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The Boulevard Park Library will close for remodeling beginning on Sunday, June 24. Read more about this project on Boulevard Park's news page.

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ABCMouse Databases

Over 9,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities for children ages 2-8.
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ABCya!

Educational games and apps.

Accelerated Reader New!

Thousands of quizzes, searchable by author, title, award, reading level, and topic. (Enter your school code in the "Keycode" box at the left side of the screen on the AR website to access quizzes.)

Access Video: Just for Kids Library Card Required.

Over 2,500 animated and educational videos covering reading, language, early learning, growing up, homework topics, music and art, people and places, and world languages.

America’s Stories

State history, famous Americans, original songs, and historical films from the Library of Congress.

Biography.com

Over 20,000 biographies, plus a "Born on This Day" section.

CBeebies

Preschooler games, clips, songs, and things to make with your favorite CBeebies characters.

Clifford The Big Red Dog

Games about reading, sharing, and math with Clifford the Big Red Dog, Emily Elizabeth, and all of their friends on Birdwell Island.

Culturegrams Databases Library Card Required.

Articles, maps, photographs, biographies, and recipes- all focusing on world cultures. For technical support, please contact 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com, or visit ProQuest’s support page.

Daily Life Through History Databases Library Card Required.

Articles, maps, charts, primary documents, and teacher lesson plans; all focusing on daily life in world cultures. For technical support, please contact 1-800-368-6868 or techsupport@ABC-CLIO.com.

Design Squad Nation

Engineering and science activities, games, videos, and blogs from real engineers.

Dino Lingo Databases Library Card Required.

Language learning lesson videos for kids in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Italian.

Funbrain Jr.

Fun and vibrant games to help children build early learning skills in math and reading.

History Study Center Databases Library Card Required.

Full-text articles, multimedia, study units, and history guides covering ancient times through present-day. For technical support, please contact 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com, or visit ProQuest’s support page.

Kanopy Kids New! Library Card Required.

Films and TV series that help children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem with integrated Common Sense Media ratings.

Let’s Move

Simple 5-step action plan to get moving in fun ways, every day.

Lexile New!

Thousands of books, searchable by Lexile or grade level to find a just-right book for every reader.

Lynda.com Databases Education and Training Mobile Apps Library Card Required.

Software and computer skill tutorials. For technical support, please contact 1-888-335-9632 or visit Lynda.com's support page. **Please note that if you change your library card number you will lose access to your saved playlists under your previous library card account.**
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My Plate

Model of a balanced plate, with all of the yummy food groups.

Nick Jr.

Online learning games from your child’s favorite Nick Jr. shows designed to help develop your preschooler's math and reading skills.

Novelist Databases Library Card Required.

Reading recommendations, author read-alikes, theme-oriented book lists, book discussion guides, book talks, and feature articles. For guides and training materials please visit Novelist's support page.  

Octonauts, The

Games that take you on a dive deep into the ocean to explore, rescue, and protect the creatures who live there.

OverDrive eBooks for Kids Databases Library Card Required.

Children’s eBooks, audiobooks, and more, available anytime, anywhere- all you need is a library card. For technical support, please open OverDrive's website or app and select 'Help.'
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PBS Kids

Games with your PBS Kids favorites like Curious George, Wild Kratts, Daniel Tiger, and Peg + Cat!

Poets.org

Hundreds of poets and poems, many with audio recordings.

pronunciator Databases Education and Training Mobile Apps New! Library Card Required.

Language learning lessons in 80 languages with live native speaker teachers, movies, music, ESL/citizenship prep in 51 languages, and courses for children, health care workers, and K-12 teachers. To track your progress, create a pronunciator account in addition to logging in with your KCLS library card and PIN. A quick start video tutorial is available. For technical support, please contact 1-800-328-1776 or support@pronunciator.com or visit pronunciator's support page.
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pronunciator en Español Databases Education and Training Mobile Apps New! Library Card Required.

Clases para aprender hasta 80 idiomas con profesores nativos en vivo, películas, música, preparación de inglés como lengua extranjera (ESL) y ciudadanía en 51 idiomas, cursos para niños, profesionales de la salud y maestros de K-12 (Kindergarten a grado 12). Para registrar su progreso, cree una cuenta con pronunciador además de iniciar una sesión con su tarjeta de las bibliotecas KCLS y su PIN. Hay disponible un video tutorial de inicio rápido. Para obtener asistencia técnica, comuníquese al 1-800-328-1776 o support@pronunciator.com o visite la página de soporte de pronunciator.
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ProQuest Learning Literature Databases Library Card Required.

Over 180,000 full-text literary works, plus criticism, essays, author biographies, reviews, and interviews. For technical support, please contact 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com, or visit ProQuest’s support page.

Science Online Databases Library Card Required.

Science and math for middle and high school levels.  Includes diagrams, science experiments, essays, definitions, biographies, ebooks, and lesson plans. For technical support, please contact 1-800-322-8755 or visit Science Online's support page.

Sesame Street

Educational games, videos, and coloring pages with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and more!

Seussville

Games based on your favorite Dr. Seuss books such as The Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop, The Lorax, and many more!

Sprout

Fun and exciting math, spelling, and coloring games with your favorite Sprout friends.

Story Starters

Writing prompt idea generator for your next creative writing project.

TumbleBook Library Databases eBooks Mobile Apps Movies and TV Library Card Required.

Video storybooks and read-alongs for readers in grades K-6, including some in Spanish and French. Teachers may not use their personal library card number for classroom use. For technical support, please contact 1-416-781-4010 or info@tumblebooks.com.
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Tutor.com Ayuda con las tareas escolares en vivo en español® Databases Education and Training Library Card Required.

Tutoría individualizada para estudiantes de K-12, de nivel inicial universitario y estudiantes adultos, disponible todos los días de 2 pm a medianoche. Para obtener asistencia técnica, póngase en contacto con librarysupport@tutor.com o visite el centro de ayuda de Tutor.com en la parte inferior de cada página de Tutor.com, en la sección Preguntas frecuentes (FAQ). Tenga en cuenta que Tutor.com no puede ayudarle a recuperar su número clave (PIN). Si olvidó su número clave (PIN), debe comunicarse con una biblioteca de KCLS o solicitar ayuda de Ask KCLS.

Tutor.com Live Homework Help® Databases Education and Training Library Card Required.

One-on-one tutoring from for students in grades K-12, entry-level college, and adult learners- available daily from 2 pm-midnight. For technical support, please contact librarysupport@tutor.com or visit Tutor.com’s help center located at the bottom of each page in the Tutor.com FAQ section.  Please note that Tutor.com cannot help you retrieve your pin number.  If you forgot your pin number you must contact a KCLS library or Ask KCLS for help.
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