Offers resources for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, including a collection of Deaf resources in digital formats and access to information regardless of location. Provides assistance to Virginia residents as well as public and academic library staff throughout the state. Available remotely.
Read, listen, and watch with your library card! Download and stream up to 5 items a month from hoopla’s catalog of 1 million+ audiobooks, eBooks, videos, music, and more on your mobile device or computer. There are titles for all ages and interests, and there are never any holds or waiting for your titles.
Explore guided tutorials focus primarily on library resources, from OverDrive eBooks, eAudio, and eMagazines, to our reading challenge platform Beanstack. Find tutorials on other commonly used tools, including Google and an array of social media platforms. Create an account to track your progress or take tutorials at will. Read more here about Niche Academy.
Offers resources for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, including a collection of Deaf resources in digital formats and access to information regardless of location. Provides assistance to Virginia residents as well as public and academic library staff throughout the state. Available remotely.
Available remotely.
Read, listen, and watch with your library card! Download and stream up to 5 items a month from hoopla’s catalog of 1 million+ audiobooks, eBooks, videos, music, and more on your mobile device or computer. There are titles for all ages and interests, and there are never any holds or waiting for your titles.
Just for Kids, by Infobase, provides access to over 11,000 streaming videos for children. Subjects include ABCs & 123s, Arts & Music, Health & PE, History, Math, People & Places, Reading & Writing, Sciences, TV Shows & Movies, and World Languages. You can find videos produced by the Jim Henson Company, PBS, Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, Weston Woods, and more. Create a free personal account to create and customize playlists, save favorites, sign up for newsletters based on your interests, and take advantage of other features. Provided by Find It Virginia. Available remotely.
Learn how to use Just for Kids Access Video through this tutorial on Niche Academy.
Thoughtful entertainment for children aged preschool and up. Parents and caregivers can stream videos from a curated selection of educational and enriching videos on Kanopy Kids with developmentally appropriate, age-based ratings from Common Sense Media, as well as additional parental controls to help keep kids safe. Read more here.
Learn how to use Kanopy Kids through this tutorial on Niche Academy.
Kanopy has educational videos and documentaries, as well as classic and foreign films. For more information on this service, read our introduction to Kanopy.
Learn how to use Kanopy through this tutorial on Niche Academy.
Magzter is a digital magazine and newspaper platform that offers more than 3,000 titles in a variety of languages. A library card number and email address (to receive a one-time code to log in for the first time) are needed for access. iOS and Android users can download the Magzter Library app from the Apple Store, opens a new window or the Google Play Store., opens a new window Provided by Find it Virginia.
Explore guided tutorials focus primarily on library resources, from OverDrive eBooks, eAudio, and eMagazines, to our reading challenge platform Beanstack. Find tutorials on other commonly used tools, including Google and an array of social media platforms. Create an account to track your progress or take tutorials at will. Read more here about Niche Academy.
