Portland Library
20 Freestone Avenue
Portland, CT  06480
860-342-6770
 
Welcome to the
Children's Page!

Have you tried BookFlix?   Try it; you'll like it!

Welcome to BookFlix!

Portland Library has BookFlix, the interactive literacy resource to encourage and to improve your child’s reading. BookFlix pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to reinforce reading skills and to develop real-world knowledge and understanding.  BookFlix is accessible and attractive to early readers, reluctant readers, and English Language Learners in grades Pre-K through grade 3.  BookFlix fiction-nonfiction pairs are organized around content-area topics, though some are just for fun which is sure to delight and interest early readers. 

Give it a try and let us know what you think.

4Within the Portland Library

4Not in the Library (Remote access; Portland residents, enter your library card number when prompted.)

Have You Checked Out an eBook from the Portland Library’s
DOWNLOADABLE COLLECTION yet??
Go to http://www.portlandlibraryct.org/ and click on Downloadable eBooks & Audio Books. Then Log-in and search the titles that are available. The titles are available for many different devices such as Kindle, Nook, iPod, iPad, iPhone, etc.

World Book Is Available!
World Book Online Info Finder is a wonderful resource for patrons in elementary and middle school looking for help with their homework and research projects. It  includes all the articles from the print version of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.

World Book Online for Kids is a general reference web site developed especially for younger library patrons. The site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, multimedia, and a wealth of engaging games, interactive tools, and activities.  The encyclopedia is available at home or in the Library from the Library’s database web page .

Homework Help at the Portland Library

Whether you are home working on an assignment or at the Library, we have subscribed to many databases that can help you with your research.

Discovering Collection:  “With its comprehensive coverage of core classroom subject areas accessible through an intuitive graphic interface, this will become a sure-fire hit among students from middle school to high school.”

InfoTrac Student Edition:  “Now with over 1,300 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical
database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.”

These databases can be accessed with your library card from home or from the Library through the Portland
Library website at http://www.portlandlibraryct.org/onlinedatabases.htm

Nutmeg Children's Book Award - The award, sponsored by Connecticut Library Association and the Connecticut Educational Media Association, encourages children in grades 4 -8 to read quality literature and choose their favorites.
The 2013 Nutmeg Award Nominees  are here! Multiple copies of all of the nominees have been purchased and are available for loan now!

Nutmeg Voting begins this year on April 1st, 2013!
Finish up those titles soon.
Your opinion MATTERS!

Last updated 04/15/2013!