Resources
AtoZ World Culture
AtoZ World Culture is an educational resource that contains 121 topics for 175 countries. Starting with a country snapshot and cultural overview, topics that can be explored include: climate; food and recipes; history; language; maps; money and much more.
Explora
Ebsco’s Explora is a user-friendly interface, designed to meet the unique needs of its users. Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction. Explora searches across the various resources, including Newspaper Source, ReadIt!, and MasterFile. All Explora content is appropriate for grades 6 and up.
Find It Virginia Kids
Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages. Look for Master File and Read It!
Find It Virginia Teens
Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages. Look for Master File and Read It!
Gale in Context: Elementary
Gale In Context: Elementary give children a safe place to find answers to their questions, practice research skills, and explore interests inside and outside the classroom. It also gives teachers access to digital resources that can supplement and enhance instruction
HelpNow
HelpNow by Brainfuse provides live, certified educator assistance for homework, research, and writing in all subjects for grades K-college seven days a week from 2 pm to 11 pm.
Hoopla
Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone, even your TV. Instant titles can be streamed immediately with no waiting, or be downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. More popular titles are listed as Flex titles - if you've reached your limit, return one to get another!
InfoPlease
Infoplease is a reference and learning site, combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several almanacs loaded with facts.
Just for Kids
Just for Kids by Infobase is a children's video streaming service that features entertaining and educational videos your kid will love! Content is appropriate for kids of all ages.
If prompted to enter a username and password, use the following:
Username: handleyPL
Password: digital
Learning Express
Organized into targeted learning centers, this e-resource supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED®, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.
Mango Languages
An online language learning tool that offers courses in Spanish, Polish, English, Mandarin, and more.
Niche Academy
Niche Academy is a digital literacy and skill building resource offering instructional videos on many common digital library tools.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 Plus is a comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction. With a fun and intuitive interface, and extensive proprietary content, NoveList K-8 Plus will help you integrate reading across the curriculum and support your young readers.
ParentTV
This research based database aimed at parents of children ages birth-adolescents includes short video clips by experts in the field on many topics that parents/caregivers need. Topics vary from Parenting Styles and Child Development to Wellbeing and Teen Life Skills. Available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Cantonese, English, Hindi, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Enter your library barcode # (2992500) at home or on-the-go to access.
Transparent Language
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device. Some languages include a KidSpeak track for young learners.