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Accelerated Reader List Login Needed In-Library Use Only List of Accelerated Reader tests. |
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AGRICOLA Login Needed In-Library Use Only A unified hub for information covering all aspects of Agriculture. |
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AtoZdatabases Login Needed In-Library Use Only The Premier Marketing and Reference Database. |
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Auto Repair Source Login Needed In-Library Use Only AutoMate provides accurate, authoritative, and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. |
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Beanstack Login Needed In-Library Use Only Sign up for challenges & contests including 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! Readers can earn virtual badges by tracking books or minutes read & completing activities to earn real prizes. |
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Britannica School Edition Login Needed In-Library Use Only Britannica School Edition gives teachers and students instant access to four complete encyclopedias and other resources. |
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CIA World Factbook Login Needed In-Library Use Only Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Also maps. |
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CreativeBug Login Needed In-Library Use Only Experience the joy of making with over 1000 award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists. |
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Duolingo Login Needed In-Library Use Only A language-learning and crowdsourced text translation resource. |
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Explora for Grades 9-12 Login Needed In-Library Use Only Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. |
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Explora for Grades K-8 Login Needed In-Library Use Only Explora K - 8 provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. Searches may be limited by lexile reading level. |
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Explora Public Libraries Login Needed In-Library Use Only Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. |
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Family Search Login Needed In-Library Use Only Learn where you came from, and get to know who you are. |
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Kanopy Login Needed In-Library Use Only Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 titles, including award-winning documentaries and acclaimed films, rare and hard-to-find titles, and classic films, with collections from The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, and PBS among many others. |
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Learning Express — Adult Learning Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only This center offers busy adults the resources to improve their basic skills, earn a GED Test credential, or become a U.S. citizen. |
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Learning Express — Computer Skills Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only Video courses are the fastest and easiest way to learn how to use a computer. Use the materials in this center to learn the basics of a computer, from searching the Internet to using popular programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, implementing design, and more. |
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Learning Express — High School Equivalency Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only Earning a high school equivalency credential shows that you have high-school-level academic skills. It can help open the door to a better job or career, and a college education. The resources in this Center can help you every step of the way, from finding out if you’re ready to take the test, to building your academic skills, to preparing for your high school equivalency exam. |
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Learning Express — Resume and Cover Letter Builder Login Needed In-Library Use Only Tools for creating cover letters and resumes. |
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LearningExpress ACT® and SAT® Test Preparation Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only Tutorials and Practice Tests for the ACT and SAT Tests |
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LearningExpress PrepSTEP Academic Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only PrepSTEP for College is packed with online test preparation, tutorials, e-books and articles to help university students achieve academic success and readiness for the workplace. It has skill building in English, math and science, college success skills tutorials, popular computer software tutorials and much more. |
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LearningExpress PrepSTEP High School Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only PrepSTEP for High Schools provides online access to a unique and extensive collection of academic, college preparation and career-related tutorials, practice tests, articles, e-books and flashcards. It includes tools for academic skill-building, college and career exploration, college admissions test preparation, military exploration and preparation, workplace skills development and more. |
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Libby Login Needed In-Library Use Only Access the library’s digital collection of eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, and magazines through OverDrive or Libby. |
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LibriVox Login Needed In-Library Use Only Public domain recordings of public domain literature. Plays anywhere! |
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Literary Reference Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only Provides information on thousands of authors and their works through an expansive collection of author biographies, plot summaries, poems, short stories, author interviews and more. |
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Medline Plus Login Needed In-Library Use Only Authoritative information from government agencies and other health-related organizations. |
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Michigan eLibrary Login Needed In-Library Use Only The Michigan eLibrary provides all Michigan residents with free access to online full-text articles, full-text books, digital images, and other valuable research information. |
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NASA Login Needed In-Library Use Only Take a journey to Mars, experience the views from the International Space Station, explore the solar system & beyond. Don’t miss the unbelievable images, videos and information on these topics and so much more! |
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Newspaper Source Plus Login Needed In-Library Use Only Newspaper Source Plus |
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NoveList Plus Login Needed In-Library Use Only Need help figuring out what book you might like to read next? Search Novelist by series, by author read a likes, award winning books, genre (western, Christian fiction, historical novel, and lots more). A great tool to help readers like you find a book you will enjoy reading. |
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NoveListK8 Plus Login Needed In-Library Use Only NoveList K-8 allows children in kindergarten through grade 8, parents, and teachers to identify books appropriate for children's reading abilities and interests. You can search by author, title, series, reading level, and plot to find great suggestions of titles to read. |
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PebbleGo Login Needed In-Library Use Only The emergent reader solution |
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Poetry & Short Story Reference Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only This full-text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques — including contemporary content from the finest publishers. |
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Primary Search Login Needed In-Library Use Only Containing full-text for nearly 100 of the most popular children's magazines, Primary Search is designed specifically to help elementary school students. Students can learn about a variety of topics, such as endangered species, famous musicians, food fitness, space exploration, and more. The database also includes a collection of more than 1.2 million images of relevant photos, maps and flags to aid kids in learning. |
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Project Gutenberg Login Needed In-Library Use Only Want 30,000 free ebooks? Download to your own device using PDFs, HTML, epub, Mobipocket and more. Enjoy! |
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PubMed Central Login Needed In-Library Use Only A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). |
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Scholastic Book Expert Login Needed In-Library Use Only This searchable database provides information about books that are supported by Scholastic Reading Counts! quizzes. |
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Small Business Reference Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only Information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding. |
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Small Engine Repair Reference Center Login Needed In-Library Use Only SERRC offers assistance in providing routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service, etc.) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly) and allows users to search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type, and model numbers. |
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Smithsonian Natural History Login Needed In-Library Use Only National Museum of Natural History - Virtual Tours. |
What's Hot
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten — 105 titles |
10 Best Books of 2023 - NYT — 7 titles |
100 Best Books of 2023 - Library Journal — 28 titles |
100 Notable Books of 2023 - NYT — 71 titles |
2023 Best Children's and Young Adult Books - School Library Journal — 84 titles |
2023 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books — 5 titles |
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ALSC Notable Books for Children — 209 titles |
April is Poetry Month — 144 titles |
Board Games — 78 titles |
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Cookbooks — 53 titles |
Earth Day is Every Day — 83 titles |
Graphic Novels — 48 titles |
Halloween — 128 titles |
Homeschool Resources — 23 titles |
Hugo Award Winners — 26 titles |
International Films — 57 titles |
March is Women's History Month — 136 titles |
Mental Health — 25 titles |
Michigan Authors — 172 titles |
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National Book Award Winners & Finalists — 59 titles |
National Library of Medicine Consumer Health Collection — 46 titles |
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Nonfiction — 38 titles |
Nebula Award Winners — 16 titles |
Newbery Awards & Honors — 163 titles |
Nobel Prize Winners — 43 titles |
Oscar Winning and Nominated Movies — 158 titles |
Pulitzer Prize Winners — 64 titles |
Rainbow Book List GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens — 79 titles |
Seed Library — 35 titles |
Spring — 39 titles |
Stonewall Book Awards — 50 titles |
Summer — 43 titles |
Talk, Read, Sing: 0-3 years — 61 titles |
Thanksgiving — 18 titles |
tonies — 45 titles |
VOX Books — 34 titles |
Women's Right to Vote — 17 titles |
Storytime: April 24 | |
04/24/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on Wednesdays in April for stories, music, and movement. |
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April Game On: Week Four | |
04/26/2024 3:30-5:30 PM Location: Big Rapids Meet us in the Media Room to try out library board games or create using our Lego® bricks. |
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Storytime: May 1 | |
05/01/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on Wednesdays in May for stories, music, and movement. |
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May Game On: Week One | |
05/03/2024 3:30-5:30 PM Location: Big Rapids Meet us in the Media Room to try out library board games or create using our Lego® bricks. |
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Storytime: May 8 | |
05/08/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on Wednesdays in May for stories, music, and movement. |
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STEM LAB | |
05/08/2024 4:00-5:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Ages 9-13. Join us for hands-on activities that engage participants in problem-solving and critical thinking. May Topic: Shapeshifting |
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May Game On: Week Two | |
05/10/2024 3:30-5:30 PM Location: Big Rapids Meet us in the Media Room to try out library board games or create using our Lego® bricks. |
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May Saturday Storytime | |
05/11/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on the second Saturday of each month for stories, music, and movement. |
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Grow Great Vegetables with Bevin Cohen | |
05/11/2024 2:00-3:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Discover how to plan, plant and grow your most productive garden ever! Learn from Bevin’s decades of growing experience, including tips on soil health, seed starting and transplanting, mulching and weeding and when to harvest your perfect produce! |
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May Art & Craft Workshop | |
05/14/2024 4:00-5:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for a guided craft! May's Craft: Beginner Crochet! You only need to register those who will be crafting at the event. |
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Storytime: May 15 | |
05/15/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on Wednesdays in May for stories, music, and movement. |
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Family STEM Night | |
05/16/2024 4:00-5:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Ages 5-8 with an adult. Explore STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math activities as a family! (Both child and adult need to be registered for this event.) |
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May Game On: Week Three | |
05/17/2024 3:30-5:30 PM Location: Big Rapids Meet us in the Media Room to try out library board games or create using our Lego® bricks. |
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Storytime: May 22 | |
05/22/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on Wednesdays in May for stories, music, and movement. |
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May Game On: Week Four | |
05/24/2024 3:30-5:30 PM Location: Big Rapids Meet us in the Media Room to try out library board games or create using our Lego® bricks. |
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Storytime at Roben-Hood Airport | |
05/29/2024 11:00AM-11:45PM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard for storytime with airport staff at the airport! 21325 18 Mile Road Big Rapids MI 49307. |
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May Game On: Week Five | |
05/31/2024 3:30-5:30 PM Location: Big Rapids Meet us in the Media Room to try out library board games or create using our Lego® bricks. |
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Storytime: June 5 | |
06/05/2024 11:00AM-11:45PM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on Wednesdays in June for stories, music, and movement. |
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June Saturday Storytime | |
06/08/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids Join Mr. Howard on the second Saturday of each month for stories, music, and movement. |
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June Art & Craft Workshop | |
06/11/2024 4:00-5:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for a guided craft! June's Craft: Botanical Prints. You only need to register those who will be crafting at the event. |
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Storytime with Dial-A-Ride | |
06/12/2024 11:00-11:45 AM Location: Big Rapids JUNE 12 STORYTIME will be in the Literacy Park behind the the library with Dial-A-Ride and the Big Rapids Department of Public Safety. |
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STEM LAB | |
06/12/2024 4:00-5:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Ages 9-13. Join us for hands-on activities that engage participants in problem-solving and critical thinking. June Topic: TBA |
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Family STEM Night | |
06/20/2024 4:00-5:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Ages 5-8 with an adult. Explore STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math activities as a family! (Both child and adult need to be registered for this event.) |
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Seed Saving 101 with Bevin Cohen | |
09/21/2024 2:00-3:00 PM Location: Big Rapids Learn how to save the seeds from your flowers,vegetables and herbs to use them for next year in this informative program with author and seed farmer Bevin Cohen. Using a combination of engaging demonstrations, discussion, and lecture, Bevin will guide you through multiple seed saving techniques so you are able to use your harvest to have seeds for next year's gardens. Learn the difference between heirloom, hybrid, and GMO seeds; gather the equipment you'll need for successful seed harvesting; and discover why this traditional practice is still so valuable today! |