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WARNING! The nature of the internet makes it possible to access a series of links that can take a child almost anywhere. Parents should supervise children while they browse the web. Please ask a librarian for a copy of our internet policy. For a list of filtered search engines click here.

 

 

 

Advocates for Children & Youth in Maryland

American Library Assoc., 700 Great Sites for Children

American Library Assoc., Resources for Parents & Kids

America's Library - Library of Congress Children's Page.

Ask Jeeves for Kids - Children's Search Site.

AskUsNow - AskUsNow! is a live online interactive service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that uses the expertise of librarians to provide answers to questions, research guidance, and help navigating the internet. AskUsNow! is a cooperative service of Maryland libraries.

Awesome Library - Children's Search Site.

Bess, the Internet Retriever

Biography Page - Over 15,000 biographies.

Black History

Jan Brett's Homepage - Renowned children's author and illustrator.

Business Site for Kids - Some Day Soon - This site contains startup, financial, marketing, and business planning information in a format suitable for young entrepreneurs.

Calvert Kids.net - This site by Calvert Crusade for Children (CCC), focuses its energies on increasing volunteer and financial resources dedicated to programs for children and youth, and on building community awareness of youth issues in Calvert County, Maryland.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

Child Safety on the Information Superhighway

Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - A full text encyclopedia.

DINOSAURIA ON-LINE - Lots of cool stuff about dinosaurs.

Discovery Channel On-line

Discovery Kids - Discovery Channel for Kids.

Exploratorium - A museum of science, art, and human perception.

FCC's Parents' Information Page

FunBrain - Educational online games that allows parents and teachers to evaluate a child's progress.

Great Sites - Sites for parents, and others who care about kids.

InfoPlease - Children's Search Site.

International Children's Digital Library - Innovative software and a collection of books that specifically address the needs of children as readers. Currently, the collection includes materials donated from 27 cultures in 15 languages.

Internet Public Library KidSpace - Homework help or just a fun place for a rainy day.

Charles Jordan Homepage - Children's book illustrator.

Just for Kids

KIDLINK

KidsClick! - Children's Search Site.

Kids Connect

KidsHealth for Kids

KidsHub.org - Kids Hub is a fun interactive learning center for elementary and middle school students. It includes educational games, puzzles, quizzes, spelling activities, and subject guides.

Kids In The House - U.S. House of Representatives Children's Web Site.

LDOnline - Learning Disabilities Online - The leading website on learning disabilities for parents, teachers and other professionals.

Magazine Index - EBSCO - Full text magazine articles.

Maryland Children's Book Award - Black-eyed Susan Book Award - Each year since 1992, the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award has been given in several categories. The purpose of this award is to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature.

Maryland - For Kids - Everything you'd want to know about Maryland.

Math Forum Homepage

NASA's Education Program

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

NeoPets - Can't have a pet? Create your own pet at this site.

Nick Jr. - Nickelodeon's page for children.

Noteworthy Books for Children

PBS Children's Page

Surfing the Net with Kids

Study Web

Tiger Aki - Interactive,animated storybooks.

Tobacco to Tomcats: St. Mary's County since the Revolution - History of St. Mary's County for young readers.

Where Maryland Began... the Colonial History of St. Mary's County - History of St. Mary's County for young readers.

The Why Files - Sponsored by National Institute of Science Education.

Audrey Wood Clubhouse - Children's Author.

Yahooligans - Children's Search Site.

Yuckiest Site on the Internet

Filtered search engines:

AltaVista Family Filter: You start this Surfwatch filter by selecting "Family Filter" from the links below the main search box, in the "Useful Tools" section. It can be used with or without a password.

Goshen: Goshen is a starting point for Christian church web sites, news, devotionals, chat rooms. It links to crosswalk.com, a free filtering service, which requires a password.

Goguardian: You may turn this filter on or off without a password. Look for it under Goguardian at top of screen. All searches done in the Kids and Family Centers automatically use Goguardian.

Lycos Search Guard: Parents may type in a password to limit their children's viewing. Lycos also has a " kids' zone" site.