Ebooks and Audiobooks Available Online

Classics available in the public domain.

• Library of Congress - Read.gov encourages everyone to discover the world of books. Here you'll find a variety of free teen reading resources to explore and enjoy. 

• Project Gutenberg 

The following resources require a public library card, please see the librarian for help if you do not already have one. 

• Freading 

• Overdrive

• Open Library - Must create a personal account to access this site. 

• Find It Virginia - Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages. 

Newspapers, Magazines, and Online News Sources

Newspapers

• Greene County Record (Greene County, VA)

• Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA)

• ​Historical Newspapers - Chronicling America (Library of Congress)

• Historical Newspapers - Google Collection

• ​Historical Newspapers - Collection of Newspapers from USA and other Countries

Magazines

• Teen Ink - Magazine written by teens, for teens (13 and older)

• Zinio - Access to current popular magazines. Must have a public library card to access.

Online News Sources

• Newsela

• Smithsonian Tween Tribune

Project Tools

Citation Sources

• Citation Guide - Need help citing your sources? Use these tools from Purdue OWL

Image Sources

• Imagebase

• Pics4Learning

• Pixabay

• Wikimedia Commons

Audio Sources

• Public Domain 4U Free Music

• A list of Creative Commons Music Sources

Template for Student Portfolios 

• Click HERE

Databases 

 Gale In Context: High School 

See Librarian for password for use offsite 

**Student Cheat Sheet  for some of the Gale Tools. 

World History Encyclopedia - Login in with Google 

World Book 

See Librarian for password for use offsite for World Book

Explora -- patron ID: valib

The following databases require a public library card:

Rocket Languages

Find It Virginia -- Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages. 

Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship

• Planet NutShell NetSafe Videos - A collection of 18 videos that cover all aspects of Internet safety

• NSTeens - Videos, games, quizzes, and comics created by NetSmartz that focus on Internet safety and digital citizenship.

• ThinkB4U - An interactive set of videos and activities about digital citizenship

• Digital Compass - A "choose your own adventure" activity on digital citizenship