Back to School

Students around Austin are headed back to school today, so it's time once again for all those lovely homework assignments, tests, and science projects! If the school library is closed or doesn't have a resource available, the Austin Public Library can help.

Our Homework Helpers databases have access to newspaper and magazine articles as well as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books. Most Austin Public Library databases can be accessed from home with a library card or at any library location without a card.

The Wired for Youth web site contains a list of homework and research links, book information, and technology links. You can also Ask a Librarian for help getting started.

We also have several new educations titles for parents and teachers:

• Building on Strength: Language and Literacy in Latino Families and Communities
  
• The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life
  
• Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities
  
• Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation
  
• Not for ESOL Teachers: What Every Classroom Teacher Needs to Know about the Linguistically, Culturally, and Ethnically Diverse Student
  
• Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind
  
• The Game of School: Why We All Play It, How it Hurts Kids, and What It Will Take to Change It
  
• First Time in the High School Classroom: Essential Guide for the New Teacher
  
• Tongue-Tied: The Lives of Multilingual Children in Public Education