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Borrow comics, audiobooks, and eBooks.
OverDrive
Borrow eBooks, Audiobooks, and videos.
BookConnections
Meet authors and illustrators, watch book trailers, read-alongs and more!
NoveList K-8
Reading recommendations based on what you like and your reading experience.
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School Work
Brainfuse
Live tutoring, homework help, writing help and skill-building.
Britannica Elementary
Explore articles, biographies, images, videos, geography, and animal kingdoms.
Britannica Escolar Online
Britannica Escolar Online ofrece enciclopedias y otros recursos digitales para estudiantes del nivel primario.
Mango
Learn a new language including grammar, vocabulary, culture pronunciation.
Pronunciator
Learn more than 80 languages including American Sign Language, with lessons, movies, music, and more.
Country Reports
Learn about cultures and countries from around the world.
Country Reports - USA Edition
Explore profiles of every US state
MPL Educator Resources
More About LibraryNow
Learn about LibraryNow, view resource tutorials, request educator PD, student lesson plans and more
Book, Media & Mentor Text Lists
More Educator Resources from MPL
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CountyCat
Search for physical copies of books, movies and more available within Milwaukee libraries. You will need to set up a teacher card or upgrade your digital library card at a library branch to check out physical resources.
Professional Resources
The Learning Network by The New York Times
Fresh and robust teaching resources, lesson plans and so much more.
TeachingBooks
Engage students with book trailers, meet the author recordings, search for books that represent your students, lesson materials and so much more. Plus, easily share these materials to your Google Classroom.
Brainfuse
Send and receive whiteboards, find test questions, skill-building videos and more.
Britannica School
With three different reading levels, gather articles, primary sources, biographies and more for your curriculum and share to Google Classroom. Have students use interactive atlases, compare countries, cite research and more.
Britannica Escolar
Enciclopedias, biografías y otros recursos digitales para estudiantes y adultos.
WI First Nations
This collection of resources provides students, educators and pre-service teachers accurate and authentic educational materials for teaching about the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin.
Scratch for Educators
Students learn to code interactive stories, animations, and games. Manage student participation on Scratch for Educators, access educator guides student resources, tutorials and more.
Typing Club
Create a class and track your students' progress as they learn how to keyboard.
PBS WI Education
The PBS Wisconsin Education team creates and curates great educational resources, while connecting with Wisconsin's most valuable resource - teachers and students.
Reading, Learning and Leisure
OverDrive
Borrow eBooks, Audiobooks, and videos, search by student interest age and grade levels.
Hoopla
Instantly borrow digital comics, audiobooks and eBooks, movies, TV and more. Unlimited copies for small groups or your entire class.
Gale Courses
Six-week courses on subjects from photography to business and more.
Kanopy
Stream movie classics, indie films, TV series. Unlimited streaming of kids' TV, read-aloud videos, and more.
Freegal
Download free music, speeches, poetry, and more.
Mango
Learn a new language through critical-thinking and memory-building exercises.
Pronunciator
Learn more than 80 languages including American Sign Language, with lessons, movies, music, and more. Create curriculums, units and lessons to share to your class.
The New York Times
Read the New York Times for free online with your virtual educator card.
Educational Research
eBooks from EBSCO
Browse and download free nonfiction and fiction books, locate Hi-Lo resources.
ABC-CLIO
ABC-CLIO’s American Mosaic collection explores the history and culture of African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans. Three databases featuring thousands of primary and secondary sources.
Explora Educator's Edition
Lesson Plans, Student Tools, books, journals and more.
Teacher Reference Center
Academic journals, education magazines, trade publications, case studies and more.
Science Reference Center
Articles, magazines, books, experiments, projects, images and video on every topic in the realm of science.
HistoryReference Center
Thousands of primary source documents as well as books and articles collected on all history topics from prehistory to the 21st Century.
Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
Poems, plays and short stories, as well as literature analysis and criticism. Audio recordings of poets reading verses and videos.
NewsPaper Source Plus
U.S. and international newspaper articles and TV/radio transcripts.
Education Research Complete
Searchable full text education journals covering scholarly research and articles/reports relating to the entire spectrum of topics in the world of education.
NoveList K-8
Great fiction and non-fiction book title recommendations based on the interests and skill level of students.
NoveList
Find books for your students that match their interests and skill levels, discussion guides, read-alikes and award winners.
Art +
Culture
Kanopy
Stream movies, TV series and book read alouds.
Freegal
Download free music and listen to ad-free music streaming.
Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
Poems, plays and short stories, as well as literature analysis and criticism. Audio recordings of poets reading verses and videos.
Country Reports
Learn about cultures and countries from around the world.
Above the Noise - PBS
Shows that cut through the hype and take a deeper look at the research and facts behind controversial and trending topics in the news.
TheWays.org
Hear stories of culture, history, and language from First Nations community members around the Great Lakes.
Resound (PBS)
Meet contemporary musicians and explore connections between music, culture, and emotion.
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Your Interests
Mango
Learn a new language through critical-thinking and memory-building exercises.
Gale Courses
6 week courses on subjects from photography to business and more.
Pronunciator
Learn more than 80 languages including American Sign Language, with lessons, movies, music, and more.
Scratch
Program interactive stories, create games and design animations.
ProCitizen
Prep for a civics test or US Naturalization test.
Auto Repair Source
Accurate, up-to-date auto service and repair information for thousands of vehicles.
Reading
Hoopla
Instantly borrow digital comics, audiobooks and eBooks, movies, TV and more.
OverDrive
Borrow eBooks, Audiobooks, Magazines and videos.
BookConnections
Meet authors and illustrators, watch book trailers, read-alongs and more!
eBooks from EBSCO
Browse and download free nonfiction and fiction books
NoveList
Resource includes discussion guides, read-alikes, award winners and series lists of books to read.
OverDrive Magazines
Borrow current and past magazines.
The New York Times
Read the New York Times for free online with your virtual educator card.
The Learning Network
Craft your opinions on current events topics and hear what other students are saying around the country, quiz yourself on country information and current events, broaden your vocabulary and more.
Research +
Homework Help
Brainfuse
Live tutoring, homework help, writing assistance and skill-building.
Britannica High School
Explore articles, images, videos, biographies, animal kingdoms and geography.
Britannica Escolar
Enciclopedias, biografías y otros recursos digitales para estudiantes y adultos.
ABC-CLIO
ABC-CLIO’s American Mosaic collection explores the history and culture of African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans. Three databases featuring thousands of primary and secondary sources.
Science Reference Center
Articles, magazines, books, experiments, projects, images and video on every topic in the realm of science.
HistoryReference Center
Thousands of primary source documents as well as books and articles collected on all history topics from prehistory to the 21st Century.
Learning Express Library School Center
Test prep for ACT, SAT, AP, Praxis, TOEFL, and more.
Advanced Placement Source
Academic journals and magazines for AP and IB students.
Explora for middle and high school
Research articles on many subjects and use the cite button to paste citations into your papers.
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