Online Resources for K-12 Students, Educators, and Families

An easy-to-search database for K-5 students. Available to all Maine residents through Digital Maine Library.

A database designed for middle school students, made available to Maine residents by the Digital Maine Library.

A database designed for high school students, made available to Maine residents by the Digital Maine Library.

A searchable online dictionary.

A database that contains National Geographic Kids magazine issues from 2009 to the present as well as other resources. Available to Maine residents through Digital Maine Library.

A version of World Book encyclopedia for K-5 students, made available to Maine residents by Digital Maine Library.

A version of World Book Encyclopedia for middle school students, made available to Maine residents by Digital Maine Library.

A version of World Book encyclopedia for high school and college students, made available to Maine residents by Digital Maine Library.

A database that provides access to skillbuilding and test preparation resources. Provided to Maine residents by Digital Maine Library.

Provides access to electronic books and audiobooks. Users must have a library card from a participating Maine library; library content can be accessed through a web browser or the CloudLibrary app on smartphones/tablets.

This site, hosted by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C., provides internet access to the complete works of William Shakespeare--poetry and plays.

Project Gutenberg, founded by Michael Hart, is an online repository of books that have entered the public domain in the United States. This source is particularly useful in finding older works of literature, philosophy, etc.

LibriVox is a website that hosts audio recordings of books in the public domain; its recordings are also in the public domain within the United States.

An online collection of 1.3 million publicly available images of artworks.

Created by two art historians working for Khan Academy, SmARThistory is an online interactive art history resource, with new lessons added over time.

An online library providing access to digital books. Particularly useful for access to older public domain texts and materials created by its member institutions. Note that not all books listed in this catalog have full-text access.

A collection of math textbooks beginning at the pre-algebra level; select the type of math you are studying to access the relevant texts. Note that books involving other areas of study are available (hover your mouse over the blue symbols near the top of the page to see what other subjects are available, and click on the symbol of your choice to access related books).

Khan Academy, begun by Salman Khan as a way to help a family member study math, is a collection of educational readings, videos, and activities across academic fields and dealing with various topics.