E-Resources for Kids
Read storybooks online and discover e-books and audiobooks for children!
READ BOOKS ONLINE
TUMBLEBOOKS
Tumblebooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love. Read and listen to stories with your child on your computer, tablet, or mobile device! You will need a library card number to access this resource.
Register for a Library Card Access TumbleBooks
SCHOLASTIC BOOKFLIX
Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource for grades pre-K to 3 that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to help build a love of reading and learning. You will need a library card number to access this resource.
Register for a Library Card Access BookFlix
RESEARCH HELP
POWER KIDS
PowerKids is part of the Power Library designed just for young people that gives you access to thousands of full-text magazine articles, newspapers, and a major encyclopedia, plus photographs, pictures, charts, maps, and more. It’s a great resource for school research projects. You also have access to BookFlix, a service that allows you to watch and read along with popular children’s books. You will need a library card number to access this resource.
Register for a Library Card Access PowerKids
TRUE FLIX
True Flix is a multimedia, literacy-based, read-aloud experience for young children that offers interactive games, author biographies, video adaptations, Spanish translated pairs, digital nonfiction flipbooks, and editorially selected sources that cover science, social studies, and more. You will need a library card number to access this resource.
Register for a Library Card Access TrueFlix
SCHOLASTIC TEACHABLES
Scholastic Teachables is an online database of tens of thousands of searchable and printable educational materials. It provides unlimited remote access to the highest quality content and the most effective instructional tools to support your little learners, including lesson plans, skill and activity worksheets, mini-books, and more. Resources are searchable by topics, themes, grade levels and projects, and all the resources are created and vetted by teachers. You will need a library card number to access this resource.
Register for a Library Card Access Scholastic Teachables
DOWNLOAD E-BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND MORE
Hoopla
Hoopla is an all-in-one media service where you can browse 700,000+ titles in six different formats—audiobooks, eBooks, comics/graphic novels, full music albums, movies, and TV—and instantly borrow, then download or stream, the titles of your choice! You will need a library card number to use this resource.
OVERDRIVE
Overdrive is the global leader in eBooks for libraries with support for iPod®, iPhone®, iPad™, Android™, Sony® Reader, Kindle®, and other mobile devices. It offers e-books, audiobooks, and music—all available on a single website for browsing, checking out, and downloading. To find books for children and teens, select Subjects, choose a format (e-book, audiobook, etc.), and scroll down to see Juvenile and Young Adult options. You will need a library card number to use this resource.
Register for a Library Card Access Overdrive
Freading
Freading allows users to transfer e-books to a variety of portable devices. To find books for children, select Categories and then choose either Juvenile Fiction or Juvenile Nonfiction. One difference between Freading and other e-book borrowing resources is that Freading titles are always available — no waiting lists. You will need a library card number to use this resource.