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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. It includes the American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, and more.
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 Biography Reference Center, History Reference Center, MasterFILE Premier (a journal database), Newspaper Source Plus, Science Reference Center, and Nonfiction Book Collection for Middle Schools.
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.

ResearchIT CT

Additional resources provided by the CT State Library

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.

"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library." Henry Ward Beecher

Notable Children's Digital Media

The American Library Association's Notable Children’s Digital Media list includes real-time, dynamic, and interactive media content for children 14 years of age and younger that enables and encourages active engagement and social interaction while informing, educating, and entertaining in exemplary ways.

And for Parents

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

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Kids InfoBits
For our youngest researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5, KI 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!
Maps 101
Includes historical map collections, outline map sets, earth science maps, reference atlases, current events, and games. Also includes maps designed for Kindergarten-Grade 3. Maps are user-friendly and will print nicely if you select the "Get PDF" file option.
National Geographic Virtual Library
Features the entire magazine archive 1888 - present.
Primary Search
Designed for elementary school libraries, Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection of photos, maps, and flags.

Audiobooks & eBooks for Kids (and Parents too!)

Provided by the CT State Library's researchIT CT program, RBDigital offers thousands of audiobooks and ebooks. Click +View by Genre to limit to Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, and many other fiction and nonfiction genres, such as fantasy, history, literary fiction, science, sci-fi, sports, travel, women's fiction and more. You can also filter by availability. Sign up using your Taft School library barcode number (we can provide it if needed). And check your app store for the mobile app.

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