Children

1000 Books Foundation helps parents and caregivers give their young children the confidence necessary to become strong readers and successful in school and life. Pledge to read 1000 books to your child before they begin Kindergarten to establish strong early literacy skills. Record your reading with log sheets, journals, or the free 1000 Books App. Visit the Children‘s Room for details about our incentive program available for Bryant Library cardholders.

Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.

Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.

A source for all grades (Pre-K-12) and all reading abilities. Available at three levels–elementary, middle, and high.

Offers elementary children a safe place to find answers to their questions, practice research skills, and explore a broad range of subjects like animals, arts and music, social studies, and more.

 
NoveList K-8 is a subset of the database used in NoveList. It does not include adult titles, except for a very limited number used in middle school curricula (e.g. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee). K-8 will search, browse, and make recommendations in the same way as NoveList.

NoveList K-8 Plus provides the addition of readable and curriculum-based nonfiction in the same way that NoveList Plus adds nonfiction to the NoveList database. 

Provides reliable content on almost every core-curricula subject through nonfiction texts, world newspapers, photographs, interactive maps (topographical, historical, and current), and videos. Also included are lesson plans and educator resources.

Printable lesson plans, reading passages, games, bulletin board ideas, and skill sheets for kids in any grade covering such topics as math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, and writing.

Note for Library: The URLs must be accessed from the library webpage associated with the account for the authentication to function correctly.

Offering dozens of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning. TrueFlix is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home.

TumbleBookLibrary Premium is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.

Live one-on-one help for elementary school, middle school, high school, and beginner college students as well as adult education students and those looking for career assistance (i.e. writing resumes and preparing for interviews)–available everyday from 2pm to 10pm. Skill Center available 24/7. Paid in part by the Co-Central Libraries.