TEACHER REFERENCE RESOURCES

The PLS website contains a wide variety of resources to help you and your students. These include:

• Web Sites for Teachers and Homeschoolers : a collection of resources compiled by local librarians for California educators.
• Online Catalog : online access to the catalog for all of the libraries in San Mateo County. From here you can search for items in the library system, place holds on items to have them sent to the library closest to you, check your record, and renew your books.
• Gale Databases (Infotrac) : a large database of current magazine and newspaper articles that can be searched and printed in full-text.
• eLibrary: from home | from your library
  a database that includes magazines and newspaper articles, radio transcripts, encyclopedias, maps, and pictures that can be searched and printed in full-text.
• netLibrary : a collection of electronic books in full-text you can read online and search for specific words and phrases. This includes a number of literary classics and Cliffsnotes.
• AskNow : a resource that allows you and your students to find the answers to questions by chatting live with a reference librarian.

OTHER RESOURCES

Your PLS library card allows you access to materials from 32 libraries. You can have these items sent to the library closest to you by placing a hold from the Online Catalog. Besides our large collection of books, the library also provides:

• Videos & DVDs
• CDs
• Books-on-tape & Readalongs
• CD-ROMs
• Bilingual and foreign language materials
• Magazines