Back-to-School Databases

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:04

The new school year is under way! Thanks to SC DISCUS, this year we are offering several new databases that can help students of all ages, from kindergarten to high school. 

BrainPOP Jr.
BrainPOP Jr. is designed for children in grades K-3. This fun source for young learners features lessons on science, health, social studies, math, arts & technology, and reading & writing. Each subject includes short educational movies, interactive games and activities, lesson ideas and family activities for teachers and parents, and printable quizzes and worksheets. All the text in each lesson is also read aloud, making it easy to use even for beginning readers. 

Ancestry Database + Genealogy Reading

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:23

“Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. “
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
  
Great news for genealogists! Marion County Library now has access to Ancestry.com’s Library Edition. This popular genealogy database is powerful but easy to use. You can search centuries’ worth of census records from all over the world, download ancestry charts and research calendars for your recordkeeping, and then share information with other genealogists on Ancestry’s public message boards.

The database is available on every computer in our Marion library, including a dedicated computer in our South Carolina Room, giving easy access to our other materials.

For more genealogy fun, take a look at these novels based on tracing our roots: