Kids Catalog
This online catalog is kid friendly!
Preschool Storytime
Read-aloud stories, finger plays, music, and other fun activities help young children gain self-confidence, develop language skills, and appreciate the love of books and reading.
This free program is currently offered on Fridays at Butman-Fish at 10:30 a.m. and Saturdays at Zauel at 10:30 a.m. Zauel also offers a Tales for Twos storytime especially for toddlers on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., with a repeat Tales for Twos on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
See our event calendar for the most up-to-date information, including schedule changes.
Saginaw Children Read Blog
Check out the latest children's book reviews from Public Libraries of Saginaw staff.
Children's Databases
21 Things 4 Students
Educational and online resource to help students improve their technology proficiency and meet or exceed the Michigan eighth grade technology proficiency requirements.
BedTime Math
Resources are used to advance the mission of helping kids learn to love math. Daily math problems, a bedtime math book, Crazy 8s Club, Math on the Go printable games to use during car time, and short, fun videos for solving math problems.
Biography Reference Center
More than 450,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.
Britannica Fundamentals
Pre K - 2nd grade. Activity-centered learning to explore, play, read, and build technology skills. Letters, numbers, geography, shapes and much more are included.
Britannica School
Suite of Britannica School resources at four levels - Learning Zone, Elementary, Middle, and High. People, countries, science, animals, current events, and biographies.
Britannica School - Elementary
Grades 3-4. Find information on countries, animals, and people in articles, media, and a world atlas. Watch and learn with videos, games, and activities.
Britannica School - High
High School and adult. Primary sources for quick facts and in-depth information on history, geography, people, places, science, and much more. Biographies, world atlas, countries comparison, articles and interactive resources are available.
Britannica School - Middle
Grades 5-7. Homework help and discovery learning. Explore maps, photos, articles, famous people and places, compare countries, and tour the U.S.A.
CIA Spy Kids
Do you have the skills it takes to be a spy? Test your thinking and perception skills with puzzles, photo analysis, code breaking, and more games.
College Admissions Test Preparation
Practice tests, preparation eBooks, and tutorials for the ACT®, SAT, 12 AP subjects, PSAT/NMSQT, and TOEFL iBT® exams. Create a free account to access tools to help you do well on your college admissions tests and essay. Create a free account to access tools to help you do well on your college admissions tests and essay.
DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Hundreds of printable crafts and coloring pages organized by topic. Features a large selection of seasonal, holiday, and school crafts.
Early World of Learning
Grades PreK-3. Follow Trek and Taffy the cat around the world learning about colors, numbers and other fun things. Strengthen reading foundations with stories, activities and videos. Explore the Know It encyclopedia designed especially for early readers. Includes materials for educators.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Grades PreK - 5. Bilingual resources - visual dictionary, world of animals, encyclopedia articles, and Spanish language newspapers. Eight categories to browse: arts, history and government, people, places, plants and animals, science and mathematics, sports and hobbies, and world religions. The visual dictionary includes thousands of images and more than 12,000 labels. Save, print, or email content.
Environmental Health Sciences for Kids
Sing-along songs, coloring pages, illusions, and more for learning about pollution, how science works, healthy living, recycling, and the natural world.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster contains categories in world, United States, people, science, math & money sports and more. This site has age appropriate blogs where kids can post questions. Click on the homework center link to access material by subject quickly.
Fish Identification
Educators/parents can use with students to learn about the fish that live in the Great Lakes. Identify fish by name, snout, tail, body shape or other distinctive features. Also includes big full-color photos.
Fun Brain
Strengthen your brain cells by playing math arcade games, reading popular eBooks such as, Galactic Hot Dogs and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and getting creative with MadLibs Junior. (Beginning Reader Friendly)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Includes Study of Science--Earth Science, Geography and Geology c. 2017 and the Life & Career Skills Series--Employment, Personal Finance, Health & Wellnes and Social Skills.
High School Equivalency Center
Use tests, eBooks, and tutorials to assess and build your skill levels in reading, writing and math and prepare for the GED® Test in English and Spanish.
History Reference Center
Documents, photos, maps, film, and video from leading history journals. Also includes biographies of historical figures.
Inkless Tales
Stories, songs, poems, finger puppets, crafts and more presented by children's musician, Bushey, Elizabeth. All resources are free.
Interactives: Elements of a Story
Learn the seven elements of a story while listening to "Cinderella". The elements you will learn are: setting, characters, sequence, exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution.
International Children's Digital Library - Simple Search
Discover award winning books from around the world. Search by age level, language or book length. Great resource for non-native English speakers.
Into the Book
Learn eight reading strategies to improve your understanding of stories. Each strategy features a video example and an opportunity to try the strategy yourself. Strategies include: questioning, evaluating, inferring, prior knowledge, making connections, summarizing, synthesizing, and visualizing.
Khan Academy
Video tutoring for math, science, economics, arts and humanities, computing, test prep and more. Login is not required. Click on "subjects" then select a topic to locate video tutorials.
KidsReads
Find information about your favorite books, series, and authors. Select reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors, trivia games, word scrambles, and awesome contests!
LearningExpress Library
Test Prep/Jobs/Careers. Seven interactive learning centers of academic and licensing/certification practice tests, elementary level testing for math and reading, and skills building tools. Click "More" for centers links. Learning centers: High School Equivalency, College Preparation, College, Career, Adult Learning, School, and Recursos para Hispanohablantes.
Lil' Fingers Storybooks
Simple online stories for young children to read and interact with. Story themes on opposites, monsters, numbers, potty time, colors, emotions, and more will interest emerging readers. Also includes coloring pages, videos and games.
MasterFile Complete
Broad collection of popular full-text magazines and reference books. Contains Consumer Reports. Covers subjects including: business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY, and fashion. Also includes photos, maps, and flags.
Michigan Bugs and Insects
Identify the 276 bugs that live in Michigan by their appearance. Features include: color photos, taxonomy, size and color descriptions.
Mr. R's World of Math and Science
Sing songs to help you learn math and science topics such as: numbers, counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, and more. (Beginning Reader Friendly)
NoveList K-8 Plus
Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, Lexile Reading levels, State standards; even books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author.
NoveList Plus
Contains information on over 260,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Features lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, Read-a-Like recommendations, and complete series information. Also includes reader ratings and reviews. Create your own reading wish list.
PebbleGo
Grades PreK-3. Animals (including dinosaurs) and social studies sections of this early literacy and learning tool. Easy-to-navigate visual interface for emerging readers.
Points of View Reference Center
Presents multiple sides of over 400 issues. Helps students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Quiz Hub
Educational Quiz Games: Be Curious, Read for Pleasure, Learn for Fun!
Reading Rockets
National multimedia project that offers reading strategies, lessons, and activities to assist parents, teachers and other educators help young children learn to read and to read better.
Robert Munsch Site
If you like Robert Munsch's silly books such as "The Paper Bag Princess" or "Smelly Socks," you will enjoy listening to this popular author read ALL 50 of his own stories. Audio is full of excitement and fun, just as his books are. (Beginning Reader Friendly).
School Center
Grades 4 through 12 skills improvement in math, writing and grammar, reading comprehension, social studies, and vocabulary and spelling through tests, eBooks, and tutorials. U.S. Constitution study and review.
Starfall
Read beginning-reader books online. Don't know a word? No problem. You can click any word and have it read to you. Books are colorful and fun, featuring plays, nonfiction, and comics. (Beginning Reader Friendly)
StoryBlocks
52 short videos produced in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS that demonstrate rhymes and songs appropriate for early childhood literacy. English, Spanish, Vietnamese, French and Arabic languages available.
Storyline Online
Watch and listen to famous actors read popular children's picture books. Videos can be viewed on YouTube or SchoolTube. Activity guides featuring book summary, related activities, internet activities, and author biography are available in PDF. (Beginning Reader Friendly)
Wildflower Database
Learn about the wildflowers found in Michigan. Features include: colored photos, family name, bloom time, habitat, size, flower, and leaf descriptions.
World Book Kids
Grades PreK - 5 Contains nine content categories: Pictures and Videos, World of Animals, Activities, Maps and More, Games, Important People, Compare Places, Science Projects, and Dictionary. Also includes support and educator sections.
