Encyclopedias, Magazine Articles, & More
You must live in Iowa City or rural Johnson County and have an ICPL library card to use these four resources.
 | Log in with your Library card for free live tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies, and English. Grades 4-12 and College Intro supported. This service is offered in both English and Spanish. |
| The New Book of Knowledge encyclopedia, "Lands and Peoples" for information about the countries of the world, "America the Beautiful" for information about the 50 states. |
| Search Compton's Encyclopedia, E.B. Elementary Encyclopedia, a dictionary, or a thesaurus, or browse articles on a variety of subjects. Pictures, web sites, and videos are available for many searches as well. |
| Full text magazine and newspaper articles for elementary and middle school students, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an animal encyclopedia, and many more reference sources. |
Homework Websites
| Links to thousands of sites on hundreds of subjects. |
| You can find a "monstrous" number of facts on this site. Plus, they have their own homework center where you can get even more help. |
| Many hundreds of reference sites arranged alphabetically in subject areas. |
| Like all almanacs, this one has up-to-date, interesting facts about countries, people, animals, sports, and other things. |
| A virtual public library kids' room - check it out. |
| Sites recommended for preschool through junior high aged children and their parents by librarians who work with kids and the web every day. |
