Fun, Instructional Videos
Crash Course is one of the best ways to virtually educate yourself, your classmates, and your family!
From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & Physiology it's got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics. With various witty hosts at your service, you won't even notice you're getting smarter.
Chronicling America provides a searchable database giving access to historic U.S. newspapers with select digitized pages.
Books, Books, and More Books
Picture Books
Looking for some great read-alouds for the younger ones in your life? This award-winning children’s literacy website streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more. Oh so wonderfully done and fun, too!
Each book includes a supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
Astronauts on the Space Station read stories to and conduct science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below.
Books for All!
Students can instantly stream a wide variety of books in six different languages for free for the duration of school closures. These are first-rate titles with professional narrators.
Harry Potter - Wizarding World
On the digital hub, readers of all ages and their families can access Harry Potter-related activities and free downloads. Through April, users can get free audiobook and ebook versions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Crafts, quizzes and other activities will be available on the hub and through an associated newsletter, all to be updated weekly on “Wizarding Wednesdays.”
You can listen to the first Harry Potter audiobook in a choice of six languages—English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese, via the Audible Stories Collection. American readers take note: it’s the Stephen Fry edition of the audiobook and not the Jim Dale version—an opportunity for a whole new listening experience.
Junior Library Guild
There is no limit to the number of users. Titles enter and exit the digital stream regularly, so pay attention to the expiration dates!
username: JLGELEM
password: JLGFREE
username: JLGMID
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High School
username: JLGHI
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Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with a focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.
If you are a resident of Douglas County and don't have a regular public card, you can apply online for a free e-library card to gain access to their online materials.
Millard Public Schools - Books & More Subscription Services
SORA
Our continuously updated selection of digital and audiobooks is excellent! This is a wonderful resource. Use it!
Tumble Books Collection
To Access These, You Will Need Usernames and Passwords
Contact Dr. Burdic for more information: saburdic@mpsomaha.org
Over 1100 titles are available for grades K-6, with animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, and graphic novels. Some titles are available in Spanish and French.
This is a comprehensive collection of math stories available anywhere in a format that combines animation, narration, and sound. The books are all accompanied by supplementary materials such as lesson plans, educational games, and quizzes.
Over 1000 titles, including graphic novels, enhanced e-books with full audio narration and highlighted text, classic literature, National Geographic videos, and more are featured in this collection.
The growing collection features over 1200 titles, including dozens of genres and interest levels. The collection includes popular literature, classics, children’s and teen books, mystery, sci-fi, history, biography, and more!
Activities for You and the Younger Set, Too!