Youth Resources
BookFlix Promotes reading literacy and early childhood learning through fiction and nonfiction storybooks. Select from audiovisual or illustrated eBook options, both with read-a-long capabilities. (Español mode available for Spanish titles)
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For parent and teacher resources and tools
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Contains the largest collection of children’s eBooks and eAudiobooks.
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Using Boundless at the Northbrook Public Library
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Conduct your own research through biographic entries, educational videos, and encyclopedia articles. Britannica Library also provides research tools and materials to walk you through research projects, write book reviews, prepare oral presentations, and write research papers or science reports.
Select a research level below:
> Children
> Young Adults
> Reference Center (for advanced research)
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Access thousands of comics, graphic books, graphic novels, and manga in eBook or eAudiobook format. Digital comics and graphic novels are available either through Hoopla or Libby, each with a different selection of titles and content available for all age groups.
> Hoopla collection
> Libby collection
Using Hoopla at the Northbrook Public Library
Using Libby at the Northbrook Public Library
Offers anytime access to high-quality eBook collections curated by EBSCO experts. Access hundreds of juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles by Cricket Media that support students from pre-K to 8th grade in building strong literacy skills. (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs)
Provides an easy-to-use full curriculum from Pre-K to 5th Grade, especially helpful for homeschooling needs. Learning plans and activities cover a wide range of subject areas, including a focus on Social and Emotional Learning methods.
Working on a research project? Use Explora and search through a variety of EBSCO databases all-at-once, covering multiple subjects and topics.
> Primary School level - Recommended for K to 5th grade students
> Middle School level - Recommended for 6th to 8th grade students
> High School level - Recommended for 9th to 12th grade students
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Access over 25,000 full-text encyclopedic entries.
Access thousands of eAudiobooks, eBooks, comics, manga, graphic novels, movies, TV shows, magazines, plus music. Syncs across all devices, stream titles on-demand, or download select titles to enjoy later.
To activate Kids Mode, just click on the 
icon located on the upper right corner of the page.
View the eResources Loan Table for specific information about checkout limits, loan periods, holds, renewals and suggested audience level.
Here are some special Hoopla collections that you may enjoy:
> Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
> Hoopla BingePass - 7 days of unlimited access to binge select content with just one checkout
> Read-along Collection - Interactive children's books for read-along or read-aloud
Using Hoopla at the Northbrook Public Library
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