ABCmouse
Home access to the ABCmouse learning platform. Includes lessons, activities, and eBooks to teach reading, math, and other key skills to children ages 2-8.
- Also available: In-Library Access
Literacy, Literature, & Self-Publishing
Online Resources
Beanstack
Awesome book and app recommendations, hand-picked for your child by librarians. Participate in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.
EBSCO Reference Center: Literature
Literary criticism, plot summaries, biographies, poems, short stories, and reviews. For high school level and up.
EBSCO Reference Center: Poetry & Short Stories
Complete poems and short stories, criticism, and information about poets and authors.
EBSCOhost: Library & Information Science
Articles on librarianship and related subjects. Coverage extends back as far as the early 20th century.
Indie Author Project
Submit your indie-published book here and share your eBooks with patrons of SJPL and libraries throughout California. The best submissions are curated, featured, and promoted by Library Journal, Overdrive, and other notable organizations and businesses.
LOTE4Kids Audiobooks eBooks
Animated picture books in over 60 languages with English translations. New stories and languages are added regularly.
NoveList Plus
Find books to read next based on what you already like.
- Also Available: NoveList K-8 Plus
Pressbooks
Create a professional-looking eBook or format your book for printing.
This eResource is not accessible to eLibrary Card members at this time.
Scholastic Teachables
Easy to print lesson plans, worksheets, and activities on a wide variety of subjects for PreK - 8 educators.
Short Édition eBooks
Short works of fiction from local and international writers.
- Submit your work here (Requires creating an account using your email address.)
TeachingBooks
Multimedia resources related to books, authors, and illustrators. Includes author interviews, book trailers, discussion guides, and more. For children, teens, parents, and educators.