Library & Study Help

Foundation School Library Services

Welcome to the Foundation Schools’ Library web page!

Mission Statement

The media center and its collection exist to enrich, support and supplement the curriculum of the Foundation School. The media center maintains a collection that is both multiethnic and multimedia in nature. It supports students’ individual educational plans which include diverse emotional needs and learning styles.

The media program assists students and staff with identifying, locating, evaluating and using needed materials in a variety of formats. The curricular, informational and recreational reading and literacy needs of the students and staff are a priority at the media center.

In addition, the program works to develop positive attitudes and appropriate knowledge of school media centers, public libraries and other information sources that will promote lifelong learning in the lives of our students.

 

Students have full access to the SIRS online database. To use this wonderful online research tool click on one of the links below and enter in the login information. If you do not have the login information, please ask your teacher or librarian.

 

Here are some other useful library web sites you can launch from this site by clicking on the icon:

http://askusnow.info/partners/AUN-marketing.html#logos

 

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Encyclopedia.com

http://www.encyclopedia.com

Reference.com

http://www.reference.com

Infoplease

http://www.infoplease.com

 

 

DICTIONARIES

Dictionary.com

http://dictionary.reference.com

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm

 Spanish—English Dictionary

http://www.wordreference.com/

 

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Prince George’s County Public Library

http://www.prge.lib.md.us/

Washington, DC Public Library

http://dclibrary.org/

Charles County Public Library

http://www.ccplonline.org/

 Montgomery County Public Library

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/libraries/index.asp

 

HOMEWORK HELPERS

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/

Google Kids and Teens:  This directory will point you to good web pages for homework and projects.

http://www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/

Homework Heaven

http://www.homeworkheaven.com/

  

COUNTRIES, MAPS AND GEOGRAPHY

CIA Factbook:  This site provides complete, updated information about countries.  Choose a country or area from the “Select a Country or Location” pull down list.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

Atlapedia Online

http://www.atlapedia.com/

World Atlas.com

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm