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Free Resources Available At The EVPL

July 25, 2025


ABCmouse

For ages 2-8+, ABCmouse Early Learning Academy offers learning activities on subjects including reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and music. The interactive learning activities include books, educational games, puzzles, art activities, songs, music videos, and more.

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Adventure Academy

The next learning step after ABCmouse, for students age 9 through middle school. With thousands of activities to choose from, kids can build critical knowledge, pursue their interests, and personalize their learning experience by creating an Avatar, completing Quests, and interacting with peers.

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Creativebug via hoopla BingePass

Self-paced arts and crafts classes taught by experts. Enjoy seven days of unlimited access to thousands of online arts and crafts classes for every skill level with just one borrow. The Creativebug BingePass offers video classes taught by top artists, as well as downloadable resources, teaching you how to crochet, knit, paint, draw, sew, quilt, and more.

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Explora Educator’s Edition

A tool designed to help teachers, including home school caregivers and other instructors, with lesson plans, student tools, curriculum standards and more..

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Explora for Elementary Schools

Student interface designed for use in kindergarten through grade 5 with a focus on the arts, literature, biography, current events, geography, culture, health, history, math, science and more.

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An interface designed for public and school libraries with a focus on the arts, literature, biography, business and careers, current events, geography and culture, health, history, math, science and more.

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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics.

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Hobbies and Crafts Source

Learn about arts and crafts, collecting, cooking and baking, needlecrafts and sewing, and even performing arts.

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IN eLearning Lab

A personalized microlearning platform full of easily accessible eLearning resources and lesson plans that are grounded in solid instructional pedagogy.

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LearningExpress Library

Offers targeted learning centers — each with a collection of practice tests, tutorials, e-books, articles and flashcards — to help you achieve your goals.

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For personalized, expert assistance, you can also request a 1-on-1 appointment via our Book-A-Librarian service.