{"id":10910,"date":"2015-06-25T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T04:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=10910"},"modified":"2015-06-22T06:37:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T10:37:15","slug":"great-websites-for-kids-look-no-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/great-websites-for-kids-look-no-further\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Websites for Kids? Look no further!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GWSlogo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GWSlogo.png\" alt=\"GWS logo\" width=\"302\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GWSlogo.png 302w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GWSlogo-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">On behalf of the Great Websites for Kids Committee, I&#8217;d like to share some news and\u00a0enlist your help.<\/p>\n<p>If\u00a0you missed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/press-releases\/2015\/06\/alsc-names-eight-more-great-websites-kids\" target=\"_blank\">our recent press release<\/a>,\u00a0the following are the newest sites to be added to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Websites for Kids<\/a>, <\/strong>the\u00a0online resource featuring hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ask a Biologist<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Open Ask a Biologist website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/askabiologist.asu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/askabiologist.asu.edu\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bug Guide<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Open the Bug Guide website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/15740\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/15740<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Code Monster<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Open the Code Monster website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchzilla.com\/code-monster\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.crunchzilla.com\/code-monster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CSI: Web Adventures<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Open the CSI: Web Adventures website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/forensics.rice.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/forensics.rice.edu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>I Was Wondering<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Open the I Was Wondering website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/iwaswondering.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/iwaswondering.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Middle Shelf <\/strong>&#8211; <a title=\"Open the Middle Shelf website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/middleshelf\/docs\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/issuu.com\/middleshelf\/docs\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>San Diego Zoo Kids<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Open the San Diego Zoo Kids website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/kids.sandiegozoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/kids.sandiegozoo.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Smithsonian Tween Tribune<\/strong> &#8211; <a title=\"Open the Smithsonian Tween Tribune website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/tweentribune.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tweentribune.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope that you will find these and other <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Websites for Kids<\/a> to be useful tools for you and your library patrons. Sites are searchable by eight main classifications (<a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\">Animals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/arts\" target=\"_blank\">The Arts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/history-biography\" target=\"_blank\">History &amp; Biography<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/literature-languages\" target=\"_blank\">Literature &amp; Languages<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/mathematics-computers\" target=\"_blank\">Mathematics &amp; Computers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/reference-desk\" target=\"_blank\">Reference Desk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/sciences\" target=\"_blank\">Sciences<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/category\/social-sciences\" target=\"_blank\">Social Sciences<\/a>) or by keyword. The committee works hard all year to find and evaluate new sites, and to weed out previously chosen sites that haven&#8217;t maintained &#8220;great&#8221; status.<\/p>\n<p>We can always use your help!<\/p>\n<p>If you know of\u00a0a great site that you would like to have us consider for inclusion, please submit your suggestion via this link: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/suggest-site\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/gws.ala.org\/suggest-site<\/a><\/strong>. Similarly, if you find broken links, etc. on the site, please alert us to that as well. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/aboutalsc\/coms\/pg2mediaeval\/als-gws\" target=\"_blank\">Great Websites for Kids Committee<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lara Crews, co-chair, Forsyth County (North Carolina) Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Taylor, co-chair, Ocean County (New Jersey) Library<\/li>\n<li>Emily E. Bacon, Yorktown (Indiana) Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Ariel Cummins, New Braunfels (Texas) Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Jill Eisele, Bellwood (Illinois) Public Library<\/li>\n<li>Krishna Grady, Darien (Connecticut) Library<\/li>\n<li>Joanne Kelleher, Kings Park (New York) Central School District<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Saxton, Tiffin, Ohio<\/li>\n<li>Alia Shields, Cherry Hill (New Jersey) Public Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And now &#8230; on to ALA in San Francisco!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the Great Websites for Kids Committee, I&#8217;d like to share some news and\u00a0enlist your help. If\u00a0you missed our recent press release,\u00a0the following are the newest sites to be added to Great Websites for Kids, the\u00a0online resource featuring hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children. Ask a Biologist &#8211; http:\/\/askabiologist.asu.edu\/\u00a0 Bug Guide &#8211; http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/15740 Code Monster &#8211; http:\/\/www.crunchzilla.com\/code-monster CSI: Web Adventures &#8211; http:\/\/forensics.rice.edu\/ I Was Wondering &#8211; http:\/\/iwaswondering.org\/ Middle Shelf &#8211; http:\/\/issuu.com\/middleshelf\/docs\/ San Diego Zoo Kids &#8211; http:\/\/kids.sandiegozoo.org\/ Smithsonian Tween Tribune &#8211; http:\/\/tweentribune.com\/ We hope that you will find these and other Great Websites for Kids to be useful tools for you and your library patrons. Sites are searchable by eight main classifications (Animals, The Arts, History &amp; Biography, Literature &amp; Languages, Mathematics &amp; Computers, Reference Desk, Sciences, and Social Sciences) or by keyword. 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