Children's Staff dressed up as their favorite storybook characters: From left Stephanie~Olivia, Sarah~Mia/Princess Diaries, Emily~Corduroy/A Pocket for Corduroy, Jude~Paper Bag Princess, Akosua~Very Grouchy Ladybug, Evan~Eloise
Fun Game Sites
- Big Idea Fun
- Bob the Builder
- Cartoon Network
- Crayola
- Fun for Girls
- Great Sites for Kids and Their Families
- from the American Library Association
- Kids Domain
- Games, reviews, crafts, clip art, and more
- Make Beliefs Comix - Create your own comic strip
- Millsberry.com
- neopets
- Nick.com
- Nick Jr.
- PBS Kids
- Seussville
- Wacky World of Wonka
- Webkinz
- The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Useful and Educational Sites
make yourself at home!
- Stop Bullying Now
- Body and Mind: health site from the Centers for Disease Control
- Cafe Zoom from PBS
- Don't Buy It
- Funbrain
- KidDK
- Magic Tree House: The Musical
- NASA Kids Club
- NASA SpacePlace
- NASA SpacePlace (en espanol)
- National Gallery Noisy Paintings
- NGA Kids: The Art Zone
- National Geographic for kids
- Peace Corps Challenge
- Scholastic for kids
- SI Kids
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet Me at Midnight
- Time for kids
- United Nations Cyber School Bus: Country at a Glance
- U.S. Mint: h.i.p. Pocket Change
- Weekly Reader Online
Hop online @ the library!
Search Engines
- Ask Jeeves for Kids
- Kids Click
- web search for kids by librarians
- Kids.gov
- The official kids' portal for the U.S. government
- Yahooligans!
Homework Help
Our librarians love to help!
- About.com Homework Help
- America's Library
- The Beehive
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- B.J. Pinchbeck's homework helper (DiscoverySchool.com)
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Homeschooling Resources
- HomeworkSpot
- Kidspace at the Internet Public Library
- MCAS sample test questions
- from the Mass. Department of Education
- Multnomah County Library Homework Center
- NASA for students
- NCES Kids Zone
- VROOM: Virtual Reference Room
- information resources supporting the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
- World Almanac for Kids
Databases
- Kids InfoBits
- Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content.
- Junior Edition - K12
- Designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- LearningExpress Library
- Log in with your library card number as "user name" and create a password that you can remember.
- Practice 4th grade math and reading, 5th grade math, and middle school skills improvement for test preparation! -- QuickStart Guide (PDF)
So many books, so little time...
Books and Authors
- NoveList
- Log in with your library barcode number for home access
- Guide to fiction for all ages, including children and young adult.
- ALA Book Awards
- Recommended books from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
- Allen County Public Library Booklists for Kids
- BookHooks
- Booklists of Children's Literature from the Monroe County Public Library
- International Children's Digital Library
- KidderLit.com
- Kids' and Teens' Series and Sequels
- From the Mid-Continent Public Library (Independence, MO). This extensive database lists every series you can think of (and more). Look up series by series title, book title, author, and subject.
- KidsReads.com
- Massachusetts Book Awards
- Read To Feed
- Heifer International invites you to join in the fun and excitement, while doing something to make the world a better place! Through Read to Feed, you can help hungry people all over the world to be better fed, proud and self-reliant.
- Seattle Public Library Children's Reading Lists
Author Sites
- Meet authors and illustrators
- Links to author & illustrator websites
- Local authors and illustrators
- quick links to find their books in the library catalog
- Eric Carle
- Mordicai Gerstein
- Lesléa Newman
- Jane Yolen
- Suggest a local author website for this page
Parenting
Children's art from the Summer Reading program
Kidding Around Northampton (and the Valley)
- Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
- The Children's Museum at Holyoke [free pass]
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art [free pass]
- Look Park
- Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens
- Northampton Recreation Department
- Springfield Science Museum [free pass]
- The Zoo in Forest Park
Area Schools
Resources
Come play in the picture book room!
- Anti-bullying Resources
- from the Springfield Library
- Valley Kids
- The paper for parents
- Hip Mama
- "a magazine bursting with political commentary and ribald tales from the front lines of motherhood"
- American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Corner
- Body and Mind: health site from the Centers for Disease Control
- Building a Family | How To Do Things.com
- Child and Family Webguide
- Families First
- FamilyDoctor.org
- GrandsPlace
- for grandparents and special others parenting children
- I Am An Artist
- KidSafeDirectory.com
- LD Online (Learning Disabilities)
- Licensed Childcare Providers
- Massachusetts 2-1-1
- Locate essential health and human services, or community services such as after school programs, a food pantry, etc. Also available by phoning 211.
- One Tough Job
- Common Sense Media
- Partnership for a Drug-Free America