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This is an interactive calendar to develop a love for books and learning that will last a lifetime. The calendar features free picture books, songs, and family activities to build reading skills. This resource is only available in English.

The Free Music Archive provides free, high-quality, music in a wide range of genres. 

Access and enjoy nearly half a million titles, from six different formats: Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Comics/Graphic novels.

Spanish-language multimedia entertainment | Entretenimiento multimedia en español (películas, series de televisión, música, artes escénicas, podcasts y más) de más de 30 países para niños y adultos. Transmita presentaciones grabadas o en vivo.

The University of Fashion is the first and largest online fashion design video library in the world. 

A product of FirstFind; Short game-like lessons that include pictures and music, make this a fun way to build reading and math skills. Helpful for English-language learners.

Get live online homework help (9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Friday). Take SAT or ACT practice tests. Improve your college application essay, resume, or cover letter with an outside review. 

son libros animados, con ilustraciones que hablan, para enseñar a losniños los placeres de la lectura en un formato que les encantará.

Kanopy Kids highlights films and TV series that help children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem through entertaining and educational videos. 

Kanopy offers one of the most unique and compelling collections of films ranging from documentaries, indie, and foreign films to must-see classics and blockbuster movies.

A product of FirstFind; Short game-like lessons that include pictures and music, make this a fun way to build reading and math skills. Helpful for English-language learners.

An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games and teacher resources for libraries.

This is an interactive calendar to develop a love for books and learning that will last a lifetime. The calendar features free picture books, songs, and family activities to build reading skills. This resource is only available in English.

Free New York State Driver Permit practice tests and driver handbooks. | Pruebas de práctica gratuitas para el permiso de conducir del estado de Nueva York y manuales para conductores.

A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports as a resource for anyone studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate levels. 

Offers information and learning tools for those who want to get their high school diploma, go to college, learn English, get a job, or find resources to help their children learn. Start your independent learning here!

A product of FirstFind; An online independent study program designed for busy adults who want to reach their goal of a high school equivalency diploma efficiently and confidently. 

A product of FirstFind; Short game-like lessons that include pictures and music, make this a fun way to build reading and math skills. Helpful for English-language learners.

Interactive lessons on how to use different types of software; cover everything from using a search engine to building a website. This resource is only available in English. 

An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games and teacher resources for libraries.

Comprehensive information for health-related topics from ConsumerLab.com’s independent evaluations.

A service that covers free, full-text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports as a resource for anyone studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate levels. 

The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily!

Premier reference content, and the best magazines for elementary students in kindergarten through grade five.

Research In Context combines the best reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, and primary sources for middle school students.

Find viewpoints, reference articles, videos, and infographics analyzing current events, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.

This multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals.

Full-text newspaper database has several NY newspapers, including the NY Times from 1985 to the present, as well as over fifty national and international newspapers.

Libby is a new app released by OverDrive. It has the same collection of titles as the OverDrive app - it's just a different way to access the same digital library collection. Libby is a fast and attractive digital browsing experience.

A rich combination of the venerable Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.

Encyclopedia Britannica for elementary school students.

Encylopedia Britannica for high school students.

Encyclopedia Britannica for middle school students.

Geared towards elementary school students who are native Spanish speakers, bilingual, or learning Spanish.

Geared towards high school students who are native Spanish speakers, bilingual, or learning to speak Spanish.

Comprehensive information for health-related topics from ConsumerLab.com’s independent evaluations.

A service that covers free, full-text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports as a resource for anyone studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate levels. 

The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.

Premier reference content, and the best magazines for elementary students in kindergarten through grade five.

Research In Context combines the best reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, and primary sources for middle school students.

Find viewpoints, reference articles, videos, and infographics analyzing current events, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.

This multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals.

Informe Académico meets the research needs of Spanish-speaking users with a wide range of full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America.

The Secrets of the Sequence video series offers an innovative way for teachers to incorporate astounding advances in the life sciences from gene research into their teaching.

A multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. Please note: Home access is not available. 

The Trusted Provider of Medical Information since 1899: The Merck Manuals are a comprehensive medical information source covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine. They are offered as a free public service to healthcare professionals and the general public.

More than 1400 educational videos with basic health information about illnesses or conditions, medical tests, and procedures.

Access and enjoy nearly half a million titles, from six different formats: Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Comics/Graphic novels.

Kanopy Kids highlights films and TV series that help children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem through entertaining and educational videos. 

Kanopy offers one of the most unique and compelling collections of films ranging from documentaries, indie, and foreign films to must-see classics and blockbuster movies.

Spanish-language multimedia entertainment | Entretenimiento multimedia en español (películas, series de televisión, música, artes escénicas, podcasts y más) de más de 30 países para niños y adultos. Transmita presentaciones grabadas o en vivo.

More than 1400 educational videos with basic health information about illnesses or conditions, medical tests, and procedures.

son libros animados, con ilustraciones que hablan, para enseñar a losniños los placeres de la lectura en un formato que les encantará.

The new digital revolution bringing thousands of digital graphic novels and comics is only a click away!

Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.

Access and enjoy nearly half a million titles, from six different formats: Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Comics/Graphic novels.

Libby is a new app released by OverDrive. It has the same collection of titles as the OverDrive app - it's just a different way to access the same digital library collection. Libby is a fast and attractive digital browsing experience.

Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks.

An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games and teacher resources for libraries.