Grace B. Luhrs Library: 4th

There are a number of additional resource links on the "Everyone" tab at the top or left of the page. Many of these resources are appropriate for any age group. None are inappropriate, they may just be of a higher grade-level and therefore not something a student coming to this tab would use academically. Feel free to explore any tab and if there are any questions, please ask the librarian! 

Audiobook "How-to" and Policy - Luhrs Library Edition

Audiobooks are able to be checked out one at a time by grades 3 and up at the Luhrs Library. This video shows how to use them and talks about the Luhrs policy and responsibilities when checking out audiobooks. If you have any questions, please email eworseno@ship.edu or call 717-477-1003 to ask.

Off campus access to the library databases requires a (faculty, staff, or university student) Shippensburg ID

• SU Library Catalog - books
• Primary Search - for elementary school children
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• MAS Ultra - School Edition - for middle and high school children
• FirstGov for Kids - government documents for kids

Search Engines for Kids

• WolframAlpha WolframAlpha is a computational search engine. If students have any questions involving numbers, Wolfram Alpha is the place to go. Wolfram Alpha can be used for other searches, but it’s not nearly as useful for general inquiries as it is for computational questions.

• Google Scholar Google Scholar is a search engine designed to search scholarly journals, Supreme Court records, and patent records. In some cases the results will link to abstracts of books and articles that you will then have to obtain from a library or book retailer. In other cases results will link to fully viewable documents.

• SweetSearch.com is a search engine for kids (higher elementary to middle school) where articles are approved by researchers.

Fun Learning Stuff

• Great Websites for Kids -  a database of great websites for students, parents and teachers compiled by the ALA
• DK FindOut - What do you want to find out? 
• Fact Monster - an online encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, timelines and almanac; also has homework help, games and holiday calendars 

Online Magazines

• Sports Illustrated for Kids Online - online magazine for elementary age children that includes interviews with sports heroes, comics, action photos and more.
• Ranger Rick - online magazine for kids ages 7 and up featuring animal photos, colorful drawings and stories about nature, outdoor adventure and helping the environment. Includes websites for homework help, activities, games and sections for parents and teachers. 
• National Geographic Kids - published for the National Geographic Society for kids 8-14 and covers a wide variety of topics from geography to adventure, wildlife and science. Includes links to stories, fun facts,games and other activities,  

Library Games!

Hangman fun

• Parts of a book - Quia hangman
• Parts of a book - harder - Quia hangman 
• Parts of a book - hardest - Quia hangman 
• Books, books, books Quia hangman game on genres, types of books 
• Title Page - Quia hangman name the parts of a title page / bibliography

Alphabetizing

• Alphabet Book game - put the books in alphabetical order      
• Alphabetical order - drag and connect words in abc order (legos)

Books

• Books and more - True or False? Quia popup review  
• Fiction OR nonfiction? Quia popup review   

Call numbers

• What section of the library? - match/concentration - what section are these call numbers?
• Author and call number match - quia matching
• Where in the library is my book - quia concentration and match - Somerset Middle School

Genres

• Books, books, books Quia hangman game on genres, types of books
• Find the genre - Quia word jumble game
• Genres of literature - matching, concentration

Parts of a book -

• Parts of a book Quia matching cards, concentration game, wordsearch
• Parts of a book - Quia hangman
• Parts of a book - harder - Quia hangman
• Parts of a book - hardest - Quia hangman
• Who am I? Do you know the parts of a book?
• Parts of the book - StudyZone - with quiz
• Parts of a book game -- drag the explanation to the part of the book listed - Oswego
• Book Match - match characters and authors

Dewey Decimal System

• Dewey call number order - 500s - Quia
• Dewey call number order - 000-999-Quia
• Decimals - putting decimals in number order - FLASH
• Basic Dewey Decimal System Quia matching columns
• Dewey Decimal System Quia matching cards and concentration game
• Dewey order -1- put the call numbers in Dewey order (500s - no authors)
• Dewey order -2 - put the call numbers in Dewey order (500s with authors)
• Dewey order -3 - put the call numbers in Dewey order (all 973s with authors and decimal)
• Dewey order -4 - put the call numbers in Dewey order ( 300s with authors and decimal)
• Dewey order -5 - put the call numbers in Dewy order (all 636s with double authors and double decimals)    
• Dewey Jeopardy Game - review your knowledge of the Dewey Decimal system with this fun game of jeopardy

Internet & Internet Safety

• Choose the Best Web Site - Quia pop up game
• Choose the web page address - Quia matching game
• NetSmartz - a website for kids and parents about being smart on the internet
• Kids.Gov Online Safety - information for kids and parents about being safe online

Internet Terminology

• Internet Terminology Quia matching cards and concentration game
• Internet Terminology - Quia hangman game
• Web Words - jeopardy type game
• Library lingo - QUIA jeopardy type review game  
• Library lingo - 5th grade
• Review on URLs and web page addresses

Library Calendar