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Renewals and Loan Period Policy Back to List LCPL Renewals and Loan Period Policy The Lake County Public Library (LCPL) limits loan periods and the number of permitted renewals per item in order to make materials available to all library users on an equal basis. As the LCPL is a public library and not a university library, it does not employ a recall system to manage long-term withdrawals and therefore requires all materials to be returned after the lending period has expired and all renewals have been used. Depending on the demand for the item, collection size, lending source, material type, and other factors, some library materials may have shorter loan periods and fewer permitted renewals than others. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact your local branch , or use our Ask a Librarian form. Frequently Asked Check-Out Questions How many items can I check out? 50 total This total may include up to: - 10 New Release DVDs (DVDs that are new to our collection) - 2 Bestseller Express books - 5 video games - 1 video game console - 5 read-aloud books If your card type allows check out of these material types. Note: This total refers to physical items that you can pick up from our shelves and is only for card types (such as Full Access and Limited Access) that have physical borrowing privileges. Digital check-outs, such as ebooks, do not count toward this total. How many holds/requests can I place? 50 total. Mix and match from the following: - Up to 5 on children's Read-Aloud books - Up to 10 on New Release DVDs - Up to 50 on 14-day DVDs - Up to 50 on print materials and sound recordings - Up to 10 on downloadable audiobooks and ebooks Note: If your card does not have video privileges, you may not place holds on or request DVDs. What's up with automatic renewals? All Lake County Public Library patrons are automatically signed up for automatic renewals! This means that eligible items will renew themselves instead of becoming overdue, without you having to log in or call us to renew them. If you're signed up for email or text notifications, you'll also get an email or text reminding you that your items have been renewed or letting you know if they were NOT renewed. The notification includes the adjusted due date to help you avoid late fees. You can also sign into your account at any time to check on the status of your items. 14-day loan period items (books, older movies, tv shows, magazines, etc) may renew 6 times (as long as no one has a hold on them). Bestseller Express books and New Release DVDs are not eligible for renewal. Learn more about automatic renewals. Can I check out magazines? Yes! You can check out print magazines at any location. Full Access/Digital Access cardholders can check out digital magazines as well. How do I request a specific periodical issue? Go to the catalog and do a keyword search for the title of the magazine you're looking for. Limit by serial. You may see two results that look like a match - click "Availability". If it says "MICROFILM" then check the other result. You should see a list of branches that have the magazine. Click the plus sign to expand a branch's collection and the list of specific issues will appear. Click the HOLD symbol to place a hold by the issue you're looking for. If you're not already logged in, you will be prompted to do so now. Once you're logged in, you can review your list of holds any time. I'm reading a series and want to know how many titles there are total and what order they're in. There are several ways to find out this information! Checking the author's website is often a good choice. You can also try Novelist, a database of nothing but books and reading suggestions. To find a series using Novelist : - Go to Novelist and type in the name of the series in the search bar (For example, Dresden Files). - Click the blue "Series" tab at the top of your search results. - Click the series you were looking for. You will be taken to a page of information about the series. - Scroll down to see books in the series in order. Why don't I have a Full Access Card? Not all cities in Lake County contribute taxes to the Lake County Public Library; many belong to different library districts. If you do not pay taxes in one of our taxing districts, you are not eligible for a Full Access Card ( see the different library districts of Lake County ). There are other ways to get Full Access Cards, however. Volunteers who contribute a certain amount of time to the library are eligible for special cards that provide full access among other benefits. Residents of other library districts may also subscribe to the library for $55/year (which is the amount that our taxpayers contribute!) to get full access. Please see our Borrowing Privileges page for full information on what kind of card you can get. I have fines. Can I pay online? Sure! Log into your library account to pay fines of any amount with a credit card. I forgot my PIN! Do I have to come in to the library to find out what it is? Nope! If you have an email address on file with us, you can just go to the catalog , Log In, and click "I forgot my passcode" (see image below). If you don't have an email address on file: Grab your library card and give us a call . We'll verify your library card number and ask a few other security questions, then we'll add your email address and send you the PIN reminder email. If you don't have an email address on file and don't want one: Grab your library card and give us a call . We can reset your PIN over the phone after you answer some security questions. You can then change the PIN to something only you know by following these instructions . Back to List

Job Research Find forms and documentation, local services and resources, and articles and skill building tools to help with your job search! You may also like our job search tools and tips , designed by our own experts here at LCPL. Recommended Resources Get Started Career Cruising Contains resources both for a career search and for a college search.ﾠ Tutorial Get Started Data Axle Reference Solutions (Formerly ReferenceUSA) Create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds, and locate people. Tutorial Get Started Driving-Tests.org Everything you need to prepare to take your Indiana driving test! Contains FAQs and practice tests for cars, motorcycles, and CDL. Resources also available in Spanish! Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Get Started LearningExpress Library Practice tests, tutorials, articles, and study materials to help you prepare for tests like the ACT and SAT, the GED, GMAT and LSAT, the U.S. citizenship exam, career and licensure exams, and more.ﾠ(Via INSPIRE) Tutorial Get Started Legal Forms Library (Gale) Find sample forms and actual forms available for use. Examples include adoption forms, parental consent forms, and general applications. Get Started Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning A library of video courses taught by industry experts. Learn business, software, technology, and creative skills! Take courses in 3D animation, music production, marketing, programming languages, and more. Tutorial Get Started Mango Languages Learn a new language! Mango uses interactive lessons to teach practical conversation.ﾠ Tutorial Get Started NWI 211 Support for residents of Lake, Porter, Newton, Jasper, Starke, and Pulaski Counties. Find info on emergency food, health care, shelter, foreclosure assistance, and more. Or, dial 2-1-1 to speak with a trained specialist. Get Started Plunkett Research Online Research industry statistics and trends. This database contains very in-depth industry reports.

Students This is a collection of online research databases, journals, encyclopedias, newspapers, and reference books for students working on homework and projects. Recommended Resources Filter by Topic Get Started ABCmouse.com With 3,500+ interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse.com’s award-winning online curriculum is an invaluable resource for young learners (ages 2-6+). From Age of Learning, Inc. *Accessible only from Lake County Public Library's public computers, located at each of our branches. Get Started AtoZ The USA Information about the United States, including capitals, cities, rivers, lakes, and the states. Get Started AtoZ The World Information about 176 countries for both students and travelers. Tutorial Get Started AtoZ World Food Traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories, plus cultural information regarding dining etiquette, daily meals, and more. Get Started Biography in Context Comprehensive information on just about any famous person, including inventors, politicians, celebrities, and many others. Tutorial Get Started Black Life in America Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications. Tutorial Get Started Career Cruising Contains resources both for a career search and for a college search.ﾠ Get Started Dictionary of Literary Biography Reliable information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, engaging format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Get Started Driving-Tests.org Everything you need to prepare to take your Indiana driving test! Contains FAQs and practice tests for cars, motorcycles, and CDL. Resources also available in Spanish! Get Started EBSCO Research Databases Choose multiple databases to search at once. Offers a variety of topics, including literature and newspapers. Get Started Encyclopaedia Britannica An excellent place for beginning research. General information on a variety of topics. Get Started Explora Educator's Edition Curriculum standards, lesson plans, student tools, and helpful articles on topics like differentiated instruction and adaptive learning. Get Started Explora for Middle/Secondary Schools Mobile-friendly topic search - an excellent starting point for research. Read reputable articles on any subject, or just browse for ideas. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started Explora for Primary Schools Mobile-friendly topic search - an excellent starting point for research. Read reputable articles on any subject, or just browse for ideas. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started Explora for Public Libraries Mobile-friendly topic search - an excellent starting point for research. Read reputable articles on any subject, or just browse for ideas. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia Over 25,000 records covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. Contains various images, brief biographies and information in a variety of subject areas. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started Gale Literary Sources Search for academic articles, essays, and topics about literature. Includes items from Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and more. Get Started General OneFile Contains articles from newspapers and magazines from around the world. Searchable by audience, keyword, or publication title. Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Tutorial Get Started LearningExpress Library Practice tests, tutorials, articles, and study materials to help you prepare for tests like the ACT and SAT, the GED, GMAT and LSAT, the U.S. citizenship exam, career and licensure exams, and more.ﾠ(Via INSPIRE) Get Started Literature Criticism Online Browse articles about authors and their works, or browse by topic. Also includes a search engine that allows you to search for articles by year (helpful if you're required to have more recent sources!) Results from this resource are also included inﾠGale Literary Sources. Tutorial Get Started Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning A library of video courses taught by industry experts. Learn business, software, technology, and creative skills! Take courses in 3D animation, music production, marketing, programming languages, and more. Get Started MAS Ultra - School Edition Periodicals contained in MAS Ultra cover a wide range of subject areas that are of interest to high-school students including art, history, sports, music, film, travel, science, the Internet, fashion, religion, nature, hobbies, current events, fiction and much more. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Tutorial Get Started Mango Languages Learn a new language! Mango uses interactive lessons to teach practical conversation.ﾠ Get Started MasterFILE Elite Full text for nearly 2,300 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. Also contains full text for more than 350 reference books, over 55,000 primary source documents, an image collection of nearly 1.9 million photos, maps and flags and more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started Middle Search Plus Full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started National Geographic Virtual Library A complete archive of National Geographic magazine - every page of every issue. Get Started NewspaperARCHIVE Library Edition Browse through global and local newspaper articles dating back to 1607. Search by first and last name, dates, or regions. Get Started Opposing Viewpoints inContext Presents the different sides of current events from several magazines and newspapers. Get Started Primary Search Contains full text for more than 80 popular elementary school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned reading level indicators (Lexiles). Includes thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Tutorial Get Started Science inContext In-depth articles, experiments, broad overviews, and biographies in every area of science from life sciences to space to technology.ﾠ Get Started ScienceFlix iPad/tablet ready science! Explore units on Earth Science, Technology and Engineering, Space, Biology, and Physics, each complete with articles, videos, quizzes, and experiments. Get Started Scribner Writers Online Original, scholar signed essays on the lives and works of authors from around the world from all time periods Tutorial Get Started TeachingBooks Search for an author or book and get thousands of multimedia resources and lesson plans to enhance students' reading experiences. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Tutorial Get Started Tutor.com Live help from real tutors available from 4-11 PM every day. Log in to chat and get help with homework, writing papers, and studying for tests. (Tutors are unavailable on January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving, and December 25.) Get Started Twayne's Authors Online In-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world within the context of the time period in which they lived Get Started U.S. History inContext Presents different perspectives on historical issues side-by-side Get Started World History inContext Presents different perspectives on world issues side-by-side. Includes biographies of important world players and overviews of major historical eras.

Book Club To Go Kits Book Club to Go kits contain 10-15 copies of a book, author information, and questions to stimulate discussion - all packaged in a handy tote bag with wheels, and checked out for 6 weeks. LCPL cardholders in good standing may borrow three kits at a time and reserve kits up to a year in advance. The borrower is responsible for ensuring that all copies are returned in the bag on or before the due date. How to Reserve Browse & Reserve Newest Book Club Kits How to Reserve a Kit Description of screens shown in this video: The log in link at lcplin.myturn.com is at the top right of the screen. When you click Log in to Reserve, a window will open for your library card number and PIN. Once you click Log In you will be taken back to the main My Turn page. Click Inventory, located in the top menu next to Reservation Instructions. A page showing many book covers will load. The search box is located to the left, under the Lake County Public Library Logo. The categories are located under the search box. You can choose categories like genre or intended audience. When you click a cover or title, it will take you to a more detailed page about the book. The availability calendar is located on this page. When you click your pickup date, a pop up window will appear with a drop-down menu to select pickup location. The Cart button to start the reservation is located in the bottom right of this window. This will open the cart page. Scroll to the bottom to find the green Submit Reservation button. The confirmation loads a new page with a green Approved banner showing your reserved dates. If you add a kit to the cart and see a red warning banner with the title of the book and 0 available, it means your attempted reservation overlaps with another reservation. When you try to click submit, you will receive a pop up that says one or more items on this reservation have warnings. You must click OK to acknowledge this warning. After clicking OK, click the red cancel button in the lower right corner of the screen. This will take you back to the inventory page. To log out, click your name in the top right and select Log Out from the drop-down menu. How to Reserve a Kit Description of screens shown in this video: The log in link at lcplin.myturn.com is at the top right of the screen. When you click Log in to Reserve, a window will open for your library card number and PIN. Once you click Log In you will be taken back to the main My Turn page. Click Inventory, located in the top menu next to Reservation Instructions. A page showing many book covers will load. The search box is located to the left, under the Lake County Public Library Logo. The categories are located under the search box. You can choose categories like genre or intended audience. When you click a cover or title, it will take you to a more detailed page about the book. The availability calendar is located on this page. When you click your pickup date, a pop up window will appear with a drop-down menu to select pickup location. The Cart button to start the reservation is located in the bottom right of this window. This will open the cart page. Scroll to the bottom to find the green Submit Reservation button. The confirmation loads a new page with a green Approved banner showing your reserved dates. If you add a kit to the cart and see a red warning banner with the title of the book and 0 available, it means your attempted reservation overlaps with another reservation. When you try to click submit, you will receive a pop up that says one or more items on this reservation have warnings. You must click OK to acknowledge this warning. After clicking OK, click the red cancel button in the lower right corner of the screen. This will take you back to the inventory page. To log out, click your name in the top right and select Log Out from the drop-down menu.

Talking is one of the most important things we can do with our children to get them ready to learn and to read. Talking teaches all of the early literacy skills and components young children need to know to be ready to learn to read. When we engage children in any of the other practices — Singing, Reading, Playing, or Writing — we should also always be Talking! How often we talk with children — and how we talk — makes all the difference. What Kind of Talking? All children hear 'business talk' - talking about what needs to get done, such as 'It's time to go,' or 'Wash your hands,' or 'Don't touch that!' Children hear approximately 600 business talk words per hour. Some children hear far more words than that - 1500 more words per hour. Those words are 'extra talk' or 'play talk' or 'language dancing.' Extra talk Tends to be richer Contains a wide variety of words Is more responsive and encouraging Gives more information, more back-and-forth conversation, and more interesting and unusual words Encourages children to question, explore, put ideas into words, and figure things out It's this kind of talk that is essential to helping children get ready to learn to read. It makes all the difference between children who struggle to read and those who excel. Talking Teaches Early Literacy What's the Best Way to Develop Early Literacy Skills with Talking? Verbalize a child's gestures. Imitate the child's sounds and actions - you can have a back-and-forth conversation even with a small infant! Imitate the babbles, add words and babble some more. Use parentese, exagerrated words that are fun to use with baby and help baby hear the language more easily. Repeat what the child says and add descriptive words or other embellishments. Ask open-ended questions. Think out loud. Strive for five! Take multiple turns in talking between the child and adult. To encourage a child to respond, the adult can ask questions or use open ended sentences, such as 'Tell me more,' 'That's interesting,' and 'I remember when...' Putting it Into Action Here are several examples of using Talking to help build early literacy skills: A young child gestures toward something. The adult puts words to what the child is trying to communicate. The adult waits and then asks the child to use those words. Those words may be babble, but an important two-way conversation is happening and the baby is learning important components of oral language. An adult asks a question, perhaps about a picture in a book. Wait at least five seconds for the child to respond. Then the adult can answer the question, perhaps describing the pictures in the book or what is happening. The child is learning language that he or she will use later. Adults can talk about the reasons for anything and everything around them. Adults can encourage children to talk about things that have happened or are happening around them. They can encourage pretend play and acting out stories. Adults can add to what the child is saying, using descriptive words, synonyms, and bits of information the child may not know. Adults can think aloud - about what they are doing, or expressing curiosity about various things. Always allow time for the child to jump into the conversation. Adults can narrate the day, describing what they will be doing first, next, and so on. Try to add two embellishing sentences to what is said. For example, a parent might say, "Put your coat on. We are going shopping." Then add at least two sentences to that command - perhaps explaining what they will be shopping for and why. Sources • Ghoting, Soroj. Storytimes for Everyone. Chicago: ALA. 2013. • Wallis, Catriona. "How to Encourage Young Children to Start Talking and Expressing Themselves." HuffPost. Parents the Blog. April 30, 2014. Web 28 April 2015.

Library Districts The Seven Library Districts of Lake County, Indiana Lake County is composed of seven independent public library districts. You are in the Lake County Public Library district if you live in one of the following school districts: • Griffith • Hanover • Highland • Hobart • Lake Central • Lake Ridge • Lake Station • Merrillville • Munster • River Forest The other six library districts of Lake County are: Crown Point Community Library East Chicago Public Library Gary Public Library Hammond Public Library Lowell Public Library Whiting Public Library Why So Many Districts? Each library district is a separate governmental unit, with its own Board of Trustees, administration, staff, collection, and services, designed to meet the needs of the community that it serves. While all of the libraries have similarities, each district also offers a unique mix of materials, services, and programs. Cooperative agreements exist among most Lake County library districts, allowing residents to utilize an even wider variety of resources (i.e., residents of the Hammond Public Library district may obtain a card that can be used at Lake County Public Library). Learn more about statewide borrowing . Library districts are arranged above in alphabetical order.

Non-Discriminatory Service Policy Adopted by the Board of Trustees 7/23/15 Back to List LAKE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NON-DISCRIMINATORY SERVICE POLICY Lake County Public Library is committed to ensuring that all patrons are treated with respect regardless of their race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. All managers and employees are responsible for treating all individuals equally when providing service. Patrons will receive the same rights, privileges, and services unless an individual’s medical condition poses a direct threat to the health and safety of that person or others or disrupts the orderly flow of business. Upon request, the library will take appropriate steps to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities provided doing so does not cause the library or its patrons any undue hardship. Back to List Adopted by the Board of Trustees 7/23/15

Local History Recommended Resources Get Started Access World News Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner, including The Times, Gary Post Tribune, and the Merrillville Post Tribune. Get Started Black Life in America Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications. Tutorial Get Started Chicago Sun-Times (1986-Current) Current news plus a 39 year archive of the Chicago Sun Times. Full text coverage from 1986 through today, including full color pages for current issues. Get Started Fold3 Convenient access to U.S. military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Tutorial Get Started Heritage Hub Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1824 to today. Get Started Heritage Quest Online Provides several searchable sources, including the U.S. Census, Freedman's Bank, and land grants from the Revolutionary War. Get Started High School Yearbooks (Lake County) LCPL is in the process of digitizing our local high school yearbook collection. The collection includes yearbooks from all high schools in our library district. Get Started Hoosier State Chronicles Digitized versions of Indiana's historic newspapers, operated by the Indiana State Library. Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Get Started Indiana Historical Society Learn about the society's collections, exhibits and publications. Check out the site's Today in Indiana History feature, read online copies of Hoosier Genealogist or surf the Hoosier Heritage links. Get Started Indiana State Digital Archives Browse through the indexes to many of the most popular State Archives collections. Get Started Indiana State Library Genealogy Division Contains searchable databases indexing Indiana cemeteries and Indiana marriages through 1850. Get Started NewspaperARCHIVE Library Edition Browse through global and local newspaper articles dating back to 1607. Search by first and last name, dates, or regions. Get Started Online Post Tribune or Gary Post Tribune Obituary Index (1921-current) Now you can quickly and easily search local obituaries when tracing your family history! Our brand new obituary search engine lets you search by name, partial name, maiden name, date, city, and age. Once you've found the obituary, we'll be happy to pull a copy for your records. (Please note: Indexing for 1987 - 1989 is incomplete. If you need an obituary from those years, please use ourﾠAsk a Librarian form). Get Started Post Tribune (1986-current) Search more than 30 years of Indiana history with the Post-Tribune Collection. Full text coverage from November 1986 through today, including full color pages for current issues. Get Started ProQuest Historical Chicago Tribune Every article of the Chicago Tribune's archive is available in this database Get Started The Times (1990-current) Catch up on current news or check out more than 30 years of local history in our archive of The Times. Full text coverage from 1990 through today, including full color pages for current issues.

What Should I Read Next? You can always ask a librarian for a great reading recommendation! But if you're the type who likes to explore and discover great books for yourself, we have some tools to help: What is Novelist Plus? NoveList Plus A powerful tool to help you find both fiction and nonfiction books and audiobooks based on what you enjoy. This database for all ages is searchable by keyword, author, genre, and even story elements like writing style and mood. Also offers author readalikes! Get Started Booklist Reader Monthly publication by the American Library Association feauturing book reviews, articles, and readalikes. Check out up and coming trends, genre spotlights, and more. Read It! LCPL Reader's Advisory Blog Book reviews, book lists, readalikes... all brought to you by LCPL staff. Take a Look Surprise Bundles 5 items selected by LCPL staff based on what you like. Try It Ask a Librarian We love telling people what to read! Ask Us Book Club Kits We take all the work out of book club! Check out a kit with everything you need. Check Them Out

Highland 219-838-2394 2841 Jewett St Highland, IN 46322 Map Mon, Wed: 12:30 PM–8:30 PM Tues, Thurs: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM Fri, Sat: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED The Highland Branch Library has long played an important role in downtown Highland. From its beginnings in rented storefronts to the Highland Memorial Library built in 1946 to its present location on Jewett and 4th Street, it has been an integral part of the community. The exterior of the library looks nearly as it did when it was first built in 1966. Although it is one of the oldest buildings in the library system, it's newly remodeled interior makes it one of the newest. The library still houses over 65,000 items, but now also features a large meeting room and children's program room, a small group room, and WiFi, along with many public Internet computers. These features, along with the library's bright and inviting atmosphere and convenient location, make the Highland Branch Library a destination for the community and surrounding areas.

Music Download or Stream Music! You have two options for digital music at LCPL: Hoopla and Freegal. Each has advantages! Both require a Full Access or Digital Access card and PIN. Get Started Freegal Love music? Download free music, from old favorites to current hits, with your library card and PIN. Once you download a song, it's yours to keep! Get Started Hoopla Check out ebooks, digital comics, audiobooks, and more! Feature Freegal Hoopla Supported Devices iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire Many versions of iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire. Check and see if your device is supported. Number of Checkouts Downloads : 5 songs/week, resets on Monday Streaming : 5 hours/day (no ads!) 16 per month (all Hoopla items (audiobooks, albums, movies, etc) count toward this total). These replenish each month, not when you return an item. Offline Use? Downloads : Yes! Play your music even without an internet connection. Streaming : Internet required. Yes, through the mobile app only. Holds Not needed! Download or stream songs even if someone else is doing so. Not needed! You can check out a title even if someone else has it checked out. Check Out Period Downloads: Infinite! Keep them forever. Streaming: No check-out needed. Stream whatever you like for 5 hours/day (no ads!) 21 days. Returns automatically.

Science Recommended Resources Get Started GreenFILE Content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments, and what can be done to minimize these effects. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, sustainable agriculture, recycling, and more. (viaﾠINSPIRE) Get Started INSPIRE Free to Indiana residents: a searchable database of databases. Find hundreds of further resources for your research! Get Started National Geographic Virtual Library A complete archive of National Geographic magazine - every page of every issue. Get Started Science inContext In-depth articles, experiments, broad overviews, and biographies in every area of science from life sciences to space to technology.ﾠ Tutorial Get Started ScienceFlix iPad/tablet ready science! Explore units on Earth Science, Technology and Engineering, Space, Biology, and Physics, each complete with articles, videos, quizzes, and experiments.