Discus, which stands for Digital Information for South Carolina Users, provides free access to an electronic library that's available 24/7.
Unlimited access to over 100,000 articles, media galleries and videos
Get LEGO building guides packed with creative models, activities, games, and hands-on projects for kids and adults. 100+ Quick Model Build Ideas, LEGO® Books.
PBS KIDS is the premier educational media brand from the American public television network PBS, designed for children ages 2 to 8. It supports whole-child development with a focus on literacy, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and social-emotional learning.
Elementary - Gale in Context
Gale in Context: Elementary (formerly Kids Infobits) contains age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts, graphs, and videos to support STEM topics.
Kanopy Kids is free to stream and features hundreds of educational and enriching videos that spark children’s imaginations. Kanopy Kids curated titles from Weston Woods, Sesame Street, Jim Henson Productions, Highlights for Children, Signed Stories, and others, promote empathy, literacy, critical thinking and help build STEM skills.
Unite for Literacy provides free access to more than 400 original picture books, one fourth of them written in Spanish. The digital books provide audio narrations in more than 40 languages, spoken by native speakers in warm, expressive voices.
INSPIRE is supported by the Institute of Museums and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Indiana State Library. Visit the “Databases by Subject” pages to see Student Search K-6 and Student Search 6-12 databases.
Fun and substantive, National Geographic Kids will take kids on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Includes National Geographic Kids magazine 2009-present (3 month embargo), 200 National Geographic Kids books, and 500 kid-friendly, downloadable images. To access, enter library card number.
The Spanish Experiment is a website that has well-known children’s stories translated into Spanish and spoken by a native Spanish speaker. You can read along in Spanish or English. The website also contains free online beginner Spanish lessons with audio. Free Services Offered: 5 free stories with audio and text and 15 free beginner Spanish lessons
KidLitTV offers a variety of creative video content to inspire and educate kids. The website’s free content includes read-alouds, drawing tutorials, cooking lessons, craft ideas, and more.
Loving2Read is an endless library of free children’s books! Kids will learn new science, reading, STEM, math, and other skills as they explore books. With the custom dashboard, you can see how many books your child has read. Free Services Offered: Always Free!
PebbleGo includes interactive lessons for kid-friendly topics, like animals and biographies. The content is robust, engaging, and developmentally appropriate for K-5 students.