TUTORING is available free of charge in the library on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 3:00-4:00. Tutoring covers all subject areas taught at Rio Americano.

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Book donations, magazine subscriptions, and contributions to our library fund to maintain our subscription databases are welcome.

These Library subscription databases provide students with high-quality, authoritative information online. The subscription agreements allow use by all Rio students and their parents from home as well as on campus. Please see the librarian for the Username and Password.

 

1. Rio Library Catalog
   Use this link to check if the the item you are looking for is available in the Rio Americano Library.

2. EBSCOhost Research Database
   Use this data base to access magazine and newspaper references.

3. Grolier Encyclopedia
   "Grolier Online is the most authoritative, age-appropriate research and learning resource on the Web today. With two learning environments, eight curriculum-aligned databases and over 500,000 links to academically-relevant articles, Web sites and periodicals, Grolier Online is the most trusted first stop in research for students, educators, librarians and parents." (Grolier web site)

4. New York Times Archives
   The New York Times has stopped charging for access to much of its archives which date back over 150 years. Students can now read the first Times stories printed about Lincoln’s assassination and Custer’s last stand. It’s a great resource for research papers. You may still need to register for access.

5. SIRS Researcher
   Contains a wealth of information on current issues from newspapers and journals across the country.

6. Primary sources for students and teachers
   This page contains links to numerous locations where students and teachers can find primary source documents for use in projects and reports.

7. Library and Educational Resource Links
8. Foreign Language Resources
9. Internet Safety and Copyright
10. Math Resources
11. Science Links