Kids & Teens
Homework Help & Research
BrainfuseOn demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning includes: homework help, 24-Hour Writing Lab, and live tutors in math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP and state standardized tests.
CultureGramsFosters understanding and appreciation of the world’s countries and peoples by creating and publishing concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural content. Today the CultureGrams series is one of the most trusted and widely used cultural reference and curriculum products in the education, government, and non-profit arenas. In Library Link.
Contains proprietary book and journal articles, images and videos, topic-specific timelines, tables and charts, and diagrams. Science Online also features more than 1,600 science experiments and activities. These include downloadable, printable experiments in PDF format. In Library Link
World BookWorld Book Online Reference is your source for electronic encyclopedia, dictionary and atlas entries; as well as educator tools and resources.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Celebrate reading everyday with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! When you sign up your little one you can track books, monitor your progress, and earn prizes for reading milestones! The goal is simple – read 1000 books before your child starts kindergarten. Develop early literacy skills, instill a love for reading, and earn prizes just by sharing stories. Sign up today!
Reading
Download the Libby app in the App Store to gain access to thousands of children’s books for FREE!
Download the Libby app in the App Store to gain access to thousands of teen books for FREE!
TumbleBook Library is a curated database of children’s e-books, and includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, national geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels as well as Math Stories!
FIRST ANNUAL PEEP INTO A GOOD BOOK DIORAMA CHALLENGE!
Celebrate National Library Week (April 19-25) by creating a Peeps diorama, based on your favorite book or a literary theme! All characters must be portrayed using Peeps, and all dioramas must use a standard size shoebox. NO FOOD can be used as a material, other than your Peeps characters. Entries will be judged in four separate categories: Adults, Children, Teens, Families.
Full rules and details are listed on the entry form (available online and at all service desks.) Drop off your completed diorama and entry form during regular library hours April 17-19. Visit the Library between April 20- 25 to pick up a ballot and vote for your favorite diorama in each category. Winners will be announced on April 27 via our website and Facebook page.
Borrow
Children’s Binge Boxes
We’ve made it easy for you to binge watch your favorite movies. Binge Boxes are perfect for movie nights, long weekends, days you are stuck inside, or when you just want to watch movies all day!
Starling
Drawing on hugely influential academic research about the importance of having “high-quality conversations” with your baby, the Starling can be clipped on to a child’s clothing, where it will track the number of words he or she hears and says each day, then feed the information into a smartphone app that encourages parents to meet daily goals.
Community Service
Pick a book to review from the Teen Zone or from Overdrive online. Fill out the Teen Book Reviewers Request Form (bit.ly/TBRRequest) so a librarian can approve your title. If your title is approved we will send you the link to the Teen Book Reviewers Submission Form.
Please allow for at least a weeks turn around time between your requests and a librarian’s response. Each review is worth 3 hours and each student is allowed to do 3 reviews a year. We will not accept reviews on books that were assigned for school and we limit multiple reviews on the same book.
Please see the library’s newsletter for more Teen Community Service Hours!