Need to do find articles for school assignments or just for fun? These are places to find articles written for grades 1-6. Most of the articles in all of these databases are available in full-text. Click on the link and you will be able to get into these databases. You may access these databases from home by typing in your library card number when asked!
NoveList K-8 is a powerful and creative resource for finding fiction books that are similar to an author your already enjoy. Novelist k-8 can also help you find fiction books based on plot. This is a great educational tool for media specialists, teachers, homeschoolers and students that maximizes the instructional and pleasure of fiction resources. Also available is NoveList for adults. See full details.
Elibrary Elementary - Full-text content from children's magazines, children's reference books, newspapers, pictures, maps, TV and radio transcripts. Updated daily.
Junior Edition - Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is 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. Updated daily, Covers current year and past two years.
Kid's Edition - For K-12. Periodical database for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Updated daily, Covers current year and past three years.
Kids InfoBits - For K-5. Provides a visually graphic interface to a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
SIRS Discoverer - Geared towards children from kindergarten to sixth grade, this database is comprised of journal articles, newspapers, radio and television news transcripts, reference books and photos.
Student Edition - Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Updated daily, covers 1985-present.
World Geography - Presents overviews of countries around the world, providing a revealing portrait of each nation's location and people, recent political history, and economy. Includes the ability to compare data between countries in such areas as illiteracy, population growth rate, natural resources, and more.