Research Guides: Library Work Perks for Staff and Faculty: Resources for Children

Children's Resources

Diverse BookFinder This link opens in a new window
A database of multicultural and diverse children's picture books. We bring together the current national conversation about diverse books with existing and ongoing social science research on the topic. Based on the work of Prof. Krista Aronson.

Physical books can be found on the 1st floor of Ladd Library.

PZ7 Children's literature
On the 2nd floor
Disney DVDs

Madison Public library in Wisconsin has a helpful app finder tool to help you find apps by age group.

Park and Museum Passes - thanks to the B Well program we now have park and museum passes you can check out from the circulation desk for the Maine State Parks, Children's Museum, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Maine Wildlife Park.

Young Adult Resources

PN 6700 6790 - Graphic novels by call number
Search popular titles and authors in our catalog

Download Library This link opens in a new window
E-books and audiobooks available for checkout and download to iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook, Android, or web browser. From Maine InfoNet

Homework Help

Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd and 3rd editions) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive information on the world of Islam in disciplines ranging from religion and history to politics and culture with a geographic and chronological scope encompassing the early Arab-Islamic Empire, Iran, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all modern Islamic states. encyclopedia of islam
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The OED is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over half a million words, from across the English-speaking world.
The online Oxford English Dictionary contains the complete A to Z sequence of the Second Edition, its three-volume Additions Series, and draft material produced in the progress towards the Third Edition. The OED is an historical dictionary of English. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world. Revised and new entries will be added to the online Dictionary every quarter. The full text, definitions, etymologies, and quotations are all searchable.
Oxford Reference Online: English Dictionaries and Thesauruses This link opens in a new window
Brings together language reference works from one of the world's largest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.
USA.gov This link opens in a new window
Official web portal for government information and services. Current
Women in World History This link opens in a new window
Covers women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to the modern age ending in 2002.
Women are included from every walk of life-artists, pirates, scientists, athletes, philanthropists, adventurers, politicians, pacifists, saints, and courtesans, even those famous for just being famous. Individual, collective, and joint entries (i.e. Astronauts: Women in Space, Egyptian Feminism, Siege Warfare and Women, etc.) are included.
World Book Online This link opens in a new window
General encyclopedia.
World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Concise information about countries. Current

See resources on history and government.