Books & Reading
Online Resources
Comics Plus Children’s Library Comics
Comics Plus Full Collection Comics
Comics Plus Teen Library Comics
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
This series provides reliable information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, engaging format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.
LitFinder
LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
LOTE4Kids eBooks New!
LOTE4Kids provides over 4,500 digital picture books in over 75+ world languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book comes with translations to help kids develop multilingual reading & listening skills. New books & languages are released each month.
The platform also includes learning activities like word search, book memory, coloring pages, & more. Recommended for ages 3 - 8.
Novelist K-8 Plus
Novelist K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Novelist Plus
Novelist Plus is the secret to finding your next great read. A trusted source of expert read-alike recommendations, it has recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages.
Something About the Author
Something About the Author provides first-time comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's™ acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people. Something About the Author includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.