Kids' Resources

Databases

Britannica Escolar
Britannica content in Spanish for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. Virtual Tour

Britannica School
Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject for all grades Pre-K-12 and all reading abilities. Offers thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended websites, and 3 separate databases for Elementary, Middle, or High school. Virtual Tour

Gale In Context: Elementary
Kids InfoBits contains over 100 age appropriate magazines for students in K-5.  Includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps. flags, seals, charts, and graphs. Virtual Tour

Gale In Context: Middle School
Resource for students grade 6-8.  Offers magazines, newspapers, primary sources, over 12,000 videos and more on a variety of topics.  Supports national and state curriculum standards in language arts, social studies and science. Virtual Tour

Library Resources for Educators
Learn about what the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System has to offer students of all ages.

Community and Local Links 

B&ECPL Kids Resources
Library events, early literacy information, homework help, and so much more! 

Buffalo Museum of Science
Find out about the latest exhibits and programs offered at the Museum of Science.

Buffalo Zoo
Information about the animals, programs, special events and fun kids' things to do at the zoo.

Explore & More: The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum
Canalside's newest attraction features 4 floors of education through play.  

Kids Out and About
Online resource for kids and family activities/attractions in WNY.

Strong National Museum of Play 
Information about things to see and do at this premier children's museum located in Rochester, NY. 

Western New York Family Magazine
A monthly magazine for Western New York families.  Full of helpful parenting information and a calendar of local events.

Library Materials

Click on the following topics for a quick search in the Library's catalog

American History
Ancient History
Animals
Art
Biographies
Bugs
Dinosaurs
Encyclopedias
Geography
Grammar
How Things Work
Math
Music
Native Americans
Plants
Science Experiments
Space

Browse this collection of educational and entertaining ebooks and audiobooks, donated by OverDrive to support young readers in our community. There’s no wait to check out these titles and more! https://buffalo.overdrive.com/collection/1091869