Books Available at our Libraries
Find North Bend Elementary Library books:
Find North Bend Central Jr-Sr High books:
AR Books? Do you want to know if there is an Accelerated Reader quiz on your book? https://www.arbookfind.com/
e-Library
ESU2 e-library links: You can read books from your computer or other electronic device using our e-library.
Log in using your phone or tablet:
Download the Axis360 app from App Store or Google Play
Find our libraries by searching for 'north bend' > Choose the library of the school you are attending. <See login info below>
Log in using computer:
Elementary e-library
Middle school and High school e-library
E-Library login information:
Login: firstname.lastname.
Password: lastname#### (#### is your NBC library/lunch number and last name is all lowercase)
Writing and Creating Tools
Safe search engines for kids - Useful for younger students.
Research materials for NBCPS students
** We cannot publish the logins and passwords for those subscriptions that we pay to use. Check your email and open the Research "Cheat Sheet" document. If you can't find it, email Mrs. Gross-Rhode if you are working at home and need the information.
(Provided by ESU consortium) - May require password
Encyclopedia with links for every level and interest: Early Learning, Kids, Discover, Student, Advanced, Timelines, ebooks and World Book Wizard.
Gale Databases
Gale Databases: (Provided by ESU consortium) Requires password if not on school server.
All Titles - sidebar link will link you to databases for all three levels: Elementary, Middle School, and High School in addition to links to Health and Wellness databases and News .
General - sidebar link will link you to High School and Power Search which finds more results than High School option.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education (Provided by ESU consortium) Requires your student login and password.
Links to information, video, images, games etc. about educational topics. See Mrs. Gross-Rhode for your individual logins and passwords.
Nebraska Access
Lots of resources for your research. Use you (or your parent's) Nebraska driver's license number to access many research sites. Provided for Nebraska residents and students paid for by State of Nebraska funding of Nebraska Library Commission.
Nebraska Access for High Schools - Includes:
Explora High Schools - searches databases and encyclopedias, Points of View Reference Center for articles from popular magazines, Topic overviews for high school researchers, etc.
MAS Complete - Popular high school magazines and reference sources covering a broad range of subjects.
Middle Search Plus - Popular middle school magazines and reference sources covering a broad range of subjects.
Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia -Entries on more than 25,000 topics.
Biography Reference Center - Information on important people to search or browse by name, job and more. (Easier to follow.)
Biography Reference Bank - Biographies and articles on people from past to present, including musicians, athletes, and politicians. (May also have magazine articles.)
Nebraska Access for Elementary/Middle School - includes:
Explora for Elementary/Middle School - searches databases and encyclopedia for articles from popular magazines, topic overviews for younger researchers, and more.Primary Search - Find magazine articles, images, etc. (Better for older grades)
Middle Search Plus - Popular middle school magazines and reference sources covering a broad range of subjects.
Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia -Entries on more than 25,000 topics.
Biography Reference Center - Information on important people to search or browse by name, job and more. (Easier to follow.)
Biography Reference Bank - Biographies and articles on people from past to present, including musicians, athletes, and politicians. (May also have magazine articles.)
All NebraskaAccess Databases
(Gives you everything listed above plus the following databases and sites...)
Consumer Health Complete - Health information aimed at general public. Covers all areas of health and wellness.
Points of View Reference Center - Essays of current events with two points of view.
MyHeritage Library Edition - Research your family or famous people from Nebraska and elsewhere.
Novelist Plus & *Novelist K-8 Plus - Fiction and nonfiction reading recommendations, book reviews, series information and more. For all ages.
Legal Information Reference Center - Legal resources for consumers, including family law, immigration, employee rights, etc.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection - scholarly journals on psychology, behavior and more.
Science & Technology Collection - Scholarly journals on natural and applied sciences and technology.
Small Business Reference Center - Information on how to start, finance and run a small business.
Other research - sites to check out
Fact Monster - Check out the menu across the top for categories to investigate: Games • World • U.S. • People • Math & Science • Language Arts • Homework • Holidays & Calendars • Tools.
Fact Monster Useful Tools - Includes almanac, atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, and distance or conversion calculators.
Library of Congress - Check out American Memories
CIA World Factbook - Provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
MrDonn.org - Award winning site for elementary students to research countries, their customs, foods, etc. along with many other topics.
Word Central - Merriam-Webster site for dictionary, thesaurus and rhyming words.
Internet Archive - (Wayback Machine) - has archived millions of web sites from years ago. Often used to fact-check statements made by celebrities.
Creative Commons/Open Verse - Find clip art, images, video and music that can you have permission to use based upon Creative Commons licensing.
PBS* - Public Broadcasting Service
CK-12: Many resources for learning about any topic.
Smithsonian Institute: Click on ‘Digital Library’
**RefDesk**: Internet Fact Checker