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Research / Databases

Art & craft video classes

Creativebug

Creativebug is a video subscription service that offers thousands of online art and craft classes taught by designers and creative experts. Creativebug also provide free printables, patterns, templates, materials lists, recipes, and video tutorials. 

Features

Personal profile: Subscribers get their own profile with a gallery and community tab. 

Class library: Subscribers can save classes to their library and keep one class for each month they subscribe. 

Class notifications: Subscribers can sign up for email and text alerts to learn about new classes, live events, and special offers. 

Class search: Users can search for classes by materials to find ones that use supplies they already have. 

collection of online research tools

EBSCO

EBSCO offer a variety of full-text databases and search features. It can be useful for finding journal articles and other publications on specific topics. To log in you will be asked for a library card number. 

Book, author, and series recommendations

Novelist

NoveList is a comprehensive readers' advisory solution for fiction lovers. With an intuitive interface and extensive proprietary content, NoveList answers the question: What should I read next?

Research tool designed for schools

Explora

Explora offers patrons a simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, e-books, essays and primary source documents. High-quality articles licensed from reputable publishers, recognized by library professionals and selected for use in a school environment.

To log in you will be ask for a library card number.

K-8 book, author, and series recommendations

Novelist k-8

NoveList K-8 is a database that helps children in grades K-8 find books and authors. It offers reading recommendation for both fiction and nonfiction titles, and includes tools for teachers, parents, and librarians to engage young readers.