Marvel!

The Youth Services Room:

A Great Place to Get Fabulous Books to Read
AND a Great Place to Get Help with Homework and Research!!

 We LOVE to help you find books you will LOVE to read, and we also LOVE to help you with homework. The Youth Services Room has a wonderful collection of non-fiction books. We can help you search the catalog to find just the right information for your report.
    And have you investigated MARVEL!? This huge collection of databases  provides every resident of Maine with access to a collection magazines, newspapers, journals and reference books that are credible, reputable resources.  (Google isn’t always reliable. You know that, right?)

Check out some of the cool information you can find in Marvel!:
Did you know that Scarborough used to be called Owascoag?  Click here to read an article about the history of Scarborough in the Maine Memory Network.

In Annals of American History you can find a video of the first man walking on the moon. Newspapers (Proquest) includes newspapers from all around the world.  Middle Search Plus is a great database of lots of magazines about current events. And don’t miss Britannica Online. This includes three different encyclopedias (from easier to more difficult, depending on what you need) with lots of images, maps, videos. You can translate the articles into Spanish, if you want!  Look up “frog.” Click on the audio and listen to a frog croak. It just doesn’t get much better than that, does it?
    You can find Marvel! by going to the Scarborough Library’s home page, drop-down menu “Books and More,” and clicking on Marvel! From home you may need to create a quick account. But it’s all free!
    So, when you need help with research or homework, stop by the Youth Services Room at the Scarborough Public Library!  See you there.
Connie