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Live Homework Help - Free online homework help with a live tutor. This service is provided free of charge with your Monterey County Free Libraries card. 1pm -Midnight daily, except for major holidays. Live Homework Help has earned a 2008 Gold Award from Parents' Choice. Read more about Live Homework Help. Funded by The Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries.
Student Resources in Context - Primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, and critical analysis. Includes audio and video clips, and photographs and illustrations. Includes full text magazine and newspaper articles. Includes Student Resource Center - Health Module.
Science in Context - Thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Biography in Context -  A database of biographical information on more than one million people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context- A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues, features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and pod casts, and links to Websites.
A to Z the USA - This database provides state information for student's state reports and for anyone seeking state demographics, educational institutions, maps, recipes of regional cuisine, downloadable images, and much more.
California Missions Online Popular books for children about all California Missions in electronic format. eBooks can be viewed online or downloaded with Adobe Reader.
General OneFile (1980 - present) - News and periodical articles. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Teen Health & Wellness Real Life, Real Answers - the award-winning, critically acclaimed online resource - provides middle and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
Kids InfoBits - Meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5.
Learning Express Library - Online tests and tutorials.  Funded by the MCFL.
High School Ace - Web portal for high school students. Helpful for homework assignments and college prep.
ˇInforme! 1994 - present - A collection of Hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects.
MCFL Reference Page - Online resources and databases organized by subject.
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