Reed Library

Information resources and approved-for-students search engines

Electronic Databases Online Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Journals, Magazines and Newspapers

ICONN.ORG (direct link from inside Reed) The CT Digital Library. REED STUDENTS' FIRST STOP FOR ALL RESEARCH! Try Kids Info Bits, InfoTrak Jr., The Discovering Collection, Science, History & Biography Resource Centers, Local and International News including the NY TImes and Hartford Courant ICONN (from home) (From outside Reed) CLICK HERE! (you'll need a public library card)

Grolier On-line (direct link from inside Reed) User Name=reedctrl Password=patriots Groler Online has (4) Research Databases. GME Multi-Media Encyclopedia, Lands & People, The New Book of Popular Book of Science and The New Book of Knowledge. It also has World Newspapers and help for teachers.

Grolier On-Line (from home) (From outside Reed) CLICK HERE!

You'll need Mom or Dad to enroll you as a remote patron.

Research Help & Citing Sources

Booth Library The Newtown Public Library! You can look though their on-line catalog or check out their many after-school fun activities for kids!

BrainPop cartoon movies, quizzes and project ideas for kids covering 100s of subjects. (Log on= reedlmc Password=reedlmc)

The CT State Department of Education Strategic Profiles of CT Schools, Educational Laws and Programs, State and National Educational Initiatives, and a special section for CT Kids.

The Dictionary

Fact Monster is a super social studies reference site, complete with almanacs and atlases.

National Geographic For Kids (from the publishers of National Geographic)

Time for Kids (from the publishers of Time magazine)