is designed specifically for middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.

Explora – High School
​This interface is designed specifically for high school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.

Ebsco
Ebsco is a database provider that allows users access to thousands of journals, newspapers, magazines, web resources, images, eBooks, and more. It is an ideal tool for research for school, work, or home. All of this is available to you free with your library card 24/7/365 anywhere you are in English and in Spanish. Just visit here and start researching today.

Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients’ information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.

SCIENCE REFERENCE CENTER
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student’s science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.