Homework Help

Libraries are a really good place to find help with your homework. We have books on every topic and some reference books such as encyclopaedias. Library staff are always happy to help.

You also have access to a number of online sources that we subscribe to. These services are available for free 24 hours a day from home, or from any library computer during normal opening hours. All you need is your library membership card number.

These include:

Encyclopaedia Britannica - this online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica including the complete encyclopaedia as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, the Britannica Book of the Year and an Internet directory.(free home access available with membership card number and in all libraries)
Click here to use Britannica Junior for 5 - 11 year olds
Click here to use Britannica Student for 12 - 18 year olds
Issues Online - this is a database of articles on contemporary social issues. It provides a wide range of information with news and views on various topics, key facts, statistics, newspaper archives, reference sites and research guides. (free home access available with membership card number and in all libraries)
Oxford Reference Online - a collection of reference works from Accounting to Zoology. (free home access available with membership card number and in all libraries)

Click here to some more of our free online resources.

For information at anytime try our online Enquire enquiry service. This is a national interactive reference will instantly connect you to a librarian who is trained to help you find the answers to any questions you may have.
The Library service also has an Enquiry Centre who help you with your homework. Please see the section on the Enquiry Centre for more information and contact details, including phone number you can text enquiries to, 07919 336370 or use our online enquiry form .

For information on Somerset and its history visit the Somerset Studies web pages.

Explore the links to other websites for information at your fingertips:

cyberLibrary - links to hundreds of websites chosen by librarians across the south west of England.

BBC Schools

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Channel 4 Homework High