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Homework Help

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Need a little extra support after school? The library offers free, reliable homework help resources for students of all ages - all accessible with your library card. 

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Our online resources include: 

  • Research databases with trustworthy articles and primary sources

  • Subject support in math, science, English, history, and more

  • Writing and citation guidance

  • Test prep materials and study tools

  • Videos

  • More

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Explore our homework help resources below. Most of the resources are accessible online via NC LIVE with a library card. ​​​​If a resource is maintained by NC LIVE and/or requires your library card and PIN to access, that will be stated in the description box. 

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If prompted to submit user account information while using these resources:

  • Traditional or virtual library cardholders:

    • ​Login with library card number and PIN (last four-digits of the phone number associated with your library account).

  • Student Access accounts:

    • Login with your staff or student STATE ID number and PIN (last four-digits of STATE ID number).

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  • Find documentaries and educational videos on many subjects.

  • Includes Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award winning content. 

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

Access Video on Demand

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  • Find pro/ con essays and background information about current events.

  • Browse a wide variety of topics. 

  • Videos covering many topics.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

CQ Researcher

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  • Find background information on many subject areas.

  • Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, and videos.

  • Provided by NCLIVE.

  • Library card required.

CREDO Reference

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  • Collections of media content for schools and libraries of all kinds.

  • Choose from common assignment topics and subjects. 

  • ​Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

eLibrary

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  • A search interface with articles, ebooks, and videos for K-12 schools and public libraries. 

  • Built-in citation help.

  • Includes research guide.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

Explora

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  • Articles, critical essays, topic overviews, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.

  • Topic finder tool.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

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Gale Literary Sources

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  • Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

Gale Literature Resource Center

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  • Find primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

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History Study Center

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  • Streaming videos for kids and their parents on a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media platform.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

Just for Kids Streaming Collection

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  • Test prep resources, including practice tests for GED, GRE, SAT, TEAS, and more. 

  • Includes educator and Spanish resources.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

LearningExpress Library

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  • NCpedia highlights North Carolina's unique resources, people, and culture to enrich, educate and inform.

  • Coordinated and managed by the NC Government & Heritage Library 

  • Library card NOT required

NC Health Info

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  • Find free, open textbooks for frequently taught courses at North Carolina's colleges and universities.

  • Coordinated and managed by the NC Government & Heritage Library. 

  • Library card NOT required.

Open Education NC

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  • Test prep resources, including practice for GED, GRE, SAT, TEAS, LSAT, and more. 

  • Computer & tech skills building.

  • ​Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

PrepSTEP Academic

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  • Full-text literary works, along with sources such as author biographies, critical essays, reviews, videos, and audio interviews.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

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ProQuest Learning: Literature

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  • Watch videos that teach you the process of writing research papers.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

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ProQuest Research Companion

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  • Articles, nonfiction books, activities, and websites intended for elementary and middle school students.

  • Wide variety of research topics and educator tools. 

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required

SIRS Discoverer

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  • Find pro/ con essays about social issues and newspaper articles.

  • Wide variety of research topics and educator tools. 

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required

SIRS Issue Researcher

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