Kids eResources

EBSCO eBooks Cricket Media Subscription Collection is a unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds. Build strong literacy skills in students from pre-K to Grade 8 with digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles by Cricket Media. 
*Please use username: solstrial and password: Spring20202!

Starting March 30 and through September 2020, Freegal is offering unlimited streaming, 24/7, to all our patrons. This will be in addition to the three downloads per week per patron. 

Freegal® Music is an ad-free music downloading service. Simply log in using your 14-digit library card number and your PIN to access today’s hits, and a readily available collection of over 1 million albums consisting of 15+ million songs and over 40 000 music videos from more than 200 genres that originate in over 100 countries. There is no software to download and no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions; just download your files and go! 

Every patron has access to three song downloads per week. Songs are yours to keep. Use Freegal's wishlist feature to keep track of songs and artists you are interested in! Your account also allows you to stream three hours of music per day. Music videos and audiobooks are also available through Freegal® Music.

Access Freegal® Music now. Download directly to your computer or use the Freegal® Music app for your Apple device or Android device. Download the instruction booklet to get started. 

Kids InfoBits offers curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. Free access with your 14-digit physical or online card.

NEW! hoopla introduces Bonus Borrows Collection for our patrons with more than 1,100 top titles & hoopla favorites. Borrow these titles now until April 30, 2020. Patrons will be debited ZERO borrows from their monthly hoopla borrows, so much more to download or stream.

No waiting lists. No holds. No late fees. Instant availability. Until May 31, 2020--Borrow 5 items per month. Get started enjoying hoopla.

hoopla includes a selection of movies, television shows, educational/instructional videos, documentaries, music, audiobooks, eBooks, and comics via your browser, smartphone, or tablet (via iOS (Apple) devices and select Android devices). 

Hoopla has released TV apps for AppleTV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV 3rd Generation as well as the Chromecast Ultra device. Patrons can download a hoopla app to view content on their televisions. hoopla is not compatible with Kobo eReaders since they currently only support viewing in ePub, Adobe PDF, plain text, and HTML. The device must be able to download the hoopla digital app for it to be a compatible device as well as it has to run one of our supported operating systems. hoopla works on most devices running Android 4.4 and above and then all devices that run iOS 11.4 and above. 

Need to know how to set up hoopla on your TV, please read the hoopla FAQ page.

Kids Mode: open the hoopla app on your device, select "settings", and flip the toggle to put hoopla into Kids Mode. Doing so only affects the device and not your account. Need to turn off Kids Mode? Simply go back to settings and flip the toggle back to off.

hoopla also supports Amazon Alexa devices including support for the Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show.

Kanopy and Kanopy Kids--educational movies

Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides access to over 10,500 videos. They include the following subjects: social sciences, global studies & languages, K-12 education, design, fashion, music, literature, business, health, nursing, medicine, children's health, media studies, marketing, biology, mathematics, philosophy & religion, biology, computer science & IT, psychology, sociology, justice studies, law, technical training, and more. Discover a world of entertainment with Kanopy. Watch over 30,000 Documentaries, Classic and Indie Films, and courses on Kanopy. Available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. 

*Kanopy has opened free, unlimited access to Kanopy Kids. Enjoy quality educational content like Sesame Street, Arthur, and even benefit from language learning series. Free access available until May 31, 2020.

• Roku: add the Roku channel to your account here or download from the streaming channel store on your television
• Chromecast: available through the iOS and Android app, as well as through a Chromecast browser
• Apple Airplay: cast from your iOS device to your Apple TV
• Apple TV (app available through app store)
• HDMI: connect your computer to your television via HDMI cable (or Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable for Mac computers)

Read the instruction sheet on how to signup.

NoveList K-8® Plus--find your next author or title

NoveList K-8® Plus books are searchable through an easy-to-use interface with a single search bar that makes finding books and other content quick and simple. NoveList® K-8 Plus is designed to help you find your next great book. This database contains information on over 70,000 fiction titles.

Overdrive eBooks and Audiobooks for Kids

OverDrive offers a collection of fiction and non-fiction eBooks, audiobooks, and more. 

Need help? OverDrive now offers Front Line Tech Support. In-person tech support is available at Keswick Branch. Call Ruth at 905-476-5762 ext. 4520 to make an appointment.

Users may also download the new OverDrive app called Libby (for Android and Apple). You can use Libby in place of, or in addition to, the OverDrive app. Of course, you can also continue to use the OverDrive app exclusively if you'd rather not try Libby at this time.