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ABC Mouse NEW!
ABCmouse.com offers the most comprehensive online curriculum for children ages 2–8+, including reading and language arts, math, beginning science, social studies, art and music.
Brainfuse LearnNow NEW!
Get help with homework, submit a question, interact with a live tutor, form online study groups, practice standardized tests, send your paper to the writing lab, access free lessons and resources, create your own flashcards. To access, click the Brainfuse LearnNow link above and login with your library card number, go to Tools for All Learners and click on LearnNow to find the content for grades 6-12.
Full-text articles from many leading popular magazines, journals and newspapers.Biographies on famous people from various print resources are now available online.
Collects " for" and "against" articles based on social issues.
Britannica offers up to date information on a wide variety of subjects for Elementary, Middle, and High School ages.
CultureGrams
Great to use for reports on states, countries, and cultures.Provides concise cultural and statistical reports on over 200 countries. Reports cover 25 different aspects of the country and culture.
Ancient and Medieval History
Overview of Ancient Civilizations with text, pictures, timeline and maps.
Gale In Context: Elementary lets students in grades 2-5 explore all kinds of educational, cool stuff from a home computer. Better yet, each topic comes with articles, videos, colorful pictures, and more.
National Geographic Kids
Offers hundreds of downloadable images, the full-text of National Geographic Kids magazine, and entire non-fiction books.
Novelist K-8
Looking for something good to read? Try Novelist! It has book reviews and suggested reading lists.
TumbleBooks
The TumbleBooks is a collection of TumbleBooks (talking picture books), puzzles, quizzes and resources.
World Book Kids
This version of World Book contains encyclopedia articles, images, games, and more specifically developed for elementary school students.
World Book
Contains the full-text of the print version of World Book, plus additional articles, maps, and videos. Also contains a Spanish-language encyclopedia, Craft Corner, Inventions and Discoveries, and more.