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Databases (Library card required to access outside of the library)

eLibrary Elementary – For Kindergarten through Grade 6. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of tv and radio shows.
General OneFile – General interest news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
InfoTrac Junior – Designed for students in junior high and middle school. Access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.
InfoTrac Student – Designed for high-school students. Access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.
SIRS Discoverer – Children's database with full-text of articles, books, video, audio on all topics. Includes reading levels, teacher's help pages, and more.
Typing Master – Online tutorial to learn and practice typing. Includes a typing test, keyboard course, and numeric keypad course.
Available only at computers in a CADL library.
World Book Encyclopedia – Online version of the World Book Encyclopedia. Includes: World Book, World Book Advanced, World Book Kids and World Book Español.

Free Tutoring in the Lansing Area
A+ Research and Writing – A site developed to help teens with research and writing from the Internet Public Library.
Homework Help – Homework sites organized by the U.S. Department of Education.
KidSpace – Information for kids from the Internet Public Library.
National Geographic Homework Help – Homework help from the National Geographic Society.