Databases for Kids
African-American History Online
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience.
American Indian History Online
Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage.
From Facts on File.
From Facts on File.
American Women's History Online
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
From Facts on File.
From Facts on File.
Ancient and Medieval History Online
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
From Facts on File
From Facts on File
Curriculum Resource Center
Find people and events in history, information about countries and states, and great resources for your science projects.
eBooks -- Gale Virtual Reference Collection
Welcome to the library’s virtual reference collection, a place for conducting research that searches hundreds of full-scanned e-books. Browse along our virtual stacks and click on the subject category that matches your subject. Watch as the computer instantly searches through books and delivers the best information right to your desktop.
Explora Primary Schools
Kids will find everything they need to learn about Animals, Science, Math, Arts, Music, Social Studies, Geography and Biography. Explora is colorful and easy to search for school projects or just to have fun reading about your favorite subjects!
Facts on File
Find articles about history, including modern, ancient, medieval, American Indian, African-American, and women; science; careers; teacher curriculum materials, and there’s even an atlas.
Facts on File History Database Search
Search all Facts on File History Databases in one step to find articles.
Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
Find thousands of simple-to-understand encyclopedia articles covering just about any topic imaginable.
Gale in Context/Elementary
Kids & Teens will find this database easy to use for school reports or just learning about your favorite topic. Explore animals, arts & entertainment, geography, health, history & social studies, inventions & technology, plants, people, science & math, sports, stories & literature and transportation. Find awesome pictures and there’s even the Merriam-Webster®’s Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags & seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs.
Gale Virtual Reference Collection
Welcome to the library’s virtual reference collection, a place for conducting research that searches hundreds of full-scanned e-books. Browse along our virtual stacks and click on the subject category that matches your subject. Watch as the computer instantly searches through books and delivers the best information right to your desktop
Google Applied Digital Skills
Google Applied Digital Skills is a set of free, video-based technology lessons that prepare learners of all ages for the growing number of jobs that require basic digital skills. Lessons include: collaborative storytelling; creating quizzes in Google forms; creating presentations; and more.
Great Websites for Kids
Looking for websites to help with homework or satisfy your child’s curiosity about a subject? The Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association has the perfect sites to visit. Explore Animals, The Arts, History & Biography, Literature & Languages, Mathematics & Computers, Reference, Sciences, and Social Sciences.
History Reference Center
Find full-text articles, historical documents, photos or biographies from periodicals, reference books, encyclopedias, and non-fiction books.
Issues & Controversies in American History
Builds a deeper understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation by exploring the key players and the battles they fought.
LumosLearning.com
Lumos StepUpTM Library Database Resource is a comprehensive supplemental study program for students in elementary and middle schools. It provides NJSLA aligned practice exams and online workbooks with hundreds of practice questions for Math and English Language Arts for students in grades 3-8. Students can conveniently access this program from anywhere using a personal computer, android phone, iPhone or a tablet computer with internet access.
Middle Search Plus
Designed just for middle school kids, this database is not too easy, but not overly difficult – just right for you! Find articles on almost any topic in more than 150 great magazines
Modern World History Online
Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.
From Facts on File
From Facts on File
Novelist
Searching for a good book to read? Try NoveList K-8 to find exactly the right book! Find fiction and non-fiction, and even picture books, on your favorite topic.
PebbleGo
Find content on animals, space, science, and all about the planet Earth using this database aimed at students in Kindergarten to Grade 3. Includes built-in reading and research tools such as leveled text, consistent navigation, fun educational games, spoken-word audio, and videos. To log in, please use the following: Username: ebpl Password: enter the first 5 digits of your library card barcode. If you need assistance, please call the Youth Services department at (732) 390-6789.
Points of View
This database is easy to read and covers both sides of controversial subjects facing society today. Find full articles to help you develop an argument, write a paper, or debate your point of view. Also includes thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.
Science Online
Find information on Math and Science topics. There are pictures, videos and hands-on experiments and activities!
The World Almanac for Kids Online
Handouts for your projects and more...with brand New Sections!
PLANTS: More than 90 original, curriculum-based articles, along with Fun Facts articles and full-color diagrams and photographs, give students a clearer understanding of everything from plant structure, plant nutrition, and photosynthesis, to plant ecology, seedless plants, and plant ethnobotany.
HUMAN BODY: This new section provides an accessible and fascinating introduction to the human body, with more than 140 original, curriculum-based articles, Fun Facts articles, and full-color diagrams and photographs that draw kids in to the material.
SPORTS: Young sports fans will delight in the historical stats, images, videos, and Fun Facts articles on all kinds of sports--from baseball and basketball to football, hockey, and soccer. Get kids engaged in learning!
TumbleBook Cloud Jr.
Browse this great selection of e-books, read-alongs, videos, audio books, and more for elementary school-aged readers!
Tutor.com
Tutor.com is temporarily changing its hours to accommodate students during the Coronavirus crisis. Students can now work with a live tutor 7 days a week from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tutor.com brings live, one-to-one help TO YOU, FOR FREE to all EB library card holders.
Who can use the Tutor.com Learning Suite? Everyone! K-12 and college students can get help with homework, studying, projects, essay writing and test prep in every subject. Adults can get help with job searches, GED prep and academic support.
Is the service available remotely? Yes. Patrons can connect to Tutor.com from any computer or mobile device (smartphones & tablets) with Internet access. Instructions to download the free mobile app for your iOS or Android device are on the Tutor.com site.
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Is the service available remotely? Yes. Patrons can connect to Tutor.com from any computer or mobile device (smartphones & tablets) with Internet access. Instructions to download the free mobile app for your iOS or Android device are on the Tutor.com site.
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World Atlas
Find full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states that you can print, along with other local information.