Madrona Library

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General Research Resources

• Seattle Public Schools Library Resources
• Madrona Library Catalog 
• Dictionary.com
• Smithsonian Encyclopedia for Kids

Reading Resources

• Your Next 5 Books (personalized book recommendations from librarians at Seattle Public Library [SPL])
• SPL Book Recommendations (for children, teens, and adults)
• Kid Book Lists (from King County Library)
• Teen Book Lists (from King County Library)
• We Read Too App (a book resource app on iOS showcasing children’s and young adult books written by authors of color featuring characters of color)
• We Read Too on Facebook
• Goodreads.com

Local, National, and International News

• The Seattle Times
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• The New York Times
• Newspapers from Around the World
• CNN

Writing Resources (for older students)

• BibMe
• EasyBib
• The Owl at Purdue

Country Information and Maps

• Background Notes: U.S. Department of State
• National Geographic Maps
• Library of Congress: Country Studies
• QuickMaps
• United Nations
• BBC Country Profiles

Primary Sources

• The Library of Congress American Memory Project
• The National Archives
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• Calisphere (University of California)
• University of Washington Digital Collections
• The History Link (Pacific Northwest primary resources)

Government

• The White House
• United States Government
• Washington State
• King County
• Seattle

Quotation Sites

• Bartlett’s
• Quoteland

Plagiarism Information

• Plagiarism.org
• Avoiding Plagiarism

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