Want read likes and book suggestions for kids with links to our catalog? Visit NoveList K-8.

Want to learn a new language? Visit Mango.com.

Take a free online course in babysitting, pet care, crafts, mathematics, etc. Visit Universal Class.

Want to write a book? Find help writing and self-publishing a book at the Indie Author Project. Please find out more information on our Resources for Writers page.

Ebooks for Kids

• AudioBookCloud offers streaming children's audiobooks in English and Spanish.
• hoopla offers thousands of music albums, eBooks, audiobooks, and comics, all available for mobile and online access.
  Keene Public Library cardholders can download the free hoopla digital mobile app on their Android or iOS device or visit hoopladigital.com to begin enjoying thousands of titles — from major Hollywood studios, record companies, and publishers — available to borrow 24/7 for instant streaming or temporary downloading to their smartphones, tablets, and computers.
• Biblioboard Juvenile Fiction and Biblioboard Juvenile NonFiction
• Ebsco eBooks is primarily a collection of fiction and nonfiction books for children and tweens. This video shows how to search for ebooks and read them online.
• New Hampshire Downloadable Books Use your KPL card to check out downloadable audiobooks and ebooks for Kindles, Nooks, iPads, PCs, Macs, and other reading devices. Browse hundreds of bestselling titles and download them to your device for your enjoyment anywhere, anytime. Get the Libby app for your smartphone or tablet and start downloading ebooks and audiobooks today! Available 24/7. Get help with NH Downloadables.
• TumbleBooks is an online collection for children of animated, talking picture books, including books to learn French, Spanish, and other languages, plus puzzles and games. You can access the collection from your home or a library computer, and no library card is required.

eReference for Kids

American Decades is a cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians, and general researchers who need to document and analyze contemporary American social history (1900-1999).

Experiment Central provides examples of science projects and experiments that can be replicated for science fairs and other purposes and suggestions on ways to design projects that investigate specific scientific topics and includes detailed descriptions of projects.

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for research topics on the arts, biographies, education, and more in ebook format.

Mango Languages offers 65 languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese. Mango also offers English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.

UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes offers detailed comparative essays on major biomes and their component ecosystems. Includes entries on land biomes and water biomes and covers climate, elevation, soil, water bodies, vegetation, animal life, food web, plant and animal adaptations, endangered species, human effects on the biome, and the effects of the environment on humans' culture and economy.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life covers Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Each volume is organized by continent, including history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life, etc.