Kids & Teens
Home Schooling
Recommended Premium Library Subscription Databases
* Library Card number required for outside access.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Features four complete encyclopedias plus a dictionary, thesaurus, news headlines from around the world, web links selected by Britannica editors, a world atlas, timelines and much more!
for Kids
to access outside the library
InfoTrac - Gale Group Databases
Magazines, journals, newspapers, reports and books. Current information with access to back files (1980-present).
- InfoTrac OneFile
- General Reference Center Gold
- Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health
- Health Reference Center Academic
- General Business File ASAP
- What Do I Read Next?
- Informe (Espanol)
- Computer Technology
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Kids' Edition - K12
- Junior Edition - K12
- Junior Reference Collection
- Student Edition - K12
- Professional Education
Marshall Cavendish Digital
Reference resource for student research - covers a wide array of subjects and interests within the school curriculum.
http://www.marshallcavendishdigital.com
NetLibrary - eBooks
NetLibrary eBooks are electronic versions of printed books - popular topics
including general reference, technology, sports, law, classic works of
literature and history - which can be viewed online on any PC connected
to the Internet.
Visit or Call any Hernando County Public Library to sign up for a new NetLibrary account. Once your account is established you may access the NetLibrary any time - anywhere.
http://www.netlibrary.com/Login.aspx
ProQuest - New York Times Historical and Current Collections
Online information and learning provides access to newspapers,
periodicals, dissertations, reprints of journal articles, Phone fiche
telephone directories, out-of-print books, and other offerings in
paper, microform, and digital formats. Full-text articles from 1986
with archived info expanding daily.
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=301&UserID=IPAuto&Passwd=IPAuto&AUID=253486
Testing & Education Reference Center
Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hernandocpl?db=TERC
Other Recommended Websites
* Library card is not required.
American Home School Association
National network for home education, sponsored in part by Home Education Magazine.
http://www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org/
A to Z Home's Cool
Materials, methods and much more for home educators. Includes many sources for home schooling teens.
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/
Crayola Creativity Center
Activities and lesson plans for grades K-12 in a variety of subjects.
http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/index.cfm
Florida Parent Educators Association
Families who educate their own children.
http://www.fpea.com
Florida Virtual School
Provides free online classes and instruction to public, private, and home school students in Florida.
http://www.flvs.net
Home Circle of Hernando County
Local home schooling families whose purpose is "to help and encourage new and experienced home schooling parents to strive for spiritual and academic excellence for their children."
http://www.homeschool-life.com/fl/homecircleofhernando/
Home Education
Resources for home educators, produced by the Florida Department of Education.
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/information/home_education/
Learning is for Everyone (LIFE)
Non-profit Florida corporation, supports educational choice and advocates a cooperative environment between public, private and home education.
http://lifeofflorida.blogspot.com/