Print Resources
BBMS Library Catalog allows you to search all of the media center materials at Bonnie Branch and at other schools in Howard County.
Howard County Public Library is a partner in education, offering programs, activities, and events for all Howard County students, families, and teachers, in addition to being a resource for school assignments and reading for pleasure.
Online Resources
Gale's Biography in Context includes biographical sketches and full-text articles from reference works and magazines. It includes biographies of more than one million people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. (requires HC Library barcode)
Gale's Research In Context is a fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
World Book Online Reference Center is an excellent source of reliable, easy to understand information for students. World Book Online offers all the features of the print encyclopedia plus links to maps, web sites, and other print articles.
Additional Resources
BBMS Library Catalog allows you to search all of the media center materials at Bonnie Branch and at other schools in Howard County.
Howard County Public Library is a partner in education, offering programs, activities, and events for all Howard County students, families, and teachers, in addition to being a resource for school assignments and reading for pleasure.
Online Resources
Gale's Biography in Context includes biographical sketches and full-text articles from reference works and magazines. It includes biographies of more than one million people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. (requires HC Library barcode)
Gale's Research In Context is a fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
World Book Online Reference Center is an excellent source of reliable, easy to understand information for students. World Book Online offers all the features of the print encyclopedia plus links to maps, web sites, and other print articles.
Additional Resources
- American Authors on the Web - Provides access to sites about American authors
- Biographical Dictionary - Facts and figures on 18,000 people
- Biography.com - Search over 20,000 biographies of personalities and biographical special features.
- National Inventors Hall of Fame - Biographies of inventors, indexed by inventor, invention, or by date
- National Women's Hall of Fame - Search for biographical information about famous American women.
- Nobel Prize Laureates - Biographies and links to Nobel winners
- Presidents of the U.S. - In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.