Mrs. Kathleen Carr
Media Assistant
Mrs. Carol Van Oudenaren
Media Specialist
Good Websites for Kids!
Website Handout
Enjoy browsing some educatiionally fun websites with your learner.
The media center is staffed by a full time media specialist, a half-time media assistant, and by volunteers.
Students can visit the center at any time during the day with a teacher’s permission as well as during scheduled periods. Parents and guardians need to encourage students to return library books on time. Adults may also check out books on topics such as sibling rivalry and reluctant reading.
MCPS Subscription Online Resources
MCPS enjoys subscriptions to the most interesting and relevant online resources available to students. Take a look at what is at your fingertips! Please email Carol_A_Vanoudenaren@mcpsmd.org or visit the media center to get home passwords for these resources.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
General encyclopedia available in elementary, middle, and high school levels of difficulty.
General encyclopedia in Spanish
Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French Britannica encyclopaedias & link to Spanish
Engages students with timely news and current events. Best for students in grades 4-8
Primary sources and multimedia about the history of America
Searchable unabridged dictionary
Statistics about countries of the world
General elementary level encyclopedia
Other Resources
Culturegrams
Information on countries and states
Bibliography and notecard generator
Animal Database for Primary grade students and emergent readers
Covers the 20th century decade by decade with 5,000 primary and secondary sources
Elementary/Middle school level database of resources about current events, history, and other curriculum content
Portal to more advanced databases for student research
TeachingBooks.net
Searchable multimedia web service about books, authors, and illustrators
Media Center Volunteers Needed
Our Westbrook students love to read! They check out hundreds of books every week. Please help our Media Center keep the shelves stocked with books by donating some of your time to the Media Center. Shelving books, sorting returns and generally lending a hand is greatly appreciated! Time slots are available during every school day. Contact Mrs. Van O in the Media Center to learn how you can help.
Montgomery County Public Libraries
Click here for the MCPL kidsite. Find lots of information and have fun!