Tumblebooks Library
eBooks, talking picture books, games
TumbleBooks is an online collection of eBooks for children. It’s unlimited, and it’s FREE for you to use from your home PC, phone, tablet, or other mobile device. Tumblebooks contains over 250 animated, talking picture books. The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, nonfiction books, and exciting games and puzzles! Click here to get started, there is no log in required.
Kanopy Kids offers content for children aged 2-8. Viewing Kanopy Kids doesn’t count against your monthly Kanopy credits and the content is available for 30 days. Parental controls are available. It is easiest to set these up while accessing Kanopy on your computer. Go to https://help.kanopy.com and click on Kanopy Kids.
Hoopla – new!
Streaming TV and movies, comics, audiobooks, and more
Hoopla is a digital streaming service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, comics, and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, phone, or TV. With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded for offline enjoyment later. It has material for all ages, including a large kids collection. It also has a kids mode so you can filter searches to material that’s appropriate for kids.
Go to Hoopla and then click on the “Get Started Today” button to create an account.
- You can borrow up to 7 items per month.
- Lending period varies by material type.
- Titles are automatically returned and removed from your device at the end of the lending period.
Elementary
Explora Primary School and eBook Subscription – For elementary school libraries. Content from children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and images. Students can learn about animals, musicians, fitness, space exploration, and much more.
The eBook subscription contains a range of general reference subject coverage for primary school students, with topics like social studies, history, language arts, geography, culture, math, and science.
eBook Subscription K-5 Collection – This e-book collection supports a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subject areas taught in elementary and middle schools.
Middle School
Explora Middle School and eBook Subscription – Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current events, science, sports, and biographies. Also includes photos, maps, and flags.
The eBook subscription conatains a broad range of general reference subject coverage for middle school students, with topics including social studies, math, history, language arts, technology, geography, culture, and science.
eBook Subscription 6-8 Collection – This e-book collection supports a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subject areas taught in elementary and middle schools.
High School
eBook Subscription High School Collection – Access to high-quality e-books covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness, games, hobbies, and cooking. This general reference e-book collection features titles for both adults and juveniles.
Learning Express Public Library
- LearningExpress Computer Skills Center
Help patrons and students learn the fundamentals of computers, the internet and popular software applications a user-friendly e-learning platform that contains more than 100 self-paced video tutorials.
- LearningExpress PrepSTEP High School
Provides online access to a unique and extensive collection of academic, college preparation and career-related tutorials, practice tests, articles, e-books, and flashcards. It includes tools for academic skill-building, college and career exploration, college admissions test preparation, military exploration and preparation, workplace skills development and more.
MAS Complete and Reference eBook Subscription – Designed for high school libraries and offers coverage of popular high school magazines and reference books. Wide range of subjects offered including art, history, sports, and music. Over 1,000,000 photos, maps, and flags. Full text magazines include Discover, US News & World Report, Scientific American, and more.
The eBook Subscription encompasses a rich selection of titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects, including biography, careers, language arts, literature, government, math, science, current events, and social-emotional health.
Points of View – Presents multiple sides of over 500 issues. Helps students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
General Research
Novelist – A searchable database of fiction and non-fiction titles.
Contains information on over 260,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list. Includes tools for teachers such as Lexile levels and Common Core standards.
Cricket Media Collection – Build strong literacy skills in students from pre-K to 8th grade by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles by Cricket Media. This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds.
Literary Reference Source and eBook Subscription – Full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories, and poems.
The eBook Subscription contains a broad range of literary-related subjects with selections including literary criticism, study guides, and classics such as Emma, Dracula, and Frankenstein.
ERIC: Education Resources Information Center – Index of journal articles, books, theses, curriculum guides, conference papers, standards, and guidelines on a wide range of education topics. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.
Biography Reference Center and eBook Collection – More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.
The eBook Collection is designed for public libraries, thousands of books cover core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.
History Reference Source and eBook Collection – Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, this database contains full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.
The eBook Subscription contains a rich selection of historical titles, covering global topics from the ancient world through today.
Science Reference Source and eBook Subscription – Provides full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos on subjects such as biology, chemistry, earth & space science, the environment, life science, physics, and wildlife. The database also contains science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and a vast image collection.
The eBook Subscription encompasses a rich selection of titles covering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Newspaper Source Plus – Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.
