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Homework Help
Homework Help from Wiltshire Libraries
The library is a great place to go for help with your homework.
- Lots of books to take home or use in the library
- Space to work
- Someone to help you find the right information
- Free use of computers and internet access
- Free book requests for childrens’s books
- Printing and photocopying facilities available
- Infozone homework clubs at Calne and Melksham
Infozones
If you live near the library in Calne or Melksham you can visit the Infozones there.
The Infozones provide dedicated staff to help young people with their homework and learning. The Infozones also offer free Internet access, use of word processing programmes, photocopying and printing.
Who can use the Infozones?
Young People aged 9 to 16 will find the Infozones most helpful. Membership is free, all you need to do is sign in with the Infozone staff and discuss your learning needs.
What help is offered?
You can get help with finding suitable sources of information from the Internet, books, magazines or other resources; writing essays, stories or poems; designing a project; copying and pasting images; putting together a table or PowerPoint presentation.
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Calne Library |
Melksham Library |
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Mon -3.30 p.m - 7.30 p.m |
Mon - 3.30 p.m - 7.00 p.m |
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Tues - 3.30 p.m - 5.00 pm |
Tues - 3.30 p.m - 5.00 p.m |
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Thurs -3.30 p.m - 7.30 p.m |
Thurs - 3.30 p.m - 7.00 p.m |
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Fri - 3.30 p.m - 5.30 p.m |
Fri - 3.30 p.m - 5.00 p.m |
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Sat - 10.00 a.m - 1.00 p.m |
Websites to help with your homework
Apart from the cyberLibrary most of these resources are suitable for Key Stages 3 and 4 however but others may find the information useful too.
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Website |
Information |
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Art |
Art websites from the cyberLibrary |
Websites to help you with your art homework. |
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Art |
Grove Art Online * Link to www.groveart.com/index.html |
Information about art and artists from prehistory to the present day. |
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English |
English websites from the cyberLibrary Link to www.cyberlibrary.org.uk/clchildrenshomeworkhelpenglish |
Websites to help you with your English homework. |
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English Language |
The Oxford English Dictionary * |
Instant access to the complete dictionary and millions of quotations. |
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English Literature |
Naxos Spoken Word * |
Provides access to a huge range of spoken word titles including classic novels, plays and poetry, from medieval times to the twentieth century and unabridged titles, from Shakespeare to James Joyce. |
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General |
The cyberLibrary |
Contains links to hundreds of websites chosen and described by librarians from public library services across south-west England. |
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General |
Homework websites from the cyberLibrary |
Websites to help you with your homework. |
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General |
Reference Books Online * Link to www.oxfordreference.com/views/GLOBAL.html?&authstatuscode=202 |
Online access to a large collection of books published by Oxford University Press. This website is only updated when a new book is published so may not be reliable when researching current events. |
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Geography |
Geography websites from the cyberLibrary Link to www.cyberlibrary.org.uk/clchildrenshomeworkhelpgeography |
Websites to help you with your geography homework. |
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History |
History websites from the cyberLibrary Link to www.cyberlibrary.org.uk/clchildrenshomeworkhelphistory |
Websites to help you with your history homework. |
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History |
The Times Digital Archive * Link to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/0/1/1/purl=rc6_TTDA?sw_aep=wiltsttda |
200 years of the Times newspaper. Useful when studying historical events, from 1785 to 1985. |
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History |
Ancestry (Library Edition) ** Link to www.ancestrylibrary.com |
Access to the England and Wales Censuses (1841–1901) and Birth, Marriage & Death records (1837-2005). |
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History Local |
Wiltshire Community History Link to www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community |
Historical information about Wiltshire. |
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Maths |
Maths websites from the cyberLibrary Link to www.cyberlibrary.org.uk/clchildrenshomeworkhelpmaths |
Websites to help you with your maths homework. |
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Music |
Grove Music Online * |
Information about the history of music from Bach to the Blues. |
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Music |
Naxos Music Library * |
Provides access to a huge range of music including classical, jazz, folk, blues, world, new age and Chinese music. |
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News |
Newspapers Online * Link to http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=SP00&userGroupName=wiltslib |
Search the main daily newspapers from 1985 onwards. Useful when studying major news stories. |
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People |
Who's Who and Who Was Who * Link to www.xreferplus.com/search.jsp;jsessionid=64736560A8FD7365A9CFB6C0F18CF4EC |
Information about living, influential people worldwide. |
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People History |
The Dictionary of National Biography * |
Information about important British people (not living). |
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Religious Education |
R.E. websites from the cyberLibrary Link to www.cyberlibrary.org.uk/clchildrenshomeworkhelpreligious |
Websites to help you with your Religious Education homework. |
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Science |
Science websites from the cyberLibrary Link to www.cyberlibrary.org.uk/clchildrenshomeworkhelpscience |
Websites to help you with your science homework. |
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Social Issues |
Issues Online * |
Homework topic sheets covering contemporary social issues. |
Key
- * These services are available free of charge to members of Wiltshire Libraries, use them from your home computer or from any library computer.
Please have your library card and pin number ready when using these services. - ** Ancestry can only be accessed from library computers, not from home.
Search Engines for Kids
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Ask for Kids Link to www.askkids.com |
Type in a question to search the web. Especially kid-friendly, fun and focused on learning with, filtered search results. |
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Link to www.google.co.uk |
The most popular search engine. It includes an image search as well as maps of the world. |
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Yahooligans Link to http://kids.yahoo.com |
Web directory aimed at 7 to 12 year olds. Includes many homework topics and a reference section. |
Contact Details
By Post
Wiltshire Libraries & Heritage HQ
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8BS
By Email
libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 713727
By Fax
01225 713993
By Hand
Your Local Library
Opening Hours
Libraries & Heritage HQ: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Local libraries vary - see Opening hours (link to: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/library-details-and-opening-hours
