P.S.156 Library Resources

  • Student Passwords for Library Subscriptions
  • Pebblego
    Includes kid’s research databases on Animals and Earth &Space.
  • Brain Pop Junior
  • World Book Kids (Research Website for Children).
    Research Website for Children. Contact your school librarians for user name and password.
  • Storyline Online
    The Screen Actors Guild Foundation (SAG) is an online streaming video program featuring SAG members reading childrens books aloud!Each book includes accompanying actvities and lesson ideas.
  • Educational Powerpoints for Grades K-5
  • Teaching Books.Net
    This site contains book guides for children's popular fiction. Book guides or teaching guides can be searched by grade level and subject area.
  • Ticket To Read
  • New York Public Library Kids Resource Page (Provides access to Tumble books, Bookflix, and Trueflix  book databases.)
    This NYPL children's resource page provides access to both Tumble Books and Bookflix.

    What is Tumble Books?
     Tumble books is a website of children's popular books in animated form. Along with an engaging reading experience, it also provides fun literacy activities to go along with the books.
    What is Bookflix?
    Bookflix is a children's  website of paired fiction and nonfiction books along with lesson plans and online activities. Teachers (K-3) can use these paired fiction and nonfiction books to teach students identification and characteristics of fiction and nonfiction genres. 
    Note: You need your library card barcode to access these sites.

    What is Trueflix?
    The recently introduced book database launched by Scholastic. Includes engaging Science and Social Studies reference books. 


  • Brooklyn Public Library Databases for Children
    Databases for Elementary Students and Teachers

    Amazing Animals of the World
    Articles, photos, audio recordings, videos, games, and more about the animal kingdom. Learn about how different animals sleep, what they eat, and where they live.

    America the Beautiful
    State by state history and current events for elementary and middle school students.

    Bookflix
    Online literacy program that pairs classic Weston Woods storybook films with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic. Users of all ages can read along with the narrator, play educational games, read author biographies, or check out related web links.

    Encyclopedia Britannica Online for Kids
    Children's version of the Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Includes a dictionary, an atlas, timelines, and information on writing reports.

    Grolier Online
    Find articles on the following subjects using one search box: science, geography, history, animals.

    New Book of Knowledge
    Resource including reference, current events, maps, photos, flags, web links and homework help. For elementary readers and up.

    TrueFlix
    Read and listen to e-books and watch videos online based on titles from the Trueflix nonfiction book series. Also look up project ideas, extra information, and lesson plans for teachers and others.