End-of-the-year school projects have you stuck inside? The Lower Macungie Library can help with great online resources which can be used right from home to power through those projects and get back to the fun activities of spring.

If you're having trouble getting started, try the Ask Here PA service (www. askherepa.org). Librarians are on call 24/7 to direct you to websites and other online resources, help you come up with keywords and search terms, and maybe suggest some things you haven't thought of.

The library's website at www.lowermaclib.org is full of useful information. Click on the blue and yellow POWER Library Network icon to access over 10 electronic resources.

Doing a book report? Check out contemporary authors for complete biographical information on more than 130,000 poets, novelists, playwrights, non-fiction writers and journalists. EBSCOhost, OmniFile Mega and OmniFile Select are great for articles from magazines and journals and InfoTrac Newsstand has articles from more than 1,100 newspapers.

SIRS Discoverer is a general reference database for beginning learners and reluctant readers with articles and images from more than 2,100 newspapers, magazines, and government documents, along with 9,000+ educational weblinks. SIRS includes Science Fair Explorer to help you find an exciting science fair project topic and quickly connect to age-appropriate project guides. There are also biographies of over 2,000 famous and notable people, an almanac, maps, and an encyclopedia.

AP Images has photographs, audio files and graphics to add some punch to your project. The database includes more than 1 million current and historical photos, with photographs of the latest news as it happens.