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For all ages

destiny

Discover age-appropriate Ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from our library

sora

Discover age-appropriate ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from our library

wb

World Book Online is a suite of educational, digital resources used for reference and research. It includes encyclopedia articles, primary sources, educator tools, student activities, multimedia, games, timelines and other educational features.

cg

Find country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people

Elementary

abc

ABCya provides over 300 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6.

exp

Browse the web: Animals, Arts & Music, Biographies, Geography, Language Arts, Math, Science & Health, and Social Studies

Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator

brittanica elem

Encyclopedia articles with images, interactive maps, games, and other learning materials for elementary school students and educators.

primary

Contains nearly 100 full-text popular children's magazines

Covers a variety of topics including endangered species, musicians, fitness, space exploration and more

Includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and American Heritage Children's Dictionary

Videos /Resources for teachers

kanopy

Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and kid favorites. You can stream over 30,000 independent, classic and other films per month from the Kanopy streaming service. Watch acclaimed movies and TV series on your computer, smart device or Smart TV using the kanopy app. It's free with your WRLS Library card.

wevid

WeVideo is a cloud-based editing platform that allows users of all skill levels to create professional-style videos & podcasts. Teachers can create & assign multimedia projects, set up collaborative student groups, monitor progress and share feedback.

ed

A web-based eLearning application allowing users to select a video and customize it by editing, cropping, recording their own audio, and adding quiz questions directly to the video stream. EDpuzzle also allows for instructors to track, monitor, and grade students engagement with the videos created.

Brisk is an easy-to-use Google Chrome extension that integrates time-saving AI directly into the platforms where teacher spend the most time, like Google Docs, Slides, articles, YouTube videos, PDFs, and more.

For middle & high school

Magazine and primary sources suitable for middle school students

  • More than 170 popular middle school magazines,

  • More than 55,000 primary source documents

  • Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)​

Interactive world atlas designed especially for middle school students

  • Full-color maps that reflect today's world

  • Access data on population, languages, and monetary units

  • Links to age-appropriate articles

Need more information? Browse magazine articles, books, ebooks, or by subject

history

Full-text history reference resource with magazines, historical documents, biographies, and multimedia

Nearly 57,000 historical documents and 40,000 historical photos and maps

More than 1,990 full-text reference books

nov

Fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more

Search for books by keyword and reading level (Lexile)

Includes book recommendations created by book experts

Search by terms of appeal like style and mood

mas

Collection of magazines articles, books, and multimedia covering a wide-range of subject areas. For high school students.

sci

Full-text science reference books, images, and periodicals for student and adult researchers.

britannica  HS

Encyclopedia articles with images, maps, games, and other learning materials for high school students and educators

badger

BadgerLink is Wisconsin’s Online Library which provides information to Wisconsin residents that isn’t available through regular search engines, including trustworthy resources for through K-12 schools