East Longmeadow Public Library
East Longmeadow, MA 01028

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Children's December Calendar

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Back by popular demand!
Chess Club for Young Adults
at the East Longmeadow Library

Chess Club for young adult chess enthusiasts will begin on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. The club will be led by Mr. Haven Williams who will provide chess instruction. This club will meet twice a month on Wednesdays, October through April. A schedule of club dates will be provided at the first meeting on October 1st and are also posted below.  The club is divided into two sessions; the first session for teens (ages 13 – 18) will meet from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. The second session for tweens (ages 9 – 13) will meet from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Chess club meets in the library community room. Teens and tweens who are interested in learning and playing chess should call the library to register. Teens should call the Library Information Desk at (413) 525-5400, x158 and tweens should call the Children’s Room at x156.

Chess Club dates: December 3 & 17, January 7 & 21, February 4 & 18, March 4 &18, April 1 & 15.

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Friends Sponsor 8th Writing Contest

If you live, work or attend school in East Longmeadow,
you are welcome to enter.

Two Categories - Poetry and Short Fiction

Judged in four age groups
Grades 3 - 5
Grades 6 - 8
High School
Adults

Pick up an entry form and rules at the Public Library, School Libraries
or the Senior Center.

Entry deadline is 4 pm. Saturday, January 10, 2009

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Learning Express Library

An interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorials designed to help library patrons succeed on academic or licensing tests, with immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis.This is a great way to practice for the SAT! Your library card is your password.

Library Access                                 Remote Access

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Assignment Alert

Teachers - help us help your students.
Click on the link above to submit an assignment alert form. Thanks!

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HOMEWORK HELP

Suggested Web Sites for Middle School Teens

American Library Association - Great web sites for kids
KidsClick!
Ask for KIDS

Biographies Biography Resource Center Presidents of the United States Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Women's History Citing Resources Creating a Bibliography Geography Yahooligans-Around theWorld States Maps - (blank outline maps) WorldAtlas.com History History Web sites ** U.S. Presidents Civil War Plimoth Plantation Explorers Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology Ancient & Medieval Cultures Mesoamerican Ballgame Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Inventions and Inventors Museums Computer Museums The Electronic Zoo National Zoological Park Music Piano on the Net San Francisco Symphony for Kids John Philip Sousa Page

Science A Science Fair Project Resource Guide PBS Kids - Dragonfly Cells Alive! Chemical Elements Biomes of the World Biomes & Ecosystems Biomes Sports Baseball Swimming Sports Illustrated for Kids Weather Weather Wiz Kids Hurricane Hunters Environmental Education for Kids Zoos and Aquariums Lincoln Park Zoo National Aquarium in Baltimore National Zoo Washington, D.C. Monterey Bay Aquarium Online Cool Sites Guinness Book of World Records Microsoft Terra Server Sports Illustrated for Kids

Students - use this new database to access information from country facts and figures to the latest science coverage. Search by keyword, topic or source.

Your East Longmeadow library card number is your password.

This database is provided by the East Longmeadow Public Library through local taxpayer support.

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Kids InfoBits  
Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Students can search full-text, age-appropriate magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, and sports.

Junior Edition - K12   
This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school. Junior Edition provides access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

This database is funded through taxpayer support and is provided by the MA Board of Library Commissioners and the MA Regional Library Systems.

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