Digital Resources for Students
To reserve digital material, you will need your library patron account number which is found on the back of your library card. If you need help finding your card number or using any of the resources listed below please ask Ms. Orado.
Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids
Learn about the US Government by area of interest or age-range adventures.
Use Ben’s Guide >>
Gale In Context
Grade-level resources which combine vetted reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, and primary sources.
Go to Gale In Context Portals >>
Library of Congress: Using Primary Sources
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library’s vast digital collections in their teaching.
Learn more about primary sources. >>
Maine Wildlife Park
Join rangers from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on a series of virtual field trips to the Maine Wildlife Park.
Go on a field trip. >>
Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary
Merriam-Webster is the most reliable, trusted, easy-to-use dictionary and thesaurus online.
Use Merriam-Webster Dictionary >>
National Geographic Kids
Designed for Children Ages 6+, Issues are Loaded with Fun Facts, Stories, Games, and More!
Go to National Geographic Kids >>
Nature
Online version of Nature, a British multidisciplinary scientific journal. A top academic journal that publishes original research across a wide range of scientific fields.
Go to Nature >>
NoveList K-8 Plus
Designed for younger readers with reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for kids in grades K-8.
Go to NoveList K-8 >>
World Book
World Book Online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades pre-K through high school.The library offers easy access to five specific portals from World Book.
Go to World Book Portals >>
CIA World Factbook
Provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, etc. for 266 world entities.
Go to CIA World Factbook >>