Fairview Heights Public Library full logo

Phone: 618-489-2070
Children’s Dept: 618-489-2072
Fax: 618-489-2079
HOURS: 
Mon-Thurs: 9.30am-7.30pm
Fri: 10am-5pm
Sat: 10am-5pm

Digital Resources

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.

 

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.

 

Cricket Media Collection