February 8, 2012


AudioBookCloud

AudioBookCloud.com allows you to listen to your favorite audio books with just a click of a button.

Listen online to audio books in many different categories: fiction, non-fiction, classics and even Spanish language audio books!There are 1,000 books in the collection and we’re always adding more!

These books are always available, never on hold, and no need to download.

Browse. Click. Listen. It’s that easy!

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OverDrive Update

The OverDrive App (available for smartphones, iPod, and iPad) was recently updated.  The details of this update can be found here.

Literature Resource Center

Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.  The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.  You can also have a look at the Literary-Historical timeline to find out what major historical events may have influenced an author.

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NoveList K-8

NoveList K-8 contains enhanced subject access for over 60,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.

NoveList K-8, a fiction database, is designed with a bright, appealing layout especially for elementary and middle schools. The “Working with Kids” section of the Browse panel on the homepage provides a single location to access all of the curricular materials such as our Grab and Go Book Lists, BookTalks, Picture Book Extenders and more.

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NoveList

Novelist is a database chock full of reading suggestions. With Novelist, you can:

  • find reading suggestions for kids or adults.
  • find “read-a-likes” based on appeal factors
  • search for favorite authors, genres, subject areas
  • find plot summaries for your favorite books.
  • get resources to help you facilitate book discussion groups.
  • get recommendations from reading experts.

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TumbleReadables

TumbleReadables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration.  Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically.  The collection features chapter books, early readers, YA/Teen Novels, high interest/low level books for both middle school and high school students, plus classics of American and English literature.