Be Safe
Are You a Safe Surfer?
Note to Caregivers and Parents:
The library cannot guarantee the effectiveness of these search engines; no filtering software is guaranteed to block all unwanted material. Filters may also block material that is desirable, and that is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
In most cases, you will find the information you are seeking; if you do not, use another search engine that does not employ filtering software.
Make sure a parent, teacher or guardian knows when you're surfing the net. If you get an email with rude or unpleasant things, you MUST tell a responsible adult straight away and DON'T reply to it! Remember that it's not your fault that someone has sent you this.
Here are some games and sites about being safe:
For Parents & Caregivers
Help keep your kids safe by learning more about internet safety. Here are some sites to get you started:
- Connect Safely
- Especially for Young People and Their Parents
- Get NetWise
- On Guard Online
- A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
- Parenting Online (English, PDF format)
- Internet y el cuidado de los hijos (español, PDF)
Search Engines for Kids
The following search engines are designed for kids, for safe surfing.
- Ask.com for Kids
- Allows you to ask a question in plain English.
- Awesome Library
- 14,000 websites for kids.
- KidRex
- Child-friendly search engine.
- Kids Click!
- Great sites found by librarians.
- Yahoo! Kids
- The "Web Guide for Kids" with lots of fun, safe sites.