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REMOTE ACCESS TO MOST DATABASES IS LIMITED TO ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RESIDENT CARDHOLDERS
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ABCmouse At-Home Access
NEW: Fun interactive online lessons for learners ages 2-8. Features over 10,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities—over 1000 of which are in Spanish. Includes assessment tools for parents. | App Information
Inside the library use this link.
Got older kids? Try Adventure Academy for kids aged 8-13!
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CloudLibrary
Thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks for your smartphone, tablet, eReader or computer. Apps include "Kids' Mode" to feature age-appropriate content more easily.
Arlington Heights cardholders onlyCloudLibrary Read-alongs
Hundreds of read-alongs, many based on popular movies, comics and children's books. (Children with a Kids' World-only card will need to use a parent's/guardian's cloudLibrary account for access.
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Hoopla
eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics, videos and music, as well as one-week "Binge Passes" for external services like CuriosityStream and Medici.TV. "Kids' Mode" available to highlight age-appropriate titles.
Arlington Heights cardholders onlyHoopla Read-Along/Read Aloud Collection
Hundreds of read-alongs, many based on popular movies, comics and children's books. (Children with a Kids' World-only card will need to use a parent's/guardian's hoopla account for access.
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LOTE4Kids (Languages Other Than English)
LOTE (Languages Other Than English) is collection of thousands of children's read-alongs from around the world, presented in both their original languages and English. Also try the new LOTE4Kids app for Android/iOS.
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Scholastic Teachables
Online tool offering unlimited access to award-winning activities and printable skills sheets, lesson plans, clip art, games, and other resources for teaching kids grades Pre-K to 8.
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Tumble Book Library
Animated stories you can read along to, as well as story books, full eBooks, graphic novels, nonfiction, puzzles & games and more. Also try the iOS and Android apps.
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