Access kid-focused subscription-based online resources, digital newspapers—including local, regional, and international publications—and more with an Oak Park library card! All resources are designed to help make digital learning more interactive, more visual, and more fun.
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Online resources
National Geographic Kids
Go on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. NatGeo Kids offers a complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images. High-quality informational texts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school students.
Available in browser on laptop/desktop.
Checkout periods & lending limits
- No holds, no waiting, no limits
- Borrow as many titles as you want
Special features
- Point-and-click access to pictures, books, and magazines
- Easy access to subject indexing and related terms
- Authoritative nonfiction digital content in support of Common Core State Standards
NoveList K-8 Plus
Fiction and nonfiction book lists for children, award-winning titles, and books by grade-level or Lexile score.
Oxford English Dictionary
Online dictionary and historical thesaurus—a guide to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world.
PebbleGo & PebbleGo Next
Content hub packed with informational articles featuring engaging multimedia, interactive lessons and games, and literacy supports for grades preK-5.
- For preK-grade 3: PebbleGo subjects include animals, biographies, health, science, and social studies.
- For grades 3-5: PebbleGo Next subjects include American Indian history, biographies, health, science, social studies, and states.
Primary Search (formerly Explora Primary)
Full-text articles, news, and current events, using grade levels or Lexile ranges, for primary students.
ScienceFlix
Explores science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, interactive features, and more for elementary and middle school students.
TumbleBookLibrary
Collection of animated, talking picture books that teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love, for primary school students. Available on iOS, Android, and in browser on laptop/desktop. Need help? Explore the user guide »
Checkout periods & lending limits
- No holds, no waiting, no limits
- Borrow as many titles as you want
Special features
- New book in each genre featured daily
- A collection of read-along books
World Book (access from inside any Oak Park library building or anywhere outside the library)
Explore World Book’s engaging content for learners of all ages, all in one place:
- Discover (grades 5+): Easy-to-read articles with a text-to-speech feature.
- Early Learning (grades preK+): Narrated stories, games, videos, and reading practice.
- Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (grades 5+): Online version of World Book in Spanish, including encyclopedia articles, resource guides, citation builder, interactive maps, and study quizzes.
- eBooks (all ages): Collection of exclusive, illustrated ebooks for kids, sorted by grade level with Lexile Level and Accelerated Reader information.
- Kids (grades K+): Easy-to-read articles with engaging images, illustrations, interactive games, and activities.
- Student (grades 5+): Online version of World Book, including encyclopedia articles, resource guides, citation builder, interactive maps, and study quizzes.
- Timelines (grades 5+): Use one of the pre-generated timelines or create a timeline from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media.
