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ABCmouse (Library Access)

The ABCmouse curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2-8+) build a strong foundation for future academic success. ABCmouse is 100% educational, with more than 10,000 learning activities (books, puzzles, educational games, art activities, songs, etc.) across all major subject areas—reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. 

ABCmouse at Home (Remote Access)

Now available from home! The ABCmouse curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2-8+) build a strong foundation for future academic success. ABCmouse is 100% educational, with more than 10,000 learning activities (books, puzzles, educational games, art activities, songs, etc.) across all major subject areas—reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. 

Beanstack

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Discover favorite books and apps, matched to your child’s age and interests.

Brainfuse HelpNow

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Live tutoring (including in Spanish) available 2pm to 11:55pm EST. Use SkillSurfer to practice long division, improve reading comprehension, and learn other key skills. Submit a writing sample to the Writing Lab and get feedback on structure, grammar, style and content to help you better organize and present your thoughts and information. Additionally, Brainfuse now offers live assistance for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to all United States library HelpNow clients. Live FAFSA tutors are available to help both students and parents with completing the FAFSA application. 

ComicsPlus

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Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of digital graphic novels and comics. Browse by genre, publisher, or title; checkouts are for seven days with unlimited renewals.

Creativebug

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1,000+ art & craft video classes covering art & design, sewing, quilting, paper, knitting, crochet, food & home, jewelry, holiday & party, and kids.

Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest

Access millions of rights-cleared images from the best collections in the world.

Encyclopedia Britannica Library Edition

Britannica Library for children, young adults, and adults. Search encyclopedia articles as well as magazines, web sites, and videos.

Gale in Context: Biography

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Biographies with related full-text articles from books, interviews, magazines, and newspapers. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender.

Gale in Context: Elementary

Cross-curricular research and homework help for K-5 students.

Gale In Context: Middle School

Authoritative, multimedia reference content covering the most studied middle school topics.

MakeMake (Lectorum)

Lea más de 600 libros auténticos de ficción y no ficción latinoamericanos para todas las edades escolares. Incluye aproximadamente  100 libros animados para niños pequeños.

Read over 600 authentic fiction and nonfiction Latin American books for all school ages. Includes about 100 animated books for young children.

Novelist K-8 Plus (EBSCO)

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Search or browse for picture books, novels and series; for infants through teens.

OverDrive

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OverDrive offers thousands of downloadable audiobooks, eBooks, and magazines, all free with your Prince George’s County Memorial Library System library card. There is a limit of 10 items per customer, checked out at any time. Magazines do not count against your checkout limit.

PebbleGo

PebbleGo databases help to teach research skills to K-3 students, and include built-in reading and research tools such as leveled text, consistent navigation, fun educational games, and spoken-word audio that models correct pronunciation and fluency.

Transparent Language Online

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An easy-to-use interface that integrates real-life language use by native speakers.  With over 100 languages to choose from, every language learner will find something to interest them.