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Kids Sites Brain Pop - animated movies, quizzes, activity pages & school homework help for K-12 kids DogEared - National Geographic Kids' blogs Giggle Poetry - children's poetry and poetry contests Great Group Games - ideas for group games Imagination Cafe - safe and fun site for kids and tweens PBS Kids - educational shows and games Spatulatta - healthy eating and cooking for kids Library Sites Alabama Library Association - information on governance, news, membership, & resources for library professionals Alabama Public Library Service - Guide to state resources, reference material, and services for literacy Birmingham Public Library Digital Collection - weblog of BPL's digital collections Harrison Regional Library - official website Internet Public Library (IPL) - subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites Jefferson County Library Cooperative - official website Library of Congress - official website Online Public Library Directory - information & links to American public libraries What's Next: Books in Series - database of series fiction WorldCat - global catalog of library collections  Local Schools Valley Elementary - official website Valley Intermediate - official website Riverchase Middle - official website Pelham High - official website  Periodicals & Journals EurekAlert! - global science news service  Reference Sites Alabama Encyclopedia Online - online encyclopedia about Alabama Alabama Virtual Library - library & information resources IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection - database of literary criticism IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide - science fair resources NoveList - reader's advisory Merriam-Webster Online - online dictionary Travlang's Translating Dictionaries - foreign language & travel resources Webopedia Home Page - online dictionary for internet terms Wikipedia - online encyclopedia World Book - online encyclopedia  Students & Teachers Alabama Learning Exchange - official state education resource FastWeb: Scholarships & Colleges - online scholarship database FinAid! - student guide to financial aid First Palette - guide to kids' crafts Homework Help Alabama - online homework help  Test Preparation ACT Registration  - official website Go Certify - IT certification resource GRE Online - official website Learn-A-Test - practice tests and skill-building courses Miller Analogies Test (MAT) Online  - official website SAT Reasoning Test Registration  - official website Writing Symposiums Alabama Book Festival - official website Alabama Writers Symposium - official website Limestone Dust Poetry Festival - official website