Library
The Library at Carmel School is your learning hub for literacy and research; a place that celebrates a love of reading and fosters collaboration, critical thinking, ethics and inquiry for the whole school community. We provide the tools to enable our students to become lifelong learners, compassionate thinkers, and ethical users and creators of information.
Learning Resource Zones
- Elsa Library Catalogue
- Gale Digital Library
- Individuals & Societies
- Languages
- Physical & Health Ed.
- S.T.E.A.M.
- Study Skills Support
- Library Media Centre
Elsa Library Catalogue
Click here for direct link.
Gale Digital Library
Click here for link to Gale, our online library and research tool.
Individuals & Societies
History
- 3D Digital Library of the World's Cultural Heritage Sites
- Anne Frank
- Arts and Letters Daily - Philosophy, Literature, Culture
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum E-Learning
- BBC News - How revolutions happen: Patterns from Iran to Egypt 14/02/11
- Best of History Websites
- Big History Project!
- Biographies
- Documents of the Interwar Period
- Famous Speeches by Women
- Famous Speeches in History
- Global guide to WW I - Interactive Documentary
- Hyper History
- Martin Luther King
- Odyssey Ancient History
- Podcasts: History of the World in 100 Objects
- Royal Society of the Arts | YouTube Channel
- The American War in Vietnam
- The Atlantic Slave Trade | Crash Course History Video
- The British Museum
- The History of Our World in 18 Minutes
- The Imperial War Museums
- The Library of Congress - Newspapers | Photographs
Jewish Studies
- 929 - Kings
- Aish - The Jewish Website
- Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network
- AlephBeta
- American Jewish Congress
- Amudanan
- Anne Frank Museum
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
- Arab-Israeli Conflict: Basic Facts
- Bar-Ilan University
- Birthright Israel
- Bnei Akiva - Canada & U.S.
- Center for Jewish History
- Chagim Center - Home for the Holidays
- City of David
- Commentary Magazine
- Database of Jewish Texts for Social Justice
- Eretz Israel Museum
- G-dcast - Videos, Apps & More
- Gateways
- HaTanakh
- Hillel - Jewish Campus Organistaion
- Hong Kong Jewish Community Centre
- Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
- Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
- Israel Hiking
- Israel On Campus Coalition
- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Jerusalem 3000: Three Millennia of History
- Jewish Book Review Blog
- Jewish Calendars and Date Converter
- Jewish Girls Unite
- Jewish Heritage U.K.
- Jewish Renaissance Culture Magazine
- Jewish Virtual Library
- Jewish Women's Archive
- La Comunità Ebraica - Jewish Community Rome
- Le Classement des Sites Internet Juive Francophone
- London Jewish Museum
- My Jewish Learning
- National Library of Israel
- NCSY
- Shema Yisrael Network
- Tablet Magazine
- The American Jewish Historical Society
- The Israel Defence Forces (I.D.F.)
- The Israel Geography Game
- The Jewish Chronicle U.K.
- The Rohr - Jewish Learning Institute
- The Role of Jews in The Making of Hong Kong
- Torah.org
- Yad Vashem | YouTube Channel
Media
- BBC Podcast: Book, Film, Music Review
- BBC Podcast: History of Culture
- BBC Podcast: The Film Programme
- BBC: A History of Ideas
- Council on Foreign Relations Podcast
- Cultural and Educational Media
- G-dcast - Videos, Apps & More
- History Podcasts
- How Does The Media Tell You What To Think?
- Jewish TV
- Mass Media, Society and Culture
- Media for Kids: Understand Types of Media
- Open Culture
- Public Domain Photographs
- TED Talks
- TED Radio Hour on NPR
- Understanding Media and Culture: Academic Text
News Media
- BBC News
- CBBC - Children's News
- CNN Student News
- EuroNews
- France24
- Foreign Policy Magazine
- Haaretz
- Hamodia
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Jewish Times Asia
- International Newspapers in English
- New Internationalist
- Scientific American
- Smithsonian Tween Tribune
- The Day
- The Guardian
- The Jerusalem Post
- The New York Times
- The South China Morning Post | Young Post
- Time
- Time For Kids
- World Wide Newspaper List
Social Studies
- Ad-ucation - Interactive game raising awareness of advertising and marketing messages
- Bradshaw Foundation - World archaeology, anthropology and genetic research
- Brain Benefits from Being Bilingual - Infographic | Video | Report
- Urban Observatory: City Comparisons - Interactive exhibit comparing maps of world cities
- Edge - 'Knowledge for Sophisticated Minds'
- Famous Psychologists and Scientists
- Learn to make anything!
- LIFE Photo Archive
- The Women's Foundation Hong Kong
- The World Bank: Poverty
- UN Women - Global Champion | UN Women YouTube Channel
- UNICEF YouTube Channel
- Wesleyan University Psychology Data and Statistics
- We The Economy - 20 Short Films
- World Economic Forum | YouTube Channel
SaA
Languages
EAL
- Academic Word List Practice Test
- Alphabetic Order of Common Errors in English Usage
- American Phrases and Sayings
- Anagram Solver
- Cambridge Dictionary
- Game: Lyrics Training
- Games to Learn English
- Grammar Tests and Exercises Grade 6 - 12
- Grammar Topics & Tests - Intermediate
- Grammar Topics & Tests - Upper Intermediate
- How Many Words Do You Know? Test Your Vocab!
- Idiom Lists & Quizzes
- Improve Writing Skills With Millions of Phrases
- Interactive Vocabulary Building Activities
- Learn English Teens
- Learning English
- Oxford Learner's Dictionary
- Phrasal Verb Exercises
- Premier League Football
- Proverbs
- Video Podcast Multimedia Source of News & Information
English
- 100 American Literature Titles
- Alphabetic Order of Common Errors in English Usage
- Animal Farm BBC Podcast Discussion
- Classics Online
- Ernest Hemingway
- Hemingway App
- Lit2Go - Audio Collection Stories and Poems
- Literary Devices
- Bartleby Literature Online
- Shakespeare
- The Poetry Archive - U.K.
- The Poetry Foundation - U.S.
- Twenty-Five Great American Novels To Read
- 100 Greatest British Novels
Español
Français
- Apprendre le français en ligne
- Comprendre le monde en français
- d'Herodote - l'Histoire
- France 24 - L’actualité internationale video et podcast
- France culture
- France musique émissions et podcasts
- GeoAdo: Le magazine de notre planète
- Jeux2Filles
- Larousse - Dictionnaire encyclopédique
- Le Monde - Actualité à la Une
- Les aventures de Tintin
- Les Débrouillards - drôlement scientifique
- Mensuel critique d’informations et d’analyses
- TV5Monde
Hebrew עִברִית
普通话 Mandarin
Physical & Health Ed.
Physical & Health Education
- Badminton World News
- BBC 5 Live Football Daily
- Bitesize Physical Education
- BrianMac Components of Fitness
- BrianMac Skill Development
- Runners' World
- Sports Rules and History
- Swim Smooth
- Swimming World
- The International Basketball Federation
- Women's English Football League
- World Football
- World Golf Foundation
- World Hockey
- World Rugby
PSHE
S.T.E.A.M.
Art
- Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Can
- Art Cyclopedia
- Art Historical Analysis - A Basic Introduction
- Creative Blog Arts Magazine
- Getty Museum Channel
- Google Arts & Culture
- Google Street Art
- High Renaissance: Florence and Rome
- How art can help you analyze - TED-Ed
- Looking at Paintings
- Magnum Photos
- Museo Nacional Del Prado - Madrid | YouTube Channel
- SmartHistory - Art, History, Conversation | YouTube Channel
- Tate Art Gallery - London | YouTube Channel
- The Israel Museum - Jerusalem | YouTube Channel
- The Lourve - Paris | YouTube Channel
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York | YouTube Channel
Mathematics
- Brain Bashers (logic puzzles and games)
- Center for Game Science, Washington Uni.
- Code Monster
- Coding - Code.org
- Enriching Mathematics
- Get the Math
- Girls' Angle Bulletin
- Graphing tool - 2D & 3D | 3D surface
- History of Calculus
- Interactive Mathematics
- Just Math Tutorials
- Khan Academy Math
- Math is Fun
- Math TV
- Math Pickle
- Maths Plus
- Numberphile - Supported by The Mathematical Sciences Research Inst.
- Purple Math
- The Art of Problem Solving Contests
- The European Digital Maths Library
Sciences
- AmazingSpace.org - Space Telescope Science Institute
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Biology News
- Bug Guide
- Chem4Kids
- Chemistry News
- Earth and Moon Viewer
- Earthquakes
- Engineer Girl
- Exploratorium
- Global Footprint Data
- How Stuff Works
- National Geographic YouTube Channel
- Nat Geo WILD YouTube Channel
- National Science Digital Library
- Physics Central
- Physics News
- Public Library of Science
- Science Daily News
- Science for Students
- Science Kidz
- Science Magazine
- Science Toy Maker
- Scientific American
- Scientists @ The Smithsonian
- Sparticl
- Tech Outlook
- Technology News
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution At a Glance | Full Version
Study Skills Support
Databases
- How Search Works
- How To Google Like A Pro
- A Google A Day
- Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
- College Open Textbooks
- Digital Public Library of America
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Google Scholar
- Managebac
- New York Public Library's Digital Collection
- OER Commons Digital Library
- Portal of 48 National Libraries of Europe
- Questia
- ScholarWorks - Central Washington University
- ScholarWorks - UMass Amherst
- ScholarWorks - University of New Orleans
- The College Open Textbook Library
- World Digital Library
- Your Dictionary
DP
Ed. Sites
Language
- 301 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
- 500 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing
- Academic Word List - Oxford
- Academic Writing Examples & Phrases
- APA Guidelines
- APA Interactive Resources
- Connectors and Linking Words
- English Grammar Lessons and Exercises
- Guide to Essay Writing
- Idioms
- Perfect English Grammar
- Purdue OWL, On-line Writing Lab
- Tips for Different Types of Writing
TOK
- ToK Introduction - UWCSEA
- Activating ToK
- Amy Scott's Comprehensive Site
- IB ToKSpot
- Lantera - Articles & Blogs
- Larry Ferlazzo's Best Theory of Knowledge Resources
- Magazine of Ideas
- Nautilus - Science connected
- Paradoxes that Boggle the Mind
- Philosophy Terms - Intuition
- Theory of Knowledge Student
- Theory of Knowledge Site - Word Press
- ToK Essay Topics | Tok Essay Tutor
- ToK IB Blogs
- ToK Support Material
- ToK Trump
- ToK Tutor Essay Ideas
Reading
- Adventures in YA Podcast
- 500 Words - story-writing competition for kids
- American Authors On The Web
- BBC Books and Authors - Podcast
- BBC World Book Club - Podcast
- Books By Author - Digital Library
- BookRiot | BookRiot Podcasts
- Brown Book Shelf
- Epic Reads
- Good Reads
- Harry Potter Lexicon
- Judy Blume
- Neil Gaiman
- Recommended Books - Children | Teens / Young Adults
- Teen Books
- Teen Reads
- Teen/young Adult Podcasts
- The Book Trust
- The New Yorker Fiction Podcast
- YA Book Central
- Planet eBook - Open Classic Literature
Library Media Centre
Check This Out!
Junior and Teen Book Recommendations
#15 teen - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
#15 junior - Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
#14 teen - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
#14 junior - The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
#13 teen - The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
#13 junior - Old Man's War by John Scali
#12 teen - All the Bright Places Novel by Jennifer Niven
#12 junior - Dancing on the Edge by Han Nolan
#11 teen - His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
#11 junior - The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
#10 teen - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
#10 junior - Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
#9 teen - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
#9 junior - The Giver by Lois Lowry
#8 teen - A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
#8 junior - The Dragon Tattoo (The Baker Street Mysteries) by Tim Pigott-Smith
#7 teen - The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor
#7 junior - Shades of Magenta by Echo Freer
#6 teen - Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
#6 junior - Maddigan's Fantasia by Margaret Mahy
#5 teen - If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi
#5 junior - A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Harry Mazer
#4 teen - Fueling the Teen Machine by Ellen Shanley
#4 junior - I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
#3 teen - The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry
#3 junior - Horrible Histories: Rowdy Revolutions by Terry Deary
#2 teen - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
#2 junior - The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart
#1 teen - Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
#1 junior - Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Websites
SuperBetter - Develop, strengthen positive habits with this motivating game
Mental Floss - Tells you the hidden stories behind popular happenings around the world
Life Hacks For Kids - How to make cool stuff out of ordinary things
The Borowitz Report - Satirical political news blog from The New Yorker
Kiddle - Visual search engine for kids
HowStuffWorks - Unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations
Sense-Lang's Balloon Typing Game - Free, unique and user-friendly typing course
StoryCorps - Sharing humanity’s stories to create a more just and compassionate world
Teen Ink - Magazine, website & books reviews written by teens
NOVA Labs - Online science, mastered: exceptional content within meaningful tasks
Big History Project - Fascinating look at life's bigger questions offers a fresh perspective
Storybird - Artful Storytelling