Homework Help
BCLS cardholders can access dozens of online resources that students can use for education and research. Explore our student resource subject guides to learn more about which online tools can help with your learning journey.
Health
- Upper Elementary - High School
- View articles in different subject areas (Body Systems, Diseases and Disorders, Drug Abuse and Addiction, Mental Health and Developmental Disorders, and Nutrition and Wellness), find Health Centers for teens, women, men, children and seniors, watch educational videos on a wide range of health topics and browse searchable color illustrations.
Language Arts
LOTE4Kids has 3000+ digital picture books in 65+ languages, with new books and languages released each month to help libraries to provide a more diverse and inclusive library service for their communities.
- Toddlers - Elementary School
- TumbleBooks features animated talking picture books, chapter books, videos, non-fiction titles and more in a fun format kids will love.
- All grades
- Novelist has tools that can help you create a list of books in a series, find author, title and series-read-alikes.
- Gale Literature Reference Sets
- Middle School - High School
- Includes Drama for Students, Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, and Short Stories for Students
- Middle School - High School
- Study the great works of world literature—from influential novels, poems, and plays to important works of nonfiction. Find author biographies or read critiques and analysis.
Points of View Reference Center
- Middle School - High School
- This resource is designed to provide students with essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
Math
- Elementary School - High School
- This eBook covers widely known math topics. The text focuses on how math can be used in everyday life.
Science
- Middle School - High School
- The award-winning Science Online offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines in a variety of useful formats.
Social Studies
- Facts on File, History Series (Upper Elementary - High School)
- World Almanac for Kids
- World Geography and Culture
- Middle School - High School
- Research genocide, holocaust, imperialism, terrorism and slavery.
Focus on Philosophy and Religion
- Middle School - High School
- Research the major religions of the world along with many with smaller followings.
Points of View Reference Center
- Middle School - High School
- This resource is designed to provide students with essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
Foreign Language
LOTE4Kids has 3000+ digital picture books in 65+ languages, with new books and languages released each month to help libraries to provide a more diverse and inclusive library service for their communities.
Learn a new language anywhere you are with Pronunciator. This resource is a fun and free way to learn any of 163 languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music, and more. Learn online, at your pace and schedule.
- Toddlers - Elementary School
- TumbleBooks features animated and talking books in other languages.
When in doubt, ask a librarian!
Still not sure how to start or where to go next? Our librarians can help you at any point in your research journey. From navigating our research tools, to narrowing your search, locating specific sources and more. Simply contact us or stop in any BCLS location and our librarians will be happy to help.