SFPL Databases
Access these tools with your Library Card number and PIN/password
Grolier Online Grades 3 and up- Current events, states, countries.
Kids Infobits Grades K to 5- Geography, state flags and maps, presidents, U.S. and world history.
Social Studies Fact Cards- California Missions, California Native Americans, Governors, Ranchos and other California-specific topics.
Student Resources in Context (Gale) Grades 6 and up- Social issues, U.S. and world history, including primary sources, audio and video clips.
Websites
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Kids.gov Grades K and up
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Websites on current events, government, states, countries, maps, cultures in America.
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California Missions Resource Center Grades 4 and up
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Mission facts, photos, maps.
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Calisphere Grades 4 and up
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Photographs, works of art, and other primary sources from California history.
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Online Archive of California Grades 6 and up
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Free access to 220,000 digital images and documents about California history
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Photographs and works on paper of San Francisco and California views from 1850 to the present
Local Resources
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California’s Untold Stories: Gold Rush! Grades 4 and up
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Photographs and audio clips of miners, mining tools, and other artifacts from the Oakland Museum of California
