- Yonkers Public Schools
- Librarian Resources and Information
Middle Years Electronic Library Resources (Grades 7-8)
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BrainPOP ELL
A English language learning program which includes short animated movies, games, and quizzes
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Britannica Escolar
Accurate age-appropriate content for Spanish native speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Britannica School
Available at three levels - elementary, middle, and high. Provides text-to-speech in over 100 languages
*Click the "Related Tab" for Additional Resources
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Country Watch: Culture Watch, Elections Central and Videos
*Click on Culture Watch to search cross-curricular data and advanced information on countries
*Click on Elections Central to search by country or USA Special Election Reports
*Click on Videos to view short documentaries reviewing the geography, history, politics, and economics of the country
Username: yonkers
Password: yonkers
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Follett Destiny Library Catalog, eBooks and Digital Resources
Yonkers Public Schools Library System Catalog. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, series, reading, interest, or lexile levels. Destiny also includes: Destiny Discover (eBooks), Webpath Express (Websites), Title Peek (Book Summary and Review), One Search (Databases), and Digital Resources (Safari Montage). Available in Spanish
*Students and staff can browse, access and read eBooks 24/7; 365 days a year
Username for Students: student ID# Username for Teachers: initials, followed by clock ID#
Password for Students: student Password for Teachers: clock ID#
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Novel: New York Online Virtual Electronic Library
Search periodicals and newspapers at NOVELNY, a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library.
Search the following databases:
*Academic OneFile
*Agriculture Collection
*Business Economics and Theory
*Business Insights:Essentials
*Communications and Mass Media Collection
*Computer Database
*Criminal Justice Collectiom
*Culinary Arts Collection
*Diversity Studies Collection
*Educator's Reference Complete: Full-text journals and reference; Full-test reports
*Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
*Expanded Academic ASAP
*Fine Arts and Music Collection
*Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture Collection
*Gender Studies Collection
*General OneFile
*General Reference Center Gold
*General Science Collection
*Health Reference Center Academic
*Home Improvement Collection
*Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
*Informe Académico: Full-text articles from and about Latin America
*Information Science and Library Issues Collection
*Info Trac Newsstand: Serach full-text newspaper articles
*Insurance and Liability Collection
*Kids InfoBits: Graphic Interface with full-text content; Audio in 40 languages
*Military and Intelligence Database
*Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Perspectives on many issues; Audio in 12 languages
*New York State Newspapers: Search newspapers published in New York State
*Nursing and Allied Health Collection
*Pop Culture Collection
*Psychology Collection
*Popular Magazines
*Research in Context: Videos and reference resources; Audio in 40 languages
*Religion and Philosophy Collection
*Small Business Collection
*Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
*U.S. History Collection
*Vocations and Careers Collection
*World History Collection
*War and Terrorism Collection
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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One More Story
An online library of the best classic and contemporary picture books narrated and set to music. Features I can read it mode for emerging readers, with a click-to-hear option for unknown words. Browse the library by bookshelves, keyword, reading or lexile level
*For mobile devices in School, download the Android or Kindle App.
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Password: none
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Contains a range of perspectives on many important issues, with over 13,000 pro/con viewpoints. Includes a variety of reference types. Provides text-to-speech capabilities in 12 languages
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Research in Context
Includes reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Provides text-to-speech capabilities in 40 languages
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Teaching Books
Includes thousands of multimedia resources to support author studies for children's and young adult books and their authors. Includes: movies, interviews, book discussions with prepared questions, background information, and teaching materials
Username: none
Password: yonkers
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Westchester Library System
Listen, read, and watch eBooks, audiobooks, and music
Username: a public library card from any municipality within Westchester County
Password: a public library card from any municipality within Westchester County
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Yonkers Public Library
Includes: Biography in Context, Biographical Dictionary, Chilton Library, Freegal, Freading, Learning Express, Membean, Mango Languages, OverDrive, and more
Username: Yonkers Public Library card is needed to access some of the databases
Password: Yonkers Public Library card is needed to access some of the databases