Sunset Ranch Library
"Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else's shoes for a while."
-Malorie Blackman
April is Neurodiversity Awareness Month
April is Arab American Heritage Month
Reading Resources
Hold a book, search the catalog, or view your check-outs in the Sunset Ranch Library! Log in with your RUSD google account. To view current check-outs, click on "my stuff" at the top of the page.
Access to picture books narrated in many different languages, including Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian, French, and more!
A collection of resources that brings books to life! Watch book trailers, author interviews, find the book level, and more!
Access to thousands of high quality ebooks. Free during school hours and 2 hours/week at home. You will need a code from your teacher to log in for the first time.
Research Resources
Brittanica is a safe, up-to date resource for researching any topic! Log in with Google using your RUSD account. If you are logging in from home, click here for the password (must be logged in with RUSD account to see it)
Access to ebooks, videos, and websites to supplement social studies and science curriculum. The username is sunsetr. Click here for the password (must be logged in with RUSD account to see it)
ProQuest eLibrary helps simplify the research process by providing a large collection of periodical and digital media content selected to support beginning researchers. Log in with Google using your RUSD account. If you are logging in from home, click here for the password (must be logged in with RUSD account to see it)
Database that goes beyond basic facts and figures on more than 200 countries, with reports detailing daily life and culture, history, and lifestyle from an insiders' perspective. Log in with Google using your RUSD account. If you are logging in from home, click here for the password (must be logged in with RUSD account to see it)
National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images.
Pebble Go has thousands of nonfiction articles and many eBooks, all science-related and in English and Spanish.
Explore topics and events within Earth systems, global change, pollution, populations, and more with Gale in Context: Environmental Studies. Log in with Google using your RUSD account
Going beyond textbooks and traditional science curriculum, Gale Interactive: Science is a highly visual online learning tool that takes visual-spatial learning to the next level. Log in with Google using your RUSD account.
Articles, books, images, activities, and websites curated for educational relevance, age appropriateness and readability. Log in with Google using your RUSD account.
District Library Website - Find the usernames and passwords for all databases here!
Login with your District gmail and password
Sunset Ranch Library Aides
Let us know if you have any questions and we would be happy to help!
