Articles and Databases:
Oak Harbor Public Library provides a number of sources that will help with homework assignments. These sources include full-text magazine and newspapers articles, subject databases, and online encyclopedias. For a remote access, you are required to have a library card. If you need assistance using any of these sources, please ask a library staff.
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Ohio Web Library Databases: http://www.oplin.org/databases
Encyclopedias:
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Columbia Encyclopedia http://www.bartleby.com/65/
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Encyclopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/
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Info Please http://www.infoplease.com
General Homework Help Resources:
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Fact Monster -- provides facts on many different subjects, including, biography, education, history, sports, etc. http://www.factmonster.com
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FirstGov for Kids -- U.S. Government site that provides links to many other homework helper resources http://www.kids.gov/k_homework.htm
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Discovery School http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
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Kids Search http://ipl.org/div/kidspace/
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Math.com -- Math homework help from basic math to algebra, geometry, and beyond http://www.math.com/
Literary Criticism:
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SparkNotes http://www.sparknotes.com/
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Online Literary Criticism http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
About The Library
Mission Statement
The mission of the Oak Harbor Public Library is to serve as a center for information retrieval, cultural and intellectual pursuits, self-education, and recreational reading by providing a facility, services, and materials which meet the needs of the community.
Our Library
The Oak Harbor Public Library, established in 1908 by the Oak Harbor Literary and Social Club, is a municipal library serving the Benton-Carroll-Salem School District. The library operates under a board of trustees; six members who are appointed to four year terms by the mayor of Oak Harbor. Regular meetings of the board are held the third Tuesday of each month. Major funding of the library is provided by the Public Library Fund, which distributes 2.22% of the state's general revenue fund to Ohio's public libraries.