ABCmouse
ABCmouse.com helps kids learn to read through phonics, and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music, and much more. For kids age 2 to 7.
Available to: All, in-library use only
Card required?: No
Ask Here PA
Ask questions on any topic 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Chat online now with a real librarian.
Available to: All
Card required?: No
BookFLIX
Watch videos and read books about Animals and Nature, Earth and Sky, People and Places, ABC’s and 1, 2, 3’s, Family and Community, Music and Rhyme, Adventure, and more. Enjoy read aloud with words highlighting and interactive games. Some films and books are available in Spanish too! A POWER LIBRARY resource.
Available to: Pennsylvania residents
Card required?: Yes
Britannica School (Elementary: Pre-K to 5)
Britannica School Elementary is a comprehensive source of informational text for younger learners pre-K to grade 5. It includes encyclopedia articles, images, videos, and magazine articles. Tools such as a world atlas, virtual tours, country comparison, etc., allow learners to explore geography and animal kingdom topics. A POWER LIBRARY resource.
Available to: Pennsylvania residents
Card required?: Yes
Common Sense Education – Digital Citizenship Program
The Digital Citizenship Program provides a curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and resources for educators and students about media balance, online privacy, digital footprint, cyberbullying, and news/media literacy.
Available to: Everyone (All Internet Users)
Card required?: No
Kids InfoBits
Elementary students in kindergarten through grade five will find age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics such as animals, arts, geography, health, literature, people, social studies, technology, etc. Kids InfoBits includes full-text proprietary content from Blackbirch Press®, U-X-L, KidHaven Press™, and more! Content is continuously updated and provides interesting and important facts with connections to current and past events. A POWER LIBRARY resource.
Available to: Pennsylvania residents
Card required?: Yes
ParentTV
ParentTV™ offers thousands of on-demand parenting videos and courses with expert-created content designed to support those who care for children, from pregnancy through teenage years. Topics covered include general parenting, play, behavior, child development, mental health, sleep, nutrition, technology, and more. The database is also available in multiple languages. This resource is provided by Family Place Library™.
Available to: Cheltenham residents
Card required?: Yes
Power Library
POWER Library provides access to educational resources such as e-resources, eBooks, primary source digitized materials, the statewide union catalog of materials in libraries throughout Pennsylvania, and access to a librarian 24/7 via the Ask Here PA chat with a librarian service.
Available to: Pennsylvania residents
Card required?: For some features
Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables is an online database of tens of thousands of high‑quality, ready‑to-use supplemental materials that enhance lesson planning, instruction, student practice, and the home‑school connection, all created and vetted by teacher-authors! This resource supports educators and learners from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 6, across all subjects. Check out this guide for an overview of the website and detailed information about incorporating it into your classroom or home!
Available to: Montgomery County residents
Card required?: In-Library: No; Out-of-Library: Yes
TrueFlix
Learn about people, places, nature, history, and science from videos and eBooks on topics such as American Indians, Ancient Civilizations, Farm to Table, The Civil War, Continents, The Thirteen Colonies, U.S. Government, Disasters, Earth Science, Experiments, Extreme Science, Nature, and many more. A POWER LIBRARY resource.
Available to: Pennsylvania residents
Card required?: Yes
TumbleBooks
Your child can watch and listen to a large collection of animated, online storybooks. There is also a large collection of audiobooks, including ones in French and Spanish. Tumblebooks also has book-related puzzles & games.
Available to: Montgomery County residents
Card required?: No