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- Available every day from 3:00-10:00 pm.
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Online homework help is provided by the library in partnership with Tutor.com.
Homework Help in the Library and by Phone
Telephone Homework Help
- Call 791-4393 and ask for Homework Help.
- Available Monday-Thursday 4:00-6:00 pm.
- Days and times subject to change.
- Printer-friendly flyer of Jan. 6, 2008-May 17, 2008 Homework Help Schedule (PDF)
| Location/Ubicación | Days & Times/Días y Horas |
|---|---|
| Canyon del Oro High School, 25 W. Calle Condordia, Oro Valley | Mondays-Thursdays after school. Call 520-696-5710 for details. |
| Caviglia-Arivaca | Thursdays at the library, 3:30-5:30pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Caviglia-Arivaca | Tuesdays at the Arivaca Community Center, 3:30-5:30pm |
| Coyote Trail Elementary School, 800 N. Silverbell Rd. | Mondays & Wednesdays, 3:30-5pm |
| Craycroft Elementary School, 5455 E. Littletown Rd. | Thursdays, 4-6pm |
| Eckstrom-Columbus | Mondays & Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| El Pueblo | Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-6pm |
| El Rio | Tuesdays, 3-5pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Geasa-Marana | Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30pm |
| Himmel Park | Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm |
| Holmes Tuttle Boys & Girls Club, 2585 E. 36th Street | Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30pm & Thursdays, 4-6pm |
| Joel D Valdez Main | Mondays-Thursdays, 4-6pm. Help available in Spanish on Mondays, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español los lunes, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Joyner-Green Valley | Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30pm |
| Kirk-Bear Canyon | Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm |
| Martha Cooper | Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm |
| Miller-Golf Links | Wednesdays & Thursdays, 4-6:30 pm. Help available in Spanish on Wednesdays, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español los miércoles, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Mission | Mondays-Wednesdays, 5-7:30 pm & Thursdays, 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Murphy-Wilmot | Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 3:30-6:30pm |
| Nanini | Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm |
| Oro Valley | Mondays-Thursdays, 3:30-5pm. Call 520-229-5300 for details. |
| Quincie Douglas | Mondays-Thursdays, 5-7pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Roy Drachman Boys & Girls Club, 5901 S. Santa Clara Ave. | Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-6 pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Sahuarita Middle School, 350 W. Sahuarita Rd., Sahuarita | Mondays & Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm |
| Salazar-Ajo | Tuesdays-Thursdays after school. Call 1-520-387-6075 for details. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Santa Rosa | Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 4-6pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Southwest | Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 3-6 pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Valencia | Mondays-Thursdays, 5-8pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
| Woods Memorial | Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 4-6 pm. Help available in Spanish, subject to availability (Ayuda disponible en español, sujeto a disponibilidad). |
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School reports, projects, essays, all done in a snap!
Ok, so what are these?
Databases are online versions of print magazines, encyclopedias and reference books which the library pays for just like buying books.
They're better than the open web because they have some serious authority backing them up.
Databases
Get your library card and discover information not available anywhere else on the web.
- EbscoHost
- Most comprehensive. Covers almost 3000 magazines, journals and reference books over a broad range of topics. Includes biographies, images and primary source documents, many in full-text.
- InfoTrac OneFile
- More than 6,000 full-text magazine titles and five newspaper indexes, with coverage from 1980 to present.
- America the Beautiful
- State-by-state history & current events database
- AP Multimedia Archives
- Contains over 700,000 photos from Associated Press, plus graphics and sound bytes.
- Biography Resource Center
- Information on nearly 275,000 people from throughout history, around the globe, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
- CultureGrams
- Cultural data on 187 countries around the world, including customs and courtesies, gestures, visiting, diet, dating and marriage. Also includes country maps and statistical information.
- Encyclopedia Americana
- in-depth encyclopedia for adults & older students
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Contains the following online encyclopedias and reference books:
- Alternative Energy
- American Decades
- Arts & Humanities Through the Eras
- Encyclopedia Judaica
- Encyclopedia of African-American Culture & History
- Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America
- Encyclopedia of Disability
- Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, & Addictive Behavior
- Encylopedia of Education
- Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
- Encyclopedia of the American Revolution
- Endangered Species
- Extremist Groups
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States
- Landmarks of the American Revolution
- Mathematics
- New Catholic Encyclopedia
- Plant Sciences
- Pollution A to Z
- Witchcraft in America
- World of Forensic Science
- World Religions Reference Library
- World War II Reference Library
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Quick reference with rich media for middle school & higher
- Lands & Peoples
- Encyclopedia of countries, cultures & current events
- LearningExpressLibrary
- Practice tests for SAT, GED, & more, plus elementary, middle, and high school skills development. Get your tests scored instantly and learn the correct answers.
- Literature Resource Center
- Find information on literary figures from all time periods.
- New Book of Knowledge
- Reference & current events for elementary school students
- New Book of Popular Science
- Science & technology resource
- Newsbank
- Full-text of over 500 newspapers. Includes Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Citizen, & Arizona Republic
- Opposing Viewpoints
- Provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics and more, on a wide range of social issues.
- Science Online
- Offers science experiments, diagrams, essays, definitions and biographies arranged in an easy to search format.
- Science Resource Center
- An in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs. Focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms.
- SIRS (Social Issues Resources Service)
- Offers full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.
- SIRS Researcher – General reference, social issues, health, & science
- SRIS Discoverer – Reference database designed for young researchers
- SIRS Renaissance – Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities
- SIRS Government Reporter – Directories, almanacs & historic documents
- SIRS Web Select – Selected websites on a broad range of issues
- Teen Health & Wellness
- Both a research/report tool and self-help resource, this comprehensive database allows teens to explore health-related issues important to their well-being.
Web Sites
We librarians love to make lists. Here's a list of web sites that will help you whip your grades into shape.