The start of the school year can be exciting while also nerve-wracking to navigate, especially when you want to do well on upcoming projects and exams. Luckily, Aurora Public Library has free resources for all grade levels, and educators, to utilize throughout the school year to help reach your goals.
All Grade Levels
Kids Food Finder
Find free food for kids around Aurora.
Brainfuse HelpNow
Free tutoring, personalized homework help, flash cards, essay reviews and more!
OverDrive for Kids
Access to eBooks and audiobooks. Download the Libby app to access on mobile devices.
Kanopy Kids
Free movies, read-along storybooks and documentaries to checkout every month.
NoveList
Discover new books and read-alikes.
Explora – Elementary School, Explora – Middle School and Explora – High School
Search any topic, including subjects on business, current events, health, and math. Find facts, videos, pictures and more.
My Heritage
Search through many kinds of documents for family member information.
Transparent Language Online
Kid-friendly instruction for Spanish, French, German, Chinese and Italian. Plus, general instruction for over 110 other languages!
Pre-K to 5 Grades
ABCmouse
ABCmouse offers the most comprehensive online curriculum available for children ages 2 to 8, with more than 10,000 learning activities in reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, art and music.
6 to 12 Grades
Project Gutenberg
A collection of over 50,000 free eBooks that can be read on your PC, iPad, Nook, Kindle, iPhone, Android, or other portable device.
Middle Search Plus
A full-text database designed for middle school students. Includes over 140 popular magazines, almanacs, factbooks, and other research resources for kids.
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
A searchable collection of over 750,000 digitized pages, representing over 199 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 1923.
Educators
These databases can help support your lesson plans, as well as give you access to resources for your downtime.
ABCmouse
ABCmouse offers the most comprehensive online curriculum available for children ages 2 to 8, with more than 10,000 learning activities in reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, art and music.
NoveList
A reader's advisory database that helps one discover information about books, authors, and series. Great resource for middle and high school students.
Points of View – Reference Center
Presents multiple sides of issues through essays, political magazines, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference books. Excellent resource for persuasive writing, opinion pieces and debate teams.
Learning Express
Practice tests and eBooks to help improve math, science, reading, and writing skills. Best for High School students.
GreenFILE
Offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment, including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and recycling.
Worldwide Science
Offers information about energy, medicine, and environmental issues. Content available in 10 languages including Spanish, Arabic, German and Russian. Good for High School students.
International Travel Tips
Create safe travel plans based on your destination.
Petrucci Music Library
A virtual library containing public domain music, as well as music from composers who are willing to share their work with the world without charge.
Virtual Travel
Explore museums, national parks, wildlife and more.
Aurora Public Schools
Students and staff of Aurora Public Schools can use their student or staff ID to access these resources. Staff must add 0s before ID number to equal 10 digits in length when prompted to enter.
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