Literature and the Arts

Read interactive books. Play educational games and solve puzzles. Learn with activities. For children ages 2-8.

During COVID-19 closures contact your child’s school to ask for a free temporary access code to use ABCmouse from home. Schools may apply for access: https://www.ageoflearning.com/schools

Watch thousands of streaming videos and documentaries. From names you know like Ken Burns, Rick Steves' Europe, National Geographic, HBO, and more. Learn by doing with thousands of documentary and how-to streaming videos.

Topics include:

• Business and economics
• Car technology
• Career planning
• Home and how-to
• and more.

For technical support:

• Contact 1-800-322-8755.
• Or visit Access Video's support page with live chat help.

Search writing guidelines for spelling, usage, punctuation, and style. Includes access to Webster's New World College Dictionary. Allows up to 25 users at a time.

Build a love of reading and learning in your pre-K-3 young readers. Watch classic video storybooks paired with related nonfiction eBooks, including some in Spanish. For an overview of the service watch this demonstration video. Click the apple and book icon in the top right corner for the Help tab.

For technical support:

• System requirements (PDF)
• Mention that you are a patron of King County Library System.
• Call 1-800-724-2222 and select option 5.
• Email scholasticcustomersupport@scholastic.com and RDwyer@Scholastic.com
• Or visit BookFlix’s support page with live chat help.

Access to The Chicago Manual of Style ended on 4/15/2020.

Find digital reference resources.

• When prompted, log in with:
  • Username: user@kcls.org
  • Password: Credo89!
• Access ends on 6/22/2020.

For technical support:

• Watch short video tours of this service. Includes videos for distance learning and homeschooling.

Try online homework resources for grades K-12.

Resources include:

• Primary Search (elementary school).
• Middle Search Plus (middle school).
• MAS Complete (high school).
• History Reference Center.
• Flipster eMagazines.
• Novelist Plus (book and audiobook recommendations).

Access ends on 6/30/2020.

Read, email, or print nonfiction books and articles. Search for facts in encyclopedias and directories.

Includes:

• Business Plans Handbook Get ideas for your business plan. Read plans used to find funding for other small businesses. Find plans in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
• College Blue Book Look up 2 and 4-year colleges and the degrees offered.
• Financial Aid Sources Search for scholarships, fellowships, and loans.

For technical support:

• Watch video tutorials
• Resource Guide (PDF)
• Training 

Regular email alerts highlighting new titles in a variety of genres and subjects.

Find your next reading recommendation. Get read-alikes, books that are similar to another book you like. Research an author or book. Explore themed book lists. Get discussion guides for your book group. Read articles about books and authors.

Learn how to get the most out of Novelist on the service's support page.

Read poetry, prose, and drama. Find works of literary criticism, essays, author biographies, reviews, and interviews. Listen to contemporary poets read their own or favorite poems.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page
• Training

Find sources for your school report or project. Read articles and eBooks written for students in grades K-8. Search for downloadable eBooks by grade level or subject. Export your citations or save articles to Google or Classroom.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page
• Training

Watch 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:

• Call 1-416-781-4010.
• Email info@tumblebooks.com

Locate books and other items in libraries around the world. Find the exact edition you're looking for with a precise search tool.

Look for:

• books
• articles
• dissertations and theses
• eBooks
• government documents
• art museum images
• other print and electronic items.