Education / Homework

Explora Elementary

Explora Elementary (in-library access only) features relevant, age-appropriate content and easy-to-use functionality to support student research.

Explora High School

Explora High School (in-library access only) features high-quality content from a variety of popular and academic sources to support student research and classroom instruction. Full-text articles and multimedia content on topics spanning key subject areas.

Explora Public Libraries

Explora Public Libraries (in-library access only) searches across multiple resources for general research. Sources include magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, Associated Press videos and images.

Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library offers online practice tests for:

Academic
Civil service
General Education Diploma (GED)
Military
Professional licensing and certification

Academic Tests

Academic tests available range from Adult Basic Skills Tests and the GED to college and graduate school entrance exams including the:

ACT
GMAT
GRE
LSAT
MCAT
SAT

Other Included Tests

Also included are:

Advanced Placement and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) tests
Practice tests for Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) 4th and 8th grade math and reading
Skills improvement tests with Spanish instructions
Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) mathematics, reading comprehension, and writing practice tests
Texas real estate tests

Mango Languages

Learn a new language with Mango Languages. Mango’s innovative teaching method utilizes real-life situations and actual conversations to teach languages more effectively. Mango introduces new conversational skills with each lesson, keeps you motivated, and builds confidence. Select from:

French
German
Italian
Mandarin Chinese
Russian
Spanish, and more

Science Online

Science Online’s database has hundreds of science experiments covering a variety of topics and skill levels. Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive: