Content Type: Online Resource
Content Type: Online Resource
ABCmouse (in the library)
ABCmouse Early Learning Academy is an engaging online curriculum for children ages 2–8+, including reading and language arts, math, beginning science, social studies, art, and music. Enter your YDL card number to create an account.
Michigan Memories
Allows users to search the online collections of cultural memory institutions all around Michigan.
New York Times
Create a free account with your email (if you don’t already have one), then click for a 24-hour access code.
History Reference Center
Documents, photos, maps, film, and video from leading history journals, including biographies of historical figures.
NoveList K-8 Plus
Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list. Includes tools for teachers, such as Lexile levels and Common Core standards.
Biography Reference Center
More than 450,000 biographies, from television personalities to political figures to authors and artists.
ABCmouse (from home)
ABCmouse Early Learning Academy is an engaging online curriculum for children ages 2–8+, including reading and language arts, math, beginning science, social studies, art, and music. Enter your YDL card number to create an account.
Read Michigan
ReadMichigan.org is a statewide eBook collection consisting of eBooks published by local university presses about Michigan and the Great Lakes region.
Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal
A list of over 1,000 digitally-accessible newspaper collections across Michigan.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a video-streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films.
Niche Academy
Niche Academy has online learning and tutorials on everything from Pinterest to Value Line.
Ypsi Stories
Join us quarterly to hear Ypsilanti History in story form!
AtoZ Food America
Welcome to the world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. AtoZ Food America provides thousands of recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture articles, an essential culinary reference section, and helpful video hacks, tips, and more.
Creativebug
Thousands of award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
PebbleGo
Animals and social studies come to life in this easy-to-navigate and visual learning tool for youngsters pre-K and up.
Michigan History Magazine
Published by the Historical Society of Michigan, Michigan History offers readers an inspiring array of articles about Michigan’s diverse history.
Read It!
Basic grammar and reading tools and adapted reading material for English Language Learners.
Literary Reference Center
A full-text database with information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. LRC includes plot summaries, essays of literary criticism, biographies, book reviews, poems, short stories, and author interviews.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
Hundreds of thousands of poems, as well as short stories, biographies, and essays. Topics include the poetic forms, movements, and techniques.
Science Reference Center
More than 4,000 full text articles covering biology, chemistry, earth & space science, the environment, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, and wildlife.