What is CultureGrams?
CultureGrams is a dynamic database, designed to deliver up-to-date, concise facts and figures about all the countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. The world is at your fingertips as you browse the immense collection of country reports that include maps, exclusive interviews, history, photos, and more! Take advantage of all four CultureGrams editions—the World, the States, the Provinces, and the Kids editions!
This resource is brought to you, FREE of charge, through both the King County Library system and the Seattle Public Library system!
How can I access CultureGrams?
CultureGrams is one of the many databases to which the Seattle Public Library (SPL) and King County Public Library (KCLS) subscribes. You can access CultureGrams with a valid SPL or KCLS library card and PIN number. Here’s how:
Seattle Public Library:
v Simply follow this link
v Scroll down to locate CultureGrams
v Click on the CultureGrams heading
v Log in with your SPL library card number and PIN number
v Start exploring!
King County Public Library
v Simply follow this link
v Scroll down to locate CultureGrams
v Click on the CultureGrams heading
v Log in with your KCLS library card number and PIN number
v Start exploring!
How do I use CultureGrams?
CultureGrams is simple to navigate. Once you log into CultureGrams, select the edition you would like to access. Regardless of which one you chose, you can access information either by clicking on a country, state, or province on the interactive map on the home page OR by directly accessing your desired country, state, or province in the Accessible Index on the left side panel of the screen.
Once you have reached the desired country, state, or province, find out all you ever wanted to know about that area!
What can I do with CultureGrams?
Read about the People & Places, History, Lifestyle, Society, and Culture Facts & Contacts of countries around the world
- Read about The Place, History, The People, Cultural Notes, and Fun Facts & Contacts of each of the United States and Canadian provinces
- Explore photos, videos, and slideshows from specific areas
- Learn about famous people and read interviews of children and adults living all over the world
- Create your own graphs and tables OR access ready-made graphs and tables
- Listen to national anthems
- Access numerous maps
- Look up recipes
- View state, country, and provincial flags
I have crafted this Newsletter in an effort to spread the word about the extremely handy AND free databases available through our local public libraries. I believe that the databases featured in this Newsletter are fantastic tools that can be used in the classroom, in the library, at home, and beyond!
….stay tuned for more issues of D’BOM, otherwise known as Database of the Month, brought to you by your School Media Specialist!