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Britannica Academic
An all-in-one reference library, this includes the complete encyclopedia plus related articles, videos, and websites, as well as a dictionary, thesaurus and world atlas.
Britannica ImageQuest
Millions of images which are rights-cleared for non-commercial, education use.
Classroom Video On Demand
Provides access to thousands of full-length videos and clips, and result lists can be refined by grade levels 3-5 and 6-8.
Country Reports
Thousands of pages of cultural, historical and statistical information content on the countries of the world. Even the youngest students can get everything they need for a report with assistance from older folk.
Explora for Elementary Schools
An Ebsco research database designed especially for elementary school-age children, rich in graphics with easy-to-browse categories.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Explora for Middle Schools
An Ebsco research database designed especially for middle school students, rich in graphics with easy-to-browse categories. It searches across a number of Ebsco databases including History Reference Center, MasterFILE Premier (a journal database), Newspaper Source Plus, Science Reference Center, and Nonfiction eBook Collection for HIgh Schools.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.

"When in doubt, go to the library."

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

From the American Library Association

Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and digital media.

Find current and past notable lists of books, recordings, and digital media here.

Tools to Raise an Anti-Racist Generation

An Evolving Collection of Resources, Expert Tips, Books,

From The New York Times

14 Antiracist Books for Kids and Teens

Recommended by BIPOC Teachers and Librarians

Kid-Friendly Resources from the Internet Archive

Kid-Friendly

The Internet Archive provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books.

The Kid-Friendly page is arranged by broad topics, including Racial Equality Books for Kids.

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Gale in Context: Biography
The ultimate resource for a report on a famous person, this contains over 600,000 biographies from the ancient world to the present. Valuable for even the youngest researchers, although they may need a little assistance from Mom or Dad.
Gale in Context: Elementary
For our youngest researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5, GIC: Elementary features a colorful, visually appealing graphical interface. "The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more." KI also contains lots of images, maps, charts, and tables. And Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary too!
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
National Geographic Virtual Library
Features the entire magazine archive 1888 - present.

Common Sense Media

CSM offers the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based ratings and reviews of movies, TV shows, books, and more so parents can feel good about the entertainment choices they make for their kids..

ResearchIT CT

Additional resources provided by the CT State Library

Popular Magazines for Elementary School

Popular Magazines for Middle School

ResearchIT CT OneSearch for Elementary Schools searches simultaneously encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and magazines considered to be most useful to elementary school studetns in Connecticut, using one search interface and a unified index of all content.

ResearchIT CT OneSearch for Middle Schools searches across multiple databases considered to be most useful to middle school students of Connecticut, using one search interface and a unified index of all content.

The Hulbert Taft, Jr. Library

Just for Kids!: Home

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Resources A-Z

"When in doubt, go to the library."

From the American Library Association

Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and digital media.

Find current and past notable lists of books, recordings, and digital media here.

Tools to Raise an Anti-Racist Generation

An Evolving Collection of Resources, Expert Tips, Books,

Videos, and Advocacy Tools

From DoingGoodTogether.org

From The New York Times

14 Antiracist Books for Kids and Teens

Recommended by BIPOC Teachers and Librarians

Kid-Friendly Resources from the Internet Archive

The Internet Archive provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books.

The Kid-Friendly page is arranged by broad topics, including Racial Equality Books for Kids.

Resources A-Z (continued)

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media

CSM offers the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based ratings and reviews of movies, TV shows, books, and more so parents can feel good about the entertainment choices they make for their kids..

ResearchIT CT