Internet Safety
Stay safe online! Visit these sites to learn how.
- I Keep Safe
- Kids’ Rules for Online Safety
- Netsmartz.org
- SafeKids.com - Read a great, easy list of rules for safe surfing. Share these with your family!
- Parent Guidelines - Parents, be sure to read these guidelines from SafeKids.com and talk with your kids about Internet safety.
- Enoch Pratt Free Library Internet Safety Tips - Children's Department of Central / State Library Resource Center has brought together two sets of tips - one for children, one for parents - for Internet safety in the home.
Search the Library's Databases
These kid-friendly databases are perfect for reports and other research projects. Better than a web search, they have information from real encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, and other great sources. For even more databases to search, check out the Online Research page.
- Searchasaurus- Searchasaurus is a fast and easy way to search through magazines, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, lots of great pictures, and the Encyclopedia of Animals.
- Kids Search - Kids Search makes it easy for elementary school students to find the best research results. Search magazines, reference books, photos, flags, and more.
- Student Research Center - The Student Research Center makes it easy for middle and high school students to find the best research results. Search magazines, reference books, photos, flags, and more
Search the Web
Find information online with these search engines, just for kids!
KidsClick lists about 5,000 websites chosen by librarians and sorted into categories.
Yahoo for kids, designed for ages 7 to 12.
Find info by asking Jeeves your questions!
Fun & Games
Just looking to play around? Check out these great sites.
Learning Links
For information or just for fun, try these educational sites.
Enoch Pratt Free Library's
Web Guide on African American Scientists and InventorsALA Great Sites
A list of 700 more great sites for kids to explore, organized by ages and subjects.
