WQED Inquire Within
Inquire Within is an exciting collaboration between WQED and neighborhood libraries. Inquire Within is an impactful out-of-school program that encourages family engagement and a love of learning through hands-on, family-centered activities. The PBS-themed program supports 21st-century learners by building a community that leads and sustains a new approach to educational media. Young learners will gain STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and early literacy skills.
Power Library for Kids
An online portal of databases for kids, including books, movies, eBooks, and more!
Highlights
Highlights’ brand of wholesome fun is built on the philosophy that children become their best selves when they use their creativity and imagination, develop their reading, thinking, and reasoning skills, and learn to treat others with respect, kindness, and sensitivity.
Storyline Online
Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Viola Davis, Terry Crews, Connie Britton, John Lithgow, Jennifer Garner, Betty White and dozens more.
Hour of Code
Celebrate computer science everywhere! Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. One-hour tutorials in over 45 languages. No experience is needed.
Nick Jr.
NickJr.com is the home of Baby Shark’s Big Show, PAW Patrol, Santiago of the Seas, and more of your preschooler’s favorite shows! Kids can watch full episodes & videos, play games, and interact with their fave Nick Jr. characters on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Plus, preschoolers will discover educational and silly surprises as they learn and explore.
Starfall
Starfall.com® opened as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded to include language arts and mathematics for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade. Starfall’s emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity has proven effective in teaching emergent readers.
Sesame Street
Videos, games, coloring pages, art, muppets, and more.