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In UFL only | Some Full Text | Free Access


America the Beautiful

In library | At home

State-by-state history, geography, economic and current events for elementary and middle school students.


EBSCO Animals

In library | At home

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.


Encyclopedia Americana

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In-depth information and news archives for middle grades and higher with more than 100,000 articles.


Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

In library | At home

Provides over 25,000 entries covering a variety of subject areas.


Kids Search

In library | At home

Ebsco Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-5. Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.


LINC (kids version of our online catalog)

In library AND At home

Kids version of the catalog of Lincoln Trail Libraries System, which includes The Urbana Free Library. You can search the catalog, use databases, access your patron account, and reserve and renew most items.


Learning Express Library

In library AND At home

Interactive practice tests and tutorials with immediate scoring, complete answers, and individualized analysis of results. Includes ACT, SAT, LSAT, GRE, TOEFL, GED, civil service, real estate, law enforcement, citizenship, and other exams.


Live Homework Help from Tutor.Com

tutor.com

In library AND At home

  • 4:00 to 10:00 PM, every day, including weekends
  • Grades 4 – 12 and College Intro
  • Math, Science, English, Social Studies

It’s FREE!  To log in, use your Urbana Free Library barcode. Or, call 367-4405 for a login barcode available to any Urbana student.


NoveList K-8

In library | At home

Assists young fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Contains materials for all K-8 grade levels includes picture books, chapter books, and young adult titles.


Primary Search

In library | At home

Provides articles from more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research, going as far back as 1990.


Searchasaurus

In library | At home

Searchasaurus is a colorful interface that allows students to search 5 different databases with information for elementary school homework.