LS2 PAC (Library Catalog)

Sora Shared eBook Collection

Beanstack makes it easy for students to track their independent reading, earning virtual badges along the way. Students can also write book reviews and complete activities to further engage with what they have read.

World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format, perfect for elementary and middle school learners to access information from trusted sources. A one-stop shop for cross curricular learning, includes translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings. (Sign in with Google using your k12.hi.us account)

With Learn360, teachers and students can stream and/or download from a premium library of more than 151,000 handpicked videos, video clips, interactives, teacher guides, audio programs, math activities, science diagrams, science experiments, timelines, and more. You will see videos and clips from more than 200 producers including History Channel, Bio, National Geographic, HBO, BBC Learning, Reading Rainbow, Sunburst Visual Media, and much more.

See your librarian or teacher for the username and password.

Created specifically for middle school students, Gale In Context: Middle School combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and many more.

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is the premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Fun, substantive content takes kids 6-14 on adventures in science, nature, culture and space. The digital magazine, books, videos, and pictures are all available to explore by topic, or searchable by key words. 

Swank offers legal, convenient access to thousands of feature films, documentaries and foreign films to support classroom instruction. Students, check with your teachers for access. Teachers, if you haven’t set up your account yet, please consult the Teacher Guide emailed to you, or ask the librarian.